English Ii Mid Term

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hook

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a literary technique in the opening of a story that "catches" the reader's attention so that he or she will keep on reading.

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claim/thesis

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a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.

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topic sentence

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a sentence that captures the meaning of the entire paragraph or group of sentences. It tells what the passage is mainly about.

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concrete detail

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Details in which the words are arranged to suggest visual representation of the subject.

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commentary

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a person's opinions or thoughts about a concrete detail

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transition

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a sentence that ends a paragraph but starts a new one. Also it conclude intro paragraph and leads into your first topic.

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concluding sentence

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the last sentence of a paragraph(s), it summarizes everything that you just wrote about and it is somewhat like your Introduction Sentence.

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plot

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a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence.

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exposition

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

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rising action

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a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative.

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climax

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is that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

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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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resolution or denoument

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the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out.

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setting

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is the time and place in which the story takes place. The definition of it can also include social statuses, weather, historical period, and details about immediate surroundings.

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theme

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defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly

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symbolism

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the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

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conflict

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is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist

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4 different types of conflict

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man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. himself

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verbal irony

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irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

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situational irony

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it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.

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dramatic irony

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when the audience knows something the characters do not

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foreshadowing

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a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

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flashback

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are interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.

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mood

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a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

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tone

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an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

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diction

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be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer

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metaphor

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a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.

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simile

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. using like or as

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allusion

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a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

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personification

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a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes.

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hyperbole

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involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

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alliteration

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a stylistic literary device identified by the repeated sound of the first letter in a series of multiple words, or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase.

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onomatopeia

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the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow,honk, or boom, by imitation of a soundmade by or associated with its referent.

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comic relief

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a relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interposition of a comic episode or element

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central idea

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central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.

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claim

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state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

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sub-claim

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a claim dependent on or arising out of another.

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evidence

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a type of literary device that appears in different categories of essays and theses in the form of paraphrase and quotations.

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tone

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an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

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author's intent or purpose

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the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.

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synthesize

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to combine two or more elements to form a new whole.

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denotation

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generally defined as literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings

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connotation

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to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.

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independent clause

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a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has both a subject and a verb and forms a complete thought.

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subordinate clause (dependent)

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A clause that does not stand alone as a sentence but depends on another clause to complete its meaning

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parallel structure

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repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.

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colon

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( : ) is a mark of punctuation used after a statement (usually an independent clause) that introduces a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series.

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semi-colon

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A punctuation mark (;) used to join two independent clause in a sentence. The semicolon shows that the ideas in the two clauses are related

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comma

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the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence.