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What is pilgrimage
A journey to a holy place
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What is plot
A series of events that form the story in literature
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What is free verse
Style of poetry that does not have a set rhythm or meter
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What is a myth
A story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence
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What is cite
Official acknowledgment of using information from an outside source
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What is covenant
A usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement
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What is protagonist
The hero or changing character in literature
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What is a slam poem
Poetry that fits into the aesthetic requirement of poetry slams, most notably, the three minute time limit.
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What is pillage
The act of looting or plundering especially in war
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What is diagram
A drawing that explains or shows the parts of something
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What is a tribe
A group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs
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What is an antagonist
The character in conflict with hero
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What is meter
The length of a line of poetry, based on what type of rhythm is used.
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What is ellipsis
A sign (such as …) used in printed text to show that words have been left out
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What is identify
To know and say who someone is or what something is
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What is assimilate
To adopt the ways of another culture : to fully become part of a different society, country, etc.
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What is setting
The time, place, and conditions in which the action of a book, movie, etc., takes place
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What is refrain
The repetition of one or more phrases or lines at the end of a stanza.
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What is a participle
A form of a verb that is used to indicate a past or present action and that can also be used like an adjective
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What is inference
The act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence
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What is phenomenon
Something (such as an interesting fact or event) that can be observed and studied and that typically is unusual or difficult to understand or explain fully
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What is story elements
The sections, scenes, plot points, characters, and settings that make up a story
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What is a poetic device
A language feature such as a simile, metaphor, and pun.
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What is rite
An act that is part of a usually religious ceremony
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What is evident
Clear to the sight or mind
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