English Ii Final Exam

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Alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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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.

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Antagonist

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In other words, an a/an _______ is a person or a group of people who opposes a protagonist.

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Atmosphere

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________ refers to emotions or feelings an author conveys to his readers through description of objects and settings

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Flat Character

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__________ are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and not described well.

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Round Character

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a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully described by the author.

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Dynamic Character

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a character who changes throughout the novel.

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Static Character

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a character who undergoes no or very little change in a novel

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Indirect Characterization

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the process by which a character is described by an author through hints/speech.

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Direct Characterization

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the process by which the personality of a character is revealed by descriptive adjectives

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Cliché

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stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase

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Man vs Man

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characters are in a conflict with each other, usually the antagonist and protagonist.

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Man vs Nature

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the character must overcome a conflict such as being lost in the wilderness and needing food and drink to survive.

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Man vs Society

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a character is in a conflict with the rest of his ________ because generally he sees something different than they see, most notably Equality.

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Man vs Self

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a character must overcome internal conflict

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Connotation

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the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning (i.e. home = place of warmth)

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Context

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the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect

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Denouement

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the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

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Diction

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style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words

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Digression

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a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing.

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Exposition

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used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers

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Falling Action

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the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

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Fiction

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the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration

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Figurative Language

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language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.

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Flashback

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a device in the narrative of a novel by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work

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Genre

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type of novel (fiction, nonfiction etc..)

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Hyperbole

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obvious and intentional exaggeration.

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Idiom

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs)

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Imagery

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figurative description or illustration

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Situational Irony

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irony involving a circumstance in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended

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Dramatic Irony

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irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not understood by the characters in the play or novel.

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Verbal Irony

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irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.

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Mood

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is a literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers.

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Motif

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a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., in a literary piece

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First Person

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Storytelling by which it is explained through the eyes of one character.

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Third Person Omniscient

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a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story

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Third Person Limited

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a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one of the characters in the story

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Non Fiction

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a genre of literature that is based or is a true story or piece.

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Onomatopoeia

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the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound.

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Oxymoron

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a fragment of words (generally two) that contradicts itself. (jumbo shrimp)

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Personification

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the attribution of human nature or character to animals or inanimate objects.

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Protagonist

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the leading character or hero of a literary work.

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Resolution

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__________ is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out. This occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends.

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Setting

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The ________ of a piece of literature is the time and place in which the story takes place.

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Similie

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a comparison of two things using like or as

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Style

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the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words

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Symbolism

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A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.

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Theme

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the central topic or idea explored in a text.

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Tone

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the feeling the author is trying to convey throughout the story