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  • an athletic competition with ten events
    decathlon
    marathon
    pentameter
    pentathlon
  • a story's main idea or insight into life
    allusion
    theme
    plot
    exposition
  • exact opposite; against
    polytheist
    antithesis
    centrifugal
    hexameter
  • lasting three years or occurring every three years
    triannual
  • the technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative
    foreshadowing
    motivation
    exposition
    flashback
  • the audience knows something that the characters do not know
    dramatic irony
    verbal irony
    situational irony
    steam irony
  • character or force that blocks the main character
    antagonist
    stock character
    protagonist
    complication
  • the all-knowing narrator describes many characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions
    3rd person limited p.o.v.
    1st person p.o.v.
    2nd person p.o.v.
    3rd person omniscient p.o.v.
  • the moment right before the climax when the story's action can go either way 
    internal conflict
    crisis 
    climax
    external conflict
  • related by blood; sharing a common lineage
    hematoma
    consanguineous
    herpetologist
    hematoligist
  • a person, place, thing or event that has meaning in itself, but also stands for something more 
    symbol
    setting
    crisis
    climax
  • the narrator is one of the character; the reader is told only what this character knows 
    1st person p.o.v.
    3rd person limited p.o.v.
    2nd person p.o.v.
    3rd person omniscient
  • a test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known
    pretest
  • the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
    biodiversity
    autocracy
    democracy
    biography
  • a lover of books
    bibliophile
  • energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth
    geothermal
  • occurring or lasting two years
    biannual
  • government by the people
    democracy
  • ten years
    decade
  • the feeling of anxious curiosity a reader has about what's going to happen next
    mood
    allusion
    suspense
    crisis
  • the killing of one human by another human
    homicide
  • to cut out (as a tumor)
    excise
  • disliked by most people
    unpopular
  • belief there is one god
    monotheistic
  • a factor added to a story that gives the protagonist a new problem to deal with
    complication
    internal conflict
    crisis
    external conflict
  • inflammation within the heart
    endocarditis
  • time between old and new moon when the moon is invisible
    interlunar
  • government ruled by a king or queen
    monarchy
  • a disease characterized by the practice of consuming an excess of alcohol
    alcoholism
  • belief in many gods
    polytheistiic
  • the basic situation of a story; the necessary background information
    exposition
    theme
    setting
    resolution
  • substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
    pesticide
  • occurring before a war
    antebellum
  • the end of a story where the conflicts are solved and the story is brought to a close
    resolution
    climax
    crisis
    conflict 
  • to throw something out because it's unacceptable
    reject
  • engine that pulls a railroad train
    trifocal
    locomotive
    location
    bifocal
  • instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
    population
    barometer
    autocracy
    thermometer
  • a polygon with 7 sides
    heptagon
  • the reason a character does what he or she does
    mood
    subplot
    motivation
    suspense
  • a meeting that brings people together to exchange views or information
    interview
    combination
    conference
    centrifuge
  • the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader
    allusion
    mood
    suspense
    crisis
  • used to examine (look in)the ears
    helioscope
    telescope
    odoscope
    microscope
  • inflammation of the voice box
    demigogue
    arthritis
    laryngitis
    formation
  • telescope for looking at the sun
    helioscope
  • abnormally low body temperature
    hyperthermia
    subarctic
    thermostat
    hypothermia
  • not finished
    undone
  • within a vein
    hematoma
    consanguineous
    endocarditis
    intravenous
  • a pair of eyeglasses having lenses with two parts with different focal lengths.
    bifocals
  • main character in fiction or drama
    stock character
    antagonist
    hero
    protagonist
  • a character who is complex and multidimensional, like a real person
    static character
    dynamic character
    round character
    flat character
  • the time and place in which a story takes place
    setting
    complication
    resolution
    symbol
  • carrying something far across distance (fiction)
    telephone
    teleport
    telemetry
    telegraph
  • a character who does not change much or at all during the course of a story
    flat character
    static character
    dynamic character
    round character
  • a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known literature, etc.
    motivation
    suspense
    crisis
    allusion
  • a device to measure time
    photometer
    barometer
    chronometer
    chronology
  • an insane person, said to be affected by the phases of the moon
    lunatic
  • a character who changes in an important way because of the story's action
    dynamic character
    static character
    flat character
    round character
  • not concerned; indifferent
    interlock
    induction
    nonsense
    nonchalant
  • belief that the sun is the center of the universe
    heliocentric
  • technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period
    crisis
    foreshadowing
    allusion
    flashback
  • a person who hates or despises people
    misanthrope
  • a five-sided polygon
    pentagon
  • machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis
    circumference
    centrifuge
    biologist
    ventilator
  • what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    foreshadowing
    dramatic irony
    verbal irony
    situational irony
  • the opposite of what is expected happens
    dramatic irony
    situational irony
    verbal irony
  • a society governed by women
    anarchy
    matriarchy
    patriarchy
    monarchy
  • a character struggles with an inside force such as an emotion
    complication
    climax
    external conflict
    internal conflict
  • the state of being annoyed or exasperated
    reservation
    gastritis
    arthritis
    aggravation
  • a place where people live, work, and play together
    community
  • a geometric solid having four sides that are equilateral triangles
    decathlon
    polygon
    hexameter
    tetrahedron
  • to make a written copy
    transcribe
  • to go between two groups or individuals
    intercede
  • the most intense moment in the plot
    crisis
    internal conflict
    external confllict
    climax
  • a character struggles with an outside force such as another character, force or society
    internal conflict
    climax
    external conflict
    crisis
  • the study of form and shape
    morphology
  • the narrator describes the feelings and perceptions of only one character
    3rd person omniscient p.o.v.
    3rd person limited p.o.v. 
    1st person p.o.v.
    2nd person p.o.v.
  • generous in forgiving, above small meanness, great-hearted
    malformation
    minimus
    benefit
    magnanimous
  • the author shows the reader or audience the character actions, dialogue, thoughts, etc.
    1st person point of view
    indirect characterization
    3rd person limited p.o.v.
    direct characterization
  • a line containing six feet
    pentameter
    heptameter
    tetrameter
    hexameter
  • the study of blood
    hematology
  • to go forward
    proceed
  • the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release.
    liberation
  • a serious reduction in the body's water content
    dehydration
  • worldwide epidemic
    pandemic
  • a character who is one dimensional and superficial; can be described in a single sentence
    round character 
    static character
    flat character
    dynamic character
  • conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
    photosynthesis
  • stinky; having a bad smell
    malodorous
  • the author tells the audience or reader about a character
    direct characterization
    stock character
    indirect characterization
    suspense
  • minor or additional story line that in some what should enhance, clarify, or parallel the main
    mood
    motivation
    allusion
    subplot
  • to lead into something
    introduce
  • an eight-sided polygon
    octogon
  • involving students from within the same school
    endoscopic
    external
    intramural
    skeptical
  • the act of preventing something from reaching its intended recipient
    interception
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