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allegory A story in which characters and/or events stand for abstract ideas or forces, so that the story suggests a deeper symbolic meaning

anthology A collection of literary works, often by different authors, combined into a single work

characterization The methods an author uses to describe and develop characters in a literary work

classic A literary work of the highest quality that has long-lasting value and worth

denouement The end of a plot (story) in which the final resolution or explanation takes place

expository writing A type of writing in which the main purpose is to represent information

fiction A literary work that is imaginative and not factual

figurative language Language that makes a comparison between two unlike things that are similar in one particular way. Metaphors and similes are two common types of figurative language

flashback A scene in a play or reference in a story that interrupts the story line to show something that has occurred in the past

genre A type or category of literature; common genres include prose, poetry, fiction, and drama

literary criticism Works written to interpret and evaluate literary works

memoir A narrative or record of events, real or imaginary, for the purpose of making a point

persuasive writing A type of writing intended to convince readers to accept a particular viewpoint or take a specific action

plot The basic story line; the sequence of events and actions through which a story’s meaning is expressed

point of view The perspective from which a story is told. Two common points of view are first person (I) in which the narrator is telling the story as he or she experience it, and the third person (he, she, they) in which the story is told by someone who is not a character in the story

setting The time, place, and circumstance in which a story occurs

theme The central or dominant idea of a story; the main point the author is making about human life or experience

tone How writers convey their feelings or attitudes about the subject to the reader

Direction: Use words from the list at the beginning of the chapter to complete the meaning of each sentence

1. When Derek wrote his first novel, he wrote from the ______________ of the first person
2. The _______________ for Angela’s story is the Pacific Northwest
3. Marianne used ______________ in her newspaper article to try to convince her readers that the museum needed more money
4. David studied the gods of ancient Greece in his _____________ class
5. The survey course will be using an ______________ that will cover a collection of poetry from the nineteenth century
6. Miguel used many ________________ in his short story so that his readers could understand the history of his characters
7. Because the sequence of events in her story was very confusing, Yolanda wrote an outline of the ______________
8. The ____________ of Nate’s story sounded very angry and hostile to the entire class
9. A story in which characters or events stand for abstract ideas is called an ________________
10. Rosa has decided to write a ______________ of her personal experiences during the war

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first blank- point of view of the first person

Third blank- persuasive writing in her newspaper

Fourth Blank- anthology Class

sixth blank- flashback in his short story

eighth Blank- tone

Ninth blank- allegory

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