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28 Cards in this Set
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Active/Passive Voice
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Active - The subject of the sentence acts upon something or someone.
Passive - The subject is acted upon. |
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Prefix
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Added to the beginning of a root word to change the meaning of it.
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Suffix
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Added to the end of a root word to change the meaning of it
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Flat Character
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A character that shows only one trait.
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Comic Relief
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A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation.
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Alliteration
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
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Rhyming Couplet
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A pair of lines in a verse that rhyme and have the same meter.
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Epic
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A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes.
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Meter
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The rhythmical pattern of a poem.
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Oral tradition
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The passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to generation by word of mouth.
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Resolution
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A general insight or change is conveyed.
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Round Character
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A character that shows many different traits - faults as well as virtues.
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Soliloquy
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A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.
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Myth
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A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes or natural phenomena.
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Monologue
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A speech by one character in a play, story, or poem.
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Denouement
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The outcome of a complex series of events.
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Allusion
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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
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Aside
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A short speech delivered by an actor in a play.
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Dramatic Irony
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A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true.
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Blank Verse
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A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines.
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Point of View
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It directs the type and amount of information the writer reveals.
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Sonnet
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A fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter.
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Anecdote
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A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event told to entertain or make a point.
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Tragedy
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A work of literature that results in a catastrophe for the main character.
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Antagonist
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A character or force in conflict with a main character.
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Suspense
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A feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work.
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables.
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English 9 Final Review
Vocabulary |
Maddy Quinn
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