English 1 Exam Review

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Exposition

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Setting, characters, protagonist's ordinary life.

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Conflict

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Something changed in our protagonist's life, setting the story in motion. Could be good or bad. Different then ordinary life.

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Rising Action

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All for the steps/adventures that the protagonist faces on his/her journey to the story's climax.

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Climax

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The moment we've all been waiting for! The conflict must be faced and, hopefully, the protagonist will triumph.

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Falling Action

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Loose ends are tied up. Supporting characters and side issues are resolved.

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Resolution

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Life for the protagonist finds a new normal and continues on adhered path. The life line can change.

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Denouement

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Sometimes the author will give us a bit o the "after" story. Also called the "epilogue".

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Participals/Participle Phrase

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An "ed" or "-ing" verb that's used s an adjective to describe a noun

Ex- The sobbing child held his injured knee. Or

The cascading waterfall poured down over the rocks.

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Absolutes/Absolute Phrases

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A 2-word combination (noun and an -ing or -ed verb) added into a sentence.

Ex-Legs quivering, our old dog dreamed of chasing squirrels.

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Appositives/Appositive Phrases

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A noun or noun phrase that adds a second image to a preceding noun.

Ex- Reliable, eleven-year-old beagle, chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy.

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Adjectives Out of Order

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Instead of stringing 3 adjectives in a row, place 1 before the noun and 2 after the noun.

Ex- The puppy, playful and energetic,chased the butterfly

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Vivid Verbs

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Avoid "to be" verbs; instead, energize you writing with more vivid choices.

Ex- touch = graze, caress, stroke.

cry = whimper, blubber, bawl.

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Similes and Metaphors

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Comparing 2 dissimilar things for the sake of creating an image in the reader's mind.

Ex- John's words were shards of glass when he spoke such hateful things.

John's words felt like shards of glass when he spoke such hateful things.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Ex- She had her eye on blood red blanket that would be beautiful in her basement.

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Symbolism

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Signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

Ex- Harry’s scar is like a badge of honor because he survived a battle. It also stands for emotional sensitivity, since it hurts when someone directs hate towards him.

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Metaphors

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Between 2 things that are unrelated but share same common characteristics.

Ex- A Cheshire cat smile emerged as he pulled the letter of the envelope.

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Verbal Irony

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Says or writes one thing and means another.

Ex- Soft like a brick Or The wine was as delicious as a glass full of vinegar.

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Dramatic Irony

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When the audience knows something the characters do not.

Ex- Two people are engaged to be married but the audience knows that the man is planning to run away with another woman.

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Situational Irony

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Involving a situation in which actions have an effect that's opposite from what was intended.

Ex- Two people want a divorce and during the proceedings, discover they still love each other and remarry.

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Personification

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Giving human like actions to objects.

Ex- The pencil got up and walked away from my desk.

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Foreshadowing

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The writer gives an advance hind of what is to come later in the story.

Ex- "The last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their smell drifted through our house, speaking softly the names of our dead.”

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Parallelism

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2 or more phrases or clauses in a sentences that have the same grammatical structure.

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Transitions

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Connections between sentences and paragraphs.

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Commas

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Indicates a small break, a soft pause, separates ideas.

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Colons

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To introduce an item or serves of items.

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Semicolons

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Link 2 independent clauses that are closely related.

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Dashes

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Used to set off word or phrase after an independent clause.

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Hyphens

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glue words together.

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Capitlization

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First word of a document and after a period.

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Apostrophes

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A speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead a third party.

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Pronouns

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Takes place of a noun.

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Subject-Verb Agreement

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Both must be singular or both must be plural.

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Paradigm

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Typical example or pattern of something that may be copies.

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Hubris

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You have excessive pride or arrogance.

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Abjure

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Reject a belief, cause, or claim.

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Usurp

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To take (a position of power or impotence) illegally or by force.

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Evanscent

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It will soon be out of sight, memory' or existence by fading disappearing.

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Facetious

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It's treating serious issues with deliberate, and often inappropriate humor.

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Contrive

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To form or think of a plan in a skillful or clever way (sometimes as a sentence).

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Incognito

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person or action where someone's true identity is concealed.

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Mendacious

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Not telling the truth; lying.

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Metaphors

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Implied comparison.

Ex- Shopping online had recently become a sport for her.

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Similes

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Using like for as to compare.

Ex- The marker shook like a leaf as Angela wrote her name on the board in front of the room.

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Onomatopeia

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imitate a sound

Ex- He moved the larger half quickly over to the plate.

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Alliteration

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Using the same letter and sounding alike.

Ex- She opened it to see a bright burning blaze.