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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Fortitude
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Courage in Facing Difficulties
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Unkempt
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Not Combed
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Warily
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Cautiously
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Cursory
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hasty, not through
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Amicable
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peaceful, friendly
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Benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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Adversary
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distaste, opposed
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Coerce
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force
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Demise
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Death (someone important)
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Sojourn
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Temporary stay
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Inclement
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stormy harsh
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Skulking
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move stealthly
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Omniscent
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know everything
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Chivalrous
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marked by honor
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Diffident
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shy, low in confidence or low self esteem
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Truculent
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Feirce, cruel
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Brandish
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wave or flourish
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Rampant
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wild, without check
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Solace
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comfort, relief
"solace for the weary, in comfort they sleep" |
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The Writing Process
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1. Pre-Write
2. Compose 3. Evaluate 4. Revise 5. Edit 6. Publish |
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Characters
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The people in a certain story or novel
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Setting
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The place where the story takes place and where the events happen
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Plot
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main problem
*Begining, Rising action, climax, declining action, end |
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Conflict
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Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature |
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Theme
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The point the author is trying to get across. the main point or feeling they are trying to present
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Point of View
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1st person - character in the story
3rd person- another person out of the story (nararator) |
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Tone
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The attitude towards the subect or certain person in the story
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Symbolism
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Using objeccts or events to stand for certain things
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Forshadowing
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showing of something to come in a secret discrete way
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Similie and Metaphor
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Similie uses like or as , metaphor doesn't
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