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40 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it directly.
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Characterization
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method used by writer to develop character
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Connotation
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an idea or feeling that a word invokes from person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
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Denotation
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a literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
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Flashback
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a word, phrase or scene that takes you back in time or causes you to remember something
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Foreshadow
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a hint about something that will happen in the future
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Hyperbole
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an exaggeration
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Imagery
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words or phrases that make you engage one or more of your five senses
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Irony
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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
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Metaphor
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object of which it is not literally applicable.
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Mood
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a temporary state of mind or feeling effected by tone
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Personification
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giving human like traits or characteristics to something that is not human
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Oxymoron
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when contradictory terms appear in conjunction
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What are the 4 types of points of views?
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first person, second person, third person, third person omniscient
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Setting
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the place or type of surrounding where an event takes place
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Simile
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comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"
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Theme
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subject
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Speaker
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The voice used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem. The speaker is often a created identity, and should not automatically be equated with the author’s self.
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Tone
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The author’s implicit attitude toward the reader
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Symbol
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A person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond and usually more abstract than its literal significance.
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En Meidas Res
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beginning in the middle
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Xenia
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Greek word for hospitality
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Linking verb
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Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect the subject of a verb to additional information about the subject.
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What is the formula for a simple sentence?
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I
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What are the possible formulas for a compound sentence?
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I, c I
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What are the possible formulas for a complex sentence?
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I D
D , I |
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What are the possible formulas for a compound-complex sentence?
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D , I , c I I , c I D
I D , c I D , I ; I I D ; I I ; I D |
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What do you do to book, newspaper, or magazine articles?
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underline
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What do you do to a poem, article or short story title?
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quotations or italicized
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In a short or direct quote, where does the punctuation go?
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After parenthetical.
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How many lines does a quote have to be to be considered a "long" quote?
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4
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Where does the period go in a long quote?
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Before parenthetical
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What is different about a long quote?
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No quotation marks
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How far indented does a long quote have to be?
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10 spaces or 2 tabs
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If the author's name has already been mentioned, should the name be in the parenthetical?
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No
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How do you cite a poem?
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(author line number).
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What is the definition of a round character?
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A complex and fully developed character
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What is the definition of a dynamic character?
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a character that develops or changes
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What is the definition of a flat character?
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a character described by one or two traits
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What is the definition of a static character?
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a character that does not change
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