8Th Grade English Test-Literature

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vanish

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disappear

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listlessly

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in a tired way

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ridiculous

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silly

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furiously

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angerily

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prominent

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easy to see

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anxiously

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concerned

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mirthleosly

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without humor

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shrivel

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dry up

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foreshadowing

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the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot

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point of view

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the vantage point from which a story is told

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1st person (point of view)

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one of the characters, using the personal I, tells the story

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3rd person (point of view)

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the narrator foucses on the thoughts and feelings of only one charchter

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omniscient all-knowing (point of view)

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the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems

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atmosphere (mood)

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overall mood or feelibg of work of literature

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character

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a person or animal on a story, a play,...

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stactic character

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does not change much in the course of a work

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dynamic character

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changes as a result of a story's events

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motivation

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any force that drives the character to behave in a particular way

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prtagonist

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main character in a work of literature

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antagonist

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if their is another character opposing to protagonist

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characterization

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the way a writer reveals the personality of a character

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direct characterization

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telling the audience if characters are amusing/evil/brave

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indirect characterization

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reveals personality in one or more different ways

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plot

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the series of related events that make up a story

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exposition

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tells us who the characters are and usually what their conflict is

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complications

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when characters take steps to resolve the conflict

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climax

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moment of greatest intensity

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resolution

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the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close

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suspence

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the uncertainty or anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen next in a story, novel, or drama

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setting

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the time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem

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theme

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the general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals

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narrator

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the character telling to the story

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personification

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a figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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framework story

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2 inner stories

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tone

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the attitude a writer take toward his/her subject, characters, and adience

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conflict

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a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

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internal confinct

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*Man vs. self

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external

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*Man vs. Man
*Man vs. Nature
*Man vs. Society
*Man vs. Fate

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prose

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any writing that is not poetry

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chronological order

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the arranged events in order in which the occured

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reversal

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a sudden change in a characters situation from good to bad or vise versa

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imagery

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language that appeals to the sences

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irony

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a contrast between expectation and reality

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facades

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fronts of buildings

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congenial

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agreeable; pleasant

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rapacious

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greedy

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tantalizing

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teasing by remaining unavaliable or by with holding something desired by someone; tempting

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emanate

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comforth

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liability

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legal resonsiability for damage or loss

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acute

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sharp, sensitve

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vexed

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disturbed, annoyed

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sagacity

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intelligence and good judgement

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refrained

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held back

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audacity

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boldness

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vehemently

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forcefully, passionately

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gesticulation

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energetic gestures

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derision

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contempt, ridicule

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kippers

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fish that have been salted and dried or smoked

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amiably

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good-naturedly

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condoling

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expressing sympathy

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rubicund of visage

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red faced

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fakirs

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muslim or hindu holy people, thought by some to perform miricles

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rectory

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house in which the minister of a parish lives

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French window

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pair of doors that have glass panes from top to bottom and open in the middle

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snipe-shooting

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a snipe is a kind of bird that lives in swampy areas

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perils

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something that causes or may cause injury, loss, or destruction.

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placidly

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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters

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talisman

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anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions

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enthralled

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To enslave

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trifle

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thing of very little value

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dubiously

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doubtful

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furtively

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taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth

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averted

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to ward off; prevent

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inaudible

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incapable of being heard

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compensation

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something given or received as an equivalent for services,

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apathy

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lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.

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fusillade

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A rapid outburst or barrage

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endeavored

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to attempt; try

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succession

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a number of persons or things following one another in order or sequence.

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communion

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A body of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites; a denomination

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mackintosh

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A raincoat