CP MAP Academic Vocabulary Set #2

the parts of a story after the climax and before the resolution

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• falling action
• drama
• dramatic irony
• dynamic character
• euphemism
• exposition
• extended metaphor
• fable
• fact

​ a story written to be performed by actors on a stage, a play script, which is broken into acts and scenes

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• drama
• dramatic irony
• dynamic character
• euphemism
• exposition
• extended metaphor
• fable
• fact
• falling action
• fantasy

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​ ​ an detailed metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently throughout a text

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• extended metaphor
• dramatic irony
• dynamic character
• euphemism
• exposition
• fable
• fact
• falling action
• fantasy
• drama

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a statement that can be proven

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• fact
• dramatic irony
• dynamic character
• euphemism
• exposition
• fable
• falling action
• fantasy
• drama
• extended metaphor

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a figure of speech that is a less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant or offensive; for example saying someone "passed away" instead of "died," or saying someone "borrowed" something instead of "stole" it; euphemisms soften reality

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• euphemism
• dramatic irony
• dynamic character
• exposition
• fable
• falling action
• fantasy
• drama
• extended metaphor
• fact

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the beginning of a text where readers learn about the setting (place, time, culture), main characters, and conflict

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• exposition
• dramatic irony
• dynamic character
• fable
• falling action
• fantasy
• drama
• extended metaphor
• fact
• euphemism

a character that grows and changes throughout the story and often as a result of the events of the story

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• dynamic character
• dramatic irony
• fable
• falling action
• fantasy
• drama
• extended metaphor
• fact
• euphemism
• exposition

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't; for example if we read something about characters on the Titanic and we know it is going to sink but they don't, or if we know a secret that one character is keeping from another

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• fable
• falling action
• fantasy
• drama
• extended metaphor
• fact
• euphemism
• exposition
• dynamic character
• dramatic irony

a brief story that teaches a moral lesson, often using animals as characters; for example The Three Little Pigs shows that hard work pays off because the pig who takes the most time on his house ends up being the safest

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• fable
• falling action
• fantasy
• drama
• extended metaphor
• fact
• euphemism
• exposition
• dynamic character
• dramatic irony

highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life like magic and other worlds etc.

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• fantasy
• falling action
• drama
• extended metaphor
• fact
• euphemism
• exposition
• dynamic character
• dramatic irony
• fable