Unit 3 - 8th Grade- Vocab

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Character's psychological struggle within their mind is an...

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Internal Conflict

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When an author shows a character's personality through actions, speech, appearance, etc., they are utilizing...

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Indirect Characterization

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Character struggles with another individual or outside force:

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External Conflict

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How an author reveals a character's traits straightforwardly.

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Direct Characterization

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Conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

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Inference

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Underlying meaning or life lesson of a literary work, often repeated and significant.

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Central Theme

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A statement about the future based on facts or evidence.

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Prediction

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Identify the figurative language: He was a stealthy cat.

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Metaphor

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Text hints at future events:

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Foreshadowing

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Comparing two things using like or as is known as a...

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Simile