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121 Cards in this Set
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What is the sequence in a story?
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plot
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what is the main character in the story called?
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protagonist
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what is the character or force that goes against the protagonist in the story?
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antoginist
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character that provides contrast to the main character
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foil
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characters that are flat or 2 dimensional
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flat character
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are usually round characters
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main or major
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person point of view is when the narrator is a character in a story and can only reveal personal thoughts or feelings characters. He or she can’t tell us thoughts of other characters.
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1st person
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point of view is when the narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters.
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3rd person
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Name 4 types of conflict
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man vs man
man vs nature man vs self man vs society |
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is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
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forshadowing
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is the result of the crisis. It is the high point of the story for the reader.
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climax
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is a person, place, or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well.
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symbol
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is a person, place, or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well.
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symbol
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imagery
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is language that appeals to the senses.
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personification
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is a figure of speech, which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea.
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is the use of words to mimic sounds.
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onomatopiea
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is an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect
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hyperbole
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the 4 stages of english
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1.Old English
2.Middle English 3. Modern English 4. American English |
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modifies a noun
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adjective
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modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
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adverb
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expresses extreme emotion
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interjection
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follows standard English usage and sophisticated vocabulary
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formal english
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contains everyday speech and popular expressions
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informal english
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a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject and an audience
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tone
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refers to language that is appropriate for a specific relationship between people.
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register
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is a writer’s choice of words
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diction
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refers to a writer’s personal style
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voice
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refers to the order of words in a sentence
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sent acts
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Sentence or fragment
John, the boy with the long hair. |
fragment
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sentencew or fragment
John, the boy with the long hair, is nice. |
sentence
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Sentence or fragment
He ran. |
sentence
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sentence or fragment
Pick up the book. |
sentence
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sentence of fragment
After the race, Nancy drank some Gatorade. |
sentence
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THE man is named Mr. Morton.
what part of speech is THE |
article or adjective
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Joe ran QUICKLY around the block.
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adverb
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SHE is a good computer programmer.
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subject ,noun , or pronoun
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The BEATLES are my favorite band
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subject, or proper noun
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A metaphor compares one thing to another using the word like or as.
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false
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a simile compares one thing to another using the word like or as.
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true
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Personification gives human qualities and characteristics to something not human.
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true
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Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite of the stated meaning.
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true
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The subject and the verb are in agreement in this sentence: Five members of the mural group meets tonight.
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false
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The subject and the verb are in agreement in this sentence: Luis, who is one of our talented painters, hopes to design the mural.
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true
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he was given the gift of strength. He is a son of Zeus
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hercules
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had the “touch of gold.”
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king midas
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is the unhappy god of beautiful music.
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orpheus
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is the goddess of distraction/misdirection.
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echo
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is the god of nature; half man/half goat.
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pan
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up a box that let out evil and temptation to the world.
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pandora
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helped people by giving them fire and could tell the future.
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Prometheus
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is the god of wine.
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Dionysus
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is the goddesses of the harvest
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persephone
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is the lord of the dead; underworld; very rich
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hades
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is the god of Shepards, thieves, and all others that live by their wits.
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hermes
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is the goddess of the forest and all wild things.
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artemis
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- is the god of light, music, and reason.
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apollo
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is the god of the sea, very moody.
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posiedon
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is the goddess of wisdom; Zeus’ favorite child.
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athena
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is the god of war; very cruel.
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ares
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is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility.
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aphrodite
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the god of fire; blacksmith; made Zesus’ lightening bolts
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hephestus
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is the wife of Zeus; the queen of Olympus.
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hera
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s the lord of the universe; the highest of the gods.
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zeus
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Name the five stages of the writing process (in order) in the spaces below:
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1. pre-writing
2. drafting 3. revision editing presentation/publication |
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What are the three functions of a thesis statement? Write in complete sentences.
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tells what the paper is going to be about
Narrows topic engages the audience |
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Name three “sentence starter words” that may help you vary your sentence structure.
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Although
therefore ultimately Despite |
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true or flase
The average length of a paragraph in Mr. Graber’s class is 7-15 sentences. |
true
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One exception to the “7-15 sentence paragraph average” is when using “transition paragraphs.”
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true
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transition paragraphs are used to tie together larger paragraphs
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true
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To be considered a complete sentence, a group of words must contain: a subject, a predicate, and it must complete a thought or an idea.
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true
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When writing an essay, the sentence structure in your paragraphs should not be varied.
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flase
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The thesis statement (or topic sentence) usually almost always comes at the end of its paragraph.
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false
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is the stage of the writing process where you gather the bits and pieces of information you have gathered, and you start putting them into sentences and paragraphs.
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drafting
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is the stage of the writing process where you present the essay to your audience, your teacher, or you present it for publication. It is the last stage in the writing process.
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presentation / publication
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is the stage of the writing process where you proofread for grammar, mechanic and typos. You should have it proofed at least twice: once by someone else and once by yourself!
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editing
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is the stage of the writing process where you are proofreading for content, not for grammar and mechanics. This is the stage where you make sure all of your sentences fit the topic of your paragraphs, and you make sure that each sentence supports your thesis.
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revision
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is the stage of the writing process where you: come up with your topic, brainstorm for ideas, and determine and state your thesis. During this stage, you gather ideas and information. During this stage, many use a cluster, a Venn diagram, or another type of visual diagram to get started.
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prewriting
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In a five paragraph essay name what each paragraph is in order
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1. intro
2. body 3. body 4. body 5. conclusion |
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Describe the main character in the hobbit
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bilbo - short hobbit, stumpy. idea of comfort is sitting in hos lawn smoking pipe. he is from a well known family who is very wealthy.
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Describe 1 theme in the Hobbit
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Heroism- bilbo thought that he was just a hyomw boy, but on his journey he finds out alot about himself. He finds that he bocomes a hero, by rescuing all his colligues.
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Give a brief summary of the hobbit
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Bilbo is sitting at home smoking when this wizard called gandalf come and nocks on his door, bilbo invites him in for some tea. Gandlaf leaves and puts a marking on bilbos door.the next day a bunch of dwarfs show up and tell him bilbo that he has been volunteered to go on the journey and be their scapegoat. Bilbo becomes their leader and their scapegoat who gets them out of all their troubles.
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A raisin in the sun:
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Mama - oldish, practical
walter- wants to start a business, greedy, looses money, tall black Bennie - wants to go to college ruth wants to move to a bigger house so that she will have a happier family- she is also pregnant travis - just there only child |
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Name and describe the main characters ofthe old man and the sea.
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Old man - outcast, has been , lost alent
fish - strong big, represents santiagos dreams boy - friend |
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name a theme of the pearl
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the american dream.... they want to be rich and sucessfull. they wnat money to buy them happiness.
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summary of the pearl
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Santiago is a pearl diver. Baby gets bitten by a scorpion. Takes to doctor. Doctor says no because they cant pay. He is not very good but he finds this huge pearl. He lets it get to his head and he becomes very greedy. He tries to sell it for a lot of money, but they say its only worth 500 bucks. That night someone tries to steal the pearl and Santiago kills them. Because of this Santiago juana and the baby, skip town. They try to hide but the police follow them. At night Santiago tries to kill one of the police men, baby cries, police man shoots because he thinks that it was a wolf, but it kill the baby.
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Mr. Keating
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romantisifm
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Neil
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romantic
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Dalton
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romantic
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Mr. McAllister
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realist
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Neil’s father
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realist
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Knox
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romantic
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Todd
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romantic
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Mr. Nolan
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realist
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Meeks
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romantic
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Pitts
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romantic
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Cameron
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realist
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The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words
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alliteration
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The repetition of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds.
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assonance
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A poem that talks about the death of a person, or it may reflect one’s sadness about a certain topic.
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elegy
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A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.
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Caesura
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A pair of lines that are the same length and usually the same rhyme.
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couplet
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French for “straddle.” It continues a complete idea from one line to the next line. This is done without a pause.
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Enjambment
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A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected
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metaphor
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The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented syllables
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meter
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Tells a story
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narrative
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A lyric poem that is serious and thoughtful in tone and has a very precise, formal structure.
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ode
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A figure in speech in which words are used to imitate sounds.
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onomatopiea
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stanza or poem of four lines
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quatrain
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Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem
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stanza
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A line by line examination of a poem.
Don’t forget Paraphase |
explication
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“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun”? (Langston Hughes)
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similie
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poetry terms
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“The sky is crying blind justice”
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personifiaction
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peotry terms
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buzz, hiss, zing, clippety-clop, pop, splat, thumb, and tick-tock
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onomatopiea
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poetry terms
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, ballads and lays are examples of what type of poem?
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ode
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poetry terms
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“The world is a stage.”
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meataphor
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poetry terms
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“I think that I shall never see / A Poem as lovely as a tree.”
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enjambment
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poetry terms
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“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…..” (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
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enjambment or caesura
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poetry terms
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“The bows glided down, and the coast
Blackened with birds took a last look At his thrashing hair and whale-blue eye The trodden town rang its cobbles for luck.” (Dylan Thomas) |
assonance
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poetry terms
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‘Sally sells seashells by the seashore”
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alliteration
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poetry terms
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true or false
The setting of the story in Dead Poets Society is in the 1950’s at a small Ivy League college. |
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true or false
There are often similarities between popular songs and poems. Primarily, because both cling to poetic conventions such as rhyme, structure, rhythm, and language techniques. |
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