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7th ELA MID TERMS Study Guide Flashcards

1
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Simile

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Using like or as to compare something

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Metaphor

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Comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration that can’t possibly be true

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Alliteration

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The repeated use of a certain letter at the start of multiple words, commonly tongue twisters

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Personification

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Giving an intimate object human qualities

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Symbolism

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Using a symbol to show a theme or idea in a story

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Allusion

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Saying something that references a person, place or event

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Irony

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Saying something that means the (exact) opposite of its literal meaning

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Imagery

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Descriptive wording in a text

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Idiom

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Saying something that means something different than its literal meaning

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Fix the errors: i am going to denver colorado on break

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I am going to Denver, Colorado on break.

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Noun

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Person, place, thing, idea

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Pronoun

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Replaces a noun referring to a person

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Proper/Common noun

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A specific noun/A general noun

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Verb

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An action word

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16
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Article

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Use to modify a noun (A, An, The)

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Adverb

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Describes a verb

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Adjective

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Describes a noun/pronoun

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Conjunction

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Fanboys, joins words or clauses together

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Fanboys

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For And Nor But Or Yet So

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Preposition

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Connects a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase to another word, ex: We jumped (verb) in (preposition) the lake (noun)

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22
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Interjection

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An abrupt comment

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23
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Un origin

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Anglo-Saxon

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24
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Bio origin

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Greek

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25
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Graph origin

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Greek

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Rupt origin

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Latin

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Geo origin

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Greek

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Tract origin

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Latin

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Declarative sentence

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The most common type of sentence, makes a
statement, and always ends with a period.

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Imperative sentance

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A request or command; always ends with a
period.

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Exclamatory sentence

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A more forceful version of a declarative
sentence; ends with an exclamation point.

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Interrogative sentance

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A sentence that asks a question; always ends
with a question mark.

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Simple sentence

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A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a
single subject and predicate

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Compound sentence

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A sentence with more than one subject or
predicate

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Complex sentence

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A sentence containing a subordinate clause or
clauses

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Compound-Complex

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A sentence having two or more coordinate
independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

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Setting

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Time and place of the story

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Point of view

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The narrator’s position in the story

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1st person pov

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Narrator is a character, likely the main character

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3rd person limited pov

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The narrator is not a character but only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

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3rd person omniscient pov

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The narrator is not a character but knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

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Mood

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The reader’s emotions based on the tone of the story

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Tone

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The author’s feelings in the story

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Plot

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The events that make up the story

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Exposition

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Start of the story, introduces characters, tone, and setting

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Rising action

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Events that cause/build up to the climax

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Climax

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The turning point of the story, most tense/ conflicted part, turning point of the story

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Falling action

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The aftermath of the climax

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Resoulution

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The end of the story, not always happy

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Flashback/forward

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When the story moves to an event that took place before the story/takes place after the story

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Cliffhanger

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A tense scene in the story ends unresolved, trying to get the reader to read the next chapter/book

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Foreshadowing

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Something that hints what happens later in the story

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Genre

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The style, form, or content of a story

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Text structure

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The layout of the book: chapters, diary entries, ect

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Man vs Supernatural

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Vs ghosts, gods, monsters, ect

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Man vs Society

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Vs the government, society, or some cultural or social norm

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Man vs Nature

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Vs animals, weather, ect

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Man vs Self

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Vs thoughts, feelings, moral compass, ect

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Man vs Technology

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Vs robots, ect

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Man vs Man

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Vs another person

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Protagonist

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Main character(s)

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Antagonist

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The person who tries to stop the main character

63
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Flat character

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Uncomplicated character that doesn’t go through any change

64
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Round character

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Complex character that goes through a lot of change

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Foil character

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Contrasts the main character to highlight their qualities

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Direct characterization

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When the author directly tells the reader about the character

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Indirect characterization

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When the author tells the reader about the character through dialogue, thoughts, and feelings

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Dynamic character

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Character that goes through a lot of important inner change

69
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Static character

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Character that doesn’t go through a lot of change

70
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Mla format

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Times new Roman font size 12, Double spaced, Alinged left (Except for title), Alishba Malik Meghan Bennett English Language arts January 8 2025, Malik and page numbers for header, Title centered but same font

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