Language Arts Exam Review

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personification

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figure of speech, a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

the gentle rain embraced her.

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onomatopoeia

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words that imitate sounds

buzz hiss click

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alliteration

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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words used for emphasis

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imagery

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descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader

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blank verse

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poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

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allegory

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story or tale with 2 or more levels of meaning

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allusion

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reference to a will-known person, place event, literary work, or work of art

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analogy

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comparison between 2 unlike things
An analogy describes something unfamiliar by pointing out similarities to something familiar.

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protagonist

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main character in a literary work

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antagonist

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character or force in conflict with a main character ( protagonist)

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autobiography

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nonfiction - a person tells his or her own life story

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characterization

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act of creating and developing a character

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connotation

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a personal meaning to a word

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dennotation

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objective meaning of word or dictionary definition and does not involve what the word meaning brings to mind

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conflict

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struggle between opposing forces

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parts of plot

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exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution,

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dialogue

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conversation between characters

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dramatic irony

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contradiction between what the character things and what the reader or audience knows to be true

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situational irony-occurred.

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event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of everyone

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verbal irony

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word or phrase is used to suggest the opposite of its usual meaning

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essay

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may be formal or informal and is a short, nonfiction work about a particular subject

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foreshadowing

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clues or hints that suggest events that have not occurred.

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hyperbole

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exaggeration or overstatement

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journal or diary

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daily autobiographical account of events and personal reactions

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genre

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division or type of literature

poetry, prose, drama

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local color

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details unique to a particular geographic area

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regionalism

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tendency among certain authors to write about specific geographical areas

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narrator

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speaker or character who tells a story

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third person narration

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does not use I telling the story
2 kinds
1. limited 2. omniscient

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Third person omniscient

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narrator "knows all" about what each character feels and thinks

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third person limited

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narrator tells thoughts and feelings of only one character and everything is viewed from this one character's perspective

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apostrophe

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figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, or a personal quality , object , or idea. used in poetry to add emotional intesity

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satire

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writing that ridicules or criticizes individuals, ideas, etc..

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setting

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time and place of the action

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symbolism

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literary movement during the 19th century that many poets turned away from realistic ideas and expressed emotion using a pattern of symbols

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writing that represents something more than a concrete idea

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theme

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central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work

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myth

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fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the causes of natural phenomena

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dialect

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form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

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round character

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character who is complex and mult-faceted, like a real person

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flat character

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character who is one-dimensional (not complicated and one sided)

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expository writing

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writing that explains

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descriptive writing

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use vivid sensory and memory details to bring subject to life

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deadpan narrator

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shows no emotion