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Section 1

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atmosphere

Front

mood or feeling set by the author -uneasiness

Back

Metaphor

Front

comparison not using like or as David has a heat of gold

Back

independent clause

Front

expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb.

Back

Active verb

Front

verb that shows an action performed by the subject of the sentence -Dogs chase cats

Back

parallel structure

Front

the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures David likes walking,swimming and sleeping.

Back

Motif

Front

symbolism that is repeating various terms -great Gatsby -color green wealth

Back

Passive verb

Front

Past tense cats are chased by dogs

Back

subject

Front

who or what the sentence is about

Back

Theme

Front

The message /lesson about a topic for example:The lottery theme is blinded by tradition

Back

Nominalization

Front

when a verb gets changed into a noun or adjective for example: The police will investigate the crime

Back

Simile

Front

A comparison using "like" or "as" He is as strong as an ox

Back

object

Front

what a person chooses to do David studies grammar

Back

rising action

Front

Events leading up to the climax in the lottery when each house hold came to select a piece of paper

Back

structure

Front

The way a work is organized example:textbook-subheading plays -scenes

Back

weak verbs

Front

A verb doesn't clearly denote an action -for

Back

verb

Front

An action word

Back

dangling modifier

Front

a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence -walking down the street a tree fell

Back

Author

Front

the person who writes the story -Shirley Jackson

Back

narrotor

Front

Person telling the story -the great Gatsby-Nick

Back

falling action

Front

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution The town people waiting to see who was chosen the black dot

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anticlimax

Front

letdown in thought or emotion at the end example:A tale of two cities by Charles dickens

Back

Climax

Front

the turning point of the story When Tess is selected

Back

Plagiarism

Front

taking ownership of something that is not yours "to be ,or not to be that is the question "

Back

Genre

Front

A category or type of literature the lottery -realism

Back

Protangist

Front

main character

Back

sentence fragment

Front

an incomplete sentence _The answer to our prayers

Back

Antagonist

Front

A character or force in conflict with the main character

Back

dependent clause

Front

A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb

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