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29 Cards in this Set
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Genres of Literature
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1.fiction(short stories and novels)
2. Nonfiction (biographies) 3. poetry 4. Drama |
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Rising Action
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It develops the opening conflict
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First Person Narrative
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Author assumes a character in the story and dialogue to find the character talks to the reader .
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Third Person Omniscient
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Author not a character. Can tell what characters feeling
Character controlled by author |
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Third Person Limited
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Author chooses the character's mind to enter. The author was limited to one character.
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Third Person objective
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Author doesn't tell what character's feel.
Author not a character |
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Four Types of Major Conflicts
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Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society |
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Symbolism
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objects or people stand for something greater than what it is
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Archetypal Symbols
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symbols that relate to the fact events that symbolize
Death => Twilight |
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Verbal Irony
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when people say the opposite of what they mean
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Dramatic Irony
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occurs when the audience knows more than the characters know
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Literary Allusion
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when you refer to something in the story
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Tone
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the attitude or feeling in which the story is told
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Personification
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when something is given human qualities but isnt human
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Imagery
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Language that appeals to the senses
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Simile
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metaphor using the words "as" or "like"
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metaphor
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one thing is explained by being compared to some other dissimilar thing
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theme
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what the novel is about/ message- moral
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foreshadowing
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when an object or idea is introduced early in the novel. it gives the indication that it is going to happen
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Ways to fix a run-on sentence
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1. period
2. semicolon 3. semicolon w/ interjection 4. changing the independent clause to a dependent clause 5. comma w/ coordinating conjunction |
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Paragraph coherence
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logical connection in your support
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4 types of paragraph coherence
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1. chronological
2. Spatial 3. Order of Importance 4. Logical |
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Spatial
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physically describing something
head–toe |
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Paragraph needs 3 things
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1.topic sentence
2.Support must stick to the topic sentence 3. Clincher sentence: Anything that gets off the topic: NOT unified |
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Be Organized
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Use three-Ring Notebooks
Use folders for school work Have Phone Numbers for classmates Keep your backpack neat Get organized before you go to bed |
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Be successful in class
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be prepared for each class
Don't fall asleep Bad: Slouching. no eye contact no hw ready no notes out no pen |
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be an active listener
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take notes to help you pay attention
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Known how to Read a Textbook
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Make questions of the titles
Scan, read, and review |
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Behind him he heard the slap of the window curtains against the wall and the sound of paper fluttering from his desk, and he had to push to close the door
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opening conflict
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