English 10A Exam Review

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Allusion

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a reference in a piece of writing to a character or event in literature or history or mythology that enriches the meaning of the piece of writing.

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Argumentative writing

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writing designed to argue an issue

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audience

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the reader or listener

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cliche

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an expression that has been repeated so often that is has lost its effectiveness
Ex: love is blind

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colloquialism

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language that is appropriate for casual, spoken conversation but not for formal writing
Ex: was sup bro?

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Epic

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long narrative poem, has many elements and conventions

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divine intervention in epics

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gods directly intervene in the lives of humans

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epic hero

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person who illustrates the heroic traits, performs deeds and exemplifies the morals of the day.
Ex: Odysseus

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Epic Simile

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comparison using 'like" or "as" that is really long and well developed in an epic

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episodic development

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in an epic poem, the hero going from one event or action to another

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epithet

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repetition, like "dawn's rosy finger"

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hospitality

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in epic, custom to extend hospitality to all strangers

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in medias res

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"in the middle of things", it is how most epic begin, i.e., in the middle of action

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invocation of muse

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in epic poem, the author seeks inspiration from a muse to tell a good story

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restoration of order

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in epic, usually the normal and right order of events is restored by the end of the poem

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return (nostros)

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hero returns home in epic

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use of history and stories

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history and myths are often retold in epic, helps to preserve the oral history

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visit to the underworld

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usually the hero must confront death or the underworld during his quest

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expert testimony

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in a piece of writing, the opinion of an expert

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hyperbole

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exaggeration
EX: her stomach was the size of a small whale

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metaphor

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a comparison that does not use like or as
Ex: his eyes flashed lightening bolts in anger

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similie

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a comparison using like or as
ex: mean as a snake

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flashback

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return in time to an earlier incident or feeling

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historical allusion

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reference to a historical event
Ex: for Johnny, the spelling test that day was his Waterloo (meaning he met his defeat)

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Idiom

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a word or phrase that means something else
Ex: to kick the bucket means "to die"

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Imagery

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words or phrases that appeal to the sense in order to evokes feelings in the reader

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irony

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the difference between what something seems to be and what is actually is.

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justification

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the reason why something happened or why a character feels a certain way.

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motif

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a pattern of identical or similar images recurring throughout a passage or entire work

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plot

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structure of the narrative, a series of casually related events

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characterization

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the method that the author uses to reveal the personality of the character

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point of view

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the perspective of the narrator
Ex: first person
third person
omniscient

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setting

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where the story takes place

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confict

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the problem in the story or between the characters in a story, it causes the tension in the story, conflict can be internal or external

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mood

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atmosphere, the emotional content of the story

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tone

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the attitude of the writer toward the narrative or subject

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epiphany

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the "aha" moment, the moment of insight where something simple is seem in a new, more meaningful light

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denoument

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falling action, the resolution of the conflict following the crisis

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theme

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main idea

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reliable narrator

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narrator whose perspective agrees with author's on subject

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unreliable narrator

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narrator whose perspective or opinion does not agree with the author, like Huck Finn

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paraphrase

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to say the same thing using different words, usually simpler

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personal experience

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something that the reader has in common with character in the story

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Three types of persuasive appeals

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ethos
pathos
logos

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ethos

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credibility or ethics of the speaker

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pathos

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the listener's personal needs, desires or emotion: the speaker appeals to these emotions

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logos

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appeal to reason

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repetition

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saying something over and over

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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds..

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experience

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audience area of knowledge or experience

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expert testimony

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using an expert to establish credibility of a person or idea

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juxtaposition

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putting two contrasting things together to make a point

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parallelism

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putting two similar things together to make a point

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rhetorical question

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asking a question where the answer is self evident in order to make a point
You value your life, right?

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What are the six traits of writing?

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ideas and development
organization
voice
diction or word choice
syntax of sentence fluency
conventions

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to "skim" a work

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to read very quickly for the generally idea

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to "scan" a work

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look quickly through something for a specific piece of information

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stream of consciousness

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a narrative technique where the speaker says whatever he or she is thinking without interpretation

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symbol

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something concrete that stands for an idea, quality or concept.
Ex: the lion is symbol of courage

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Thesis statement

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main idea in the paragraph or essay

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tone

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the attitude the writer conveys to his subject or audience