Paul's Case Vocabulary

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Allusions

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a reference to an artistic, historical, or literary figure, work or event.

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Motivations

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the reasons or forces that cause characters to act as they do.

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Narrator

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a teller of a story.

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Protagonist

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the main character in a literary work.

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Realism

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a literary movement that emphasizes ordinary people in everyday experiences.

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Setting

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the time and place of the action of a story.

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Theme

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the underlying meaning or message of a literary work.

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Tone

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the author's or narrator's attitude toward the subject of a work; for example, an author's attitude might be ironic, humorous, sarcastic, serious or deadpan.

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Accosted

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confronted; stopped.

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Aggrievedness

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distress.