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Climax
The Most Exciting Part of a Story
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Setting
Where a Story Takes Place
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Conflict
Problem or Struggle
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Denoument
Events that occur after the resolution of the story
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Tentatively
In an uncertain or hesitant way
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Intently
With Close attention
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Stoop
Small porch at the entrance of a house
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Tenement
Large apartment building with only basic amenities
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Foreshadowing
use of clues that suggests what might happen
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Tone
the writers attitude toward the subject
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Mood
the feeling created in the reader
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Theme
main message or lesson to be learned
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Allusion
a reference to someone or something well-known
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Symbol
something that represents something else
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Arsonist
A person who willfully sets a fire
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Catastophic
causing widespread damagae or death
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Conflagration
large fire that causes a great deal of damage
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Extinguish
put out a fire or light
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Flammable
able to catch fire
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Incinerate
Burn thoroughly to destroy
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Inferno
a very large fire burning unconrollably
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Urbanization
Cause to be like a city
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Surburban
from the outskirts of a city
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City
center of population larger than a town
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Citify
make a place more urban
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Metropolitan
being from the main city
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Rafter
a beam that supports a roof
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Raucous
Loud, hoares, harsh-sounding noise
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Trillium
A lilly-like plant with 3 leaves and 3 petals
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Marsh
Soggy, wet area of land
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Cattail
Marsh plant with a long brown top (corn dog thing)
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Killdeer
a small bird with a shrill cry
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Barren
Area producing no vegetation
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Rural
Found in the country
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Agrarian
Relating to farming or rural life
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Village
Rural community smaller than a town
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Country
farmed or undeveloped area
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Rustic
plain, simple, or rough
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