English 10 Prov. Exam Review | Master's Edition

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Alliteration

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Alliteration is a term that describes a sentence that within it, each word's first letter is a shared continent

ex.

“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”

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Allusion

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

ex.

a meme

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Antagonist

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a group of character(s) or concept that stands in opposition against the protagonist(s)

ex.

the joker

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Assonance

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the figurative term used to refer to the repettion of a vowel sound in a line of text or poetry

ex.

go slow over the road. (repetition of 'o' sound)

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Cacophony

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A series of unpleasant sound(s)

ex.

Crash

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Caricature

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A picture or description that has exaggerated characteristics in order to create a comic affect

ex.

A very disproportional man

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Character foil

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A foil is a character who contrasts with another character to highlight certain attributes

ex.

Harry Potter and Voldemort

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Cliché

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A statement or phrase so overused it has lost it's original value or meaning

ex.

In a jiffy

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Climax

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The most intense part of a story, following the rising action, followed by the falling action

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Connotation

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an idea or feeling a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

the word “discipline” has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression

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Consonance

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a poetic device that has the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession

ex.

"pitter patter"

should not be confused with assonance, which is the repetition of vowel sounds.

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Denouement

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the final part of a play or movie in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

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Denotation

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Literal or prime meaning of a word

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Dynamic Character

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A character that undergoes great inner change within a plot of events

Ex.

Harry Potter

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Dystopia

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An imagined state or place where everything is unpleasant and bad

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Emotional Setting

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The mood surrounding a plot of events

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End Rhyme

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Where the ends of two sentences rhyme with each other

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Euphemism

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A deliberate attempt to use words of similar meaning to disguise the denotation

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Euphony

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A pleasant sound

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External Conflict

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A conflict between some sort of outside force such as nature

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Falling Action

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What follows the climax of a play, usually somewhat concluding the story

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Figurative Language

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Using language that isn't to be taken literally

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First Person Point of View

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A narration told by the view of the protagonist

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Flat Character

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A character that doesn't show much personal growth throughout the plot

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Imagery

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Visually descriptive figurative language that appeals to the senses

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Initiating Action

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What triggers the suspense leading to the rising action

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Internal Conflict

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A conflict that is from inside a character, such as their emotions

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Internal Rhyme

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A word in the middle of a stanza that rhymes with a word at the end of the sentence or in the middle of the next

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Limited Omniscient View

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A story spoken in third person which you only have access to the thoughts of one character, usually the protagonist

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Metaphor

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Referring something directly as something else, to increase the meaning on the statement

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Mood

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The emotional atmosphere relative to the plot

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Objective View

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A statement that isn't influenced by emotions or feelings

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Onomatopoeia

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An Action sound

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Oxymoron

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Two words in conjunction that appear to be confrontation

Ex.

Honest Thief

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Paradox

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A statement which its meaning appears contradictory, despite how it sounds

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Personification

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Giving an inanimate object human characteristics

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Physical Setting

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The environment surrounding the plot line

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Protagonist

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A main character

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Refrain

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A phrase repeated at intervals throughout a poem, usually after the chorus

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each sentence

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Rhythm

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A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound

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Rising Action

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A sequence of events that creates suspense for the reader leading to the climax

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Round Character

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The opposite of a flat character, instead they undergo personal change to surprise the reader

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Second Person POV

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A view where the narrator is referring to the protagonist as you

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Simile

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Making a comparison between two objects or people

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Stanza

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A group of lines that create units in poetry, alike a paragraph

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Static Character

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A static character undergoes little or no change

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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Theme

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The subject or topic that the writing is based on

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Tone

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The attitude towards the theme, may be playful, serious, condescending, ect.

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Topic

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The subject of a conversation, like the theme

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Understatement

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Where a writer attributes less important to a subject than it would seem to demand.

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Utopia

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A imaginary setting where everything is pleasant and happy

Ex.

School

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Omniscient POV

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the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters. The author may move from character to character to show how each one contributes to the plot