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22 Cards in this Set
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If a character learns a lesson and changes over the course of a story, he can be described as....
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both round and dynamic
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Dumb blonde, dumb jock, and class clown are examples of what type of character?
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stock characters
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What is made up of a series of related events that include conflict, climax, and resolution?
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plot
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What is an example of a type of a disagreement between a mother and a daughter?
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person versus person
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A character who does not change throughout the course of a story can be described as what type of character?
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Static
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What literary term applies to "The eagle watches from his mountain walls?"
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personification
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What literary term applies to "tinkle, tinkle, tinkle?"
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onomatopoeia
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What literary term applies to "moaning and groaning?"
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assonance
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What literary term applies to "of the forest's ferny floor?"
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alliteration
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What figure of speech is used in the line "Nature, like us is sometimes cuaght?"
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simile
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What literary term applies to phrase, "Life is a broken-winged bird.."
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metaphor
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What is the main theme of "Dreams?"
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A life without dreams is no life at all.
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What is similiar about how the two speakers in "The Runaway" feel?
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they feel sympathetc about the colt's dilemma
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What is the central idea of "The Runaway?"
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We all need to be comforted in strange and frightening situations.
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Which best summarizes the message of "The Seven Ages of Man?"
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Life has little serious significance
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Calling the soldier "Jealous of honor, sudden and quick in quarrel," is saying what?
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it is saying he is argumentative
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In "The Raven," the speaker is trying to find out something from the raven, what is it?
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Whether there is life after death
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What is the main message of Poe's "The Raven?"
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It is about a grieving man
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"Casey at the Bat" is considered a typical narrative poem, why?
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It has distinct characters
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When does the climax happen for "Casey at the Bat?"
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Casey swings at the third pitch
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In "Casey at the Bat," what does the line, "So on that stricken multitude of deathlike silence sat," mean?
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it means the fans were so depressed that they were completely quiet
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What lesson does "Casey at the Bat," teach us?
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it teaches us that people shouldn't expect too much from their heroes
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