9th grade english mid term study guide – Flashcards
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Theme
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the larger idea of a writers work
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setting
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The time, place, and environment in which action takes place
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mood
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the emotional atmosphere of the story
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characterization
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the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
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point of veiw
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the perspective, or outlook, from which a writer tells the story
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conflict
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a problem in the story
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plot
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the events that happen along the course of a story.
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literary device
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techniques used by writers to stir emotion in their audience
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imagery
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the use of language to evoke the readers five senses
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irony
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the dramatic disparity between what is expected and what proves to be true
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symbolism
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the use of images, events, or charicteristics in a narritive for dramatic and thematic effect
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figurative language
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is the crafting of text in such a way that provokes a response in the audience
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extended metaphor
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caparison between tho things that runs through the entire work
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allusion
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referance to a specific place, historical event, literary figure, or work of art.
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foreshadowing
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involves giving the audience a glimpse of what is going to happen in a story
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allegory
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story were the charectors and the setting represents ideas and beliefs
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memoir
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a record of a single period in someones life
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autobiography
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story of someones life in their own words
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sciencfiction
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uses other planets and space to predict the future
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skimming
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a wato quickly absorb material, paying attention to illustrations, key words and phrases
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scanning
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means of searching for a particular term or word
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primary source
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is any info created at the time something happens
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secondary resource
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historical or info sources built up (after the fact)
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dictonary
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give definitions
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thesauruses
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shows antynyms and synonyms
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narritive
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a story with a begining middle and end
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nonfiction
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true stories or writings
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epics
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long story poems that tell of extraodinary deeds by supernatural charectors
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ballads
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tell a stor in a song
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lyric poem
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conveys an exact mood or feeling to the reader
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poetic devices
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used to enhance the effectiveness of poetry
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personifaction
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i give human qualities to nonhuman things
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simile
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uses like or as
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hyperbole
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another way of saying a figure of speech
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alliteration
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repeat initial consonant sounds
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onomonopoea
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A word whose sound suggests its meaning. Bzzzzzz or woooshh goes the water
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dialogue
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is conversation between 2 charectors that moves the plot forward in a drama or comedy
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monologue
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speech givin by one charicter speaking directly to the audiance
