By the Waters of Babylon Vocab Pre-Assess

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Exposition:

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an element of plot that includes background info: characters, setting, and conflict.

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Mood:

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the emotions the author wants the reader to feel

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Setting: place & time in a story (can change)

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the place and time in a story (can change)

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Central problem driving the story's action.

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conflict

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Devices like simile and metaphor used by the author to create meaning in a text.

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figurative language

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Author's purpose is why an author chooses specific words; it's their motivation for writing.

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Author's motivation for writing.

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Point of View

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Perspective from which the story is told; includes 1st or 3rd person.

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Meaning of "archetype"?

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A typical example

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3 types of archetypes?

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Symbolic, Character, & Situational.

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Someone challenged physically, mentally, or morally to achieve a goal.

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Hero