English 2 Semester 1 Exam

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conflict

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two opposing forces

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plot

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sequence of events

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dramatic climax

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the part of the story with the most emotion; the most intense/dramatic part

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technical climax

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the turning point of the story

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epiphany

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a sudden perception that causes a character to change or act in a certain way

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fable

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a cute animal story

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antithesis

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an opposite

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration or an overstatement

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metaphor

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a comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

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simile

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a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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personification

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when the author describes an animal, objet or an idea as if it were a person

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foreshaddowing

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a hint or clue about what is to come

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genre

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type or category

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imagery

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appealing to the five seasons, descriptions

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irony

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when opposite of what is supposed to happen happens

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dramatic irony

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when the reader or audience knows something that the character does not

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situational irony

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when there is a difference between the purpose of a particular action and the result

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verbal irony

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when the author says one thing and means another

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local color

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something found only locally

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mood

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the feeling you get by atmosphere, setting, and tone

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tone

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attitude of the author

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moral

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the value or lesson the author is trying to get across

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oxymoron

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combination of opposites (jumbo shrimp)

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poetic justice

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carma, "getting what he deserves"

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satire

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a literary term used to make fun of human vice or weakness, makes one see truth

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setting

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time and peace

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soliloquy

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a speech delivered by a character when they are alone on stage

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symbol

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something concrete that stands for something abstract

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theme

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a statement about life that a writer is trying to get across

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tone

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overall feeling created by a writer's use of words

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tragedy

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when the hero is destroyed by some character flaw or by forces beyond their control

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tradgic hero

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a character who experiences an inner struggle because of a character flaw

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alliteration

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the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a word

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assonance

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the repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants

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onomatopoeia

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the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

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blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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allegory

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a story where everything stands for something real

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allusion

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a literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing or event

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analogy

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a comparison of two or more simmilar objects, suggesting they are alike in certain respects

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protagonist

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the main character of a story

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antagonist

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opposes the protagonist in a story

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autobiography

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some one writing about themself

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biography

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some one writing about themself

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characterization

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the method an author uses to reveal characters

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round

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having lots of sides, developed character

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flat

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one- sided character

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static

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a character that stays the same

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dynamic

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a character that changes throughout the story