7th Grade English Final Exam Flashcards
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Asset (n)
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All of a person’s’ money and property
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Extensive (adj)
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Large in amount; extending over a great area
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Foul (adj)
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Disgusting in looks, taste, and smell
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Frantic (adj)
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Wild with fear or anxiety; marked by wild, hurried activity
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Murky (adj)
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Very dark of gloomy; not clear
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Allegiance (n)
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Loyalty and obedience, especially to one’s country or government
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Anesthetic (n)
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A substance that causes temporary loss of feeling in the body
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Appendage (n)
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A projecting a part of the body, especially an arm or leg
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Ascend (v)
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To go up or climb
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Descend (v)
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To move or fall downward
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Upstanding (adj)
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Honest; respectable
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Cherish (v)
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To hold dear to one’s heart
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Envy (n)
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A painful feeling of wanting something belonging someone else
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Excruciating (adj)
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Intensely painful
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Extremities (n)
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The end parts of the limbs to the body
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Immortal (adj)
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Living or lasting forever
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Precise (adj)
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Very exact
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Protrude (v)
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To stick out
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Awe (n)
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A feeling of mixed respect, wonder, and amazement
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Exhale (v)
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To breathe out
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Reiterate (v)
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To say over or repeatedly
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Relocate (v)
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To move to a new location
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Tangible (adj)
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Able to be touched
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Wistful (adj)
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Having or showing a feeling of regretful longing for something
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Yearn (v)
To want something very much
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Adjacent (adj)
Next to or near
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Casualty (n)
A person killed or injured in a war or accident
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Debut (n)
A first public appearance
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Interrogate (v)
To question someone formally or thoroughly
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Jargon (n)
The "special" language of a particular activity or group
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Limelight (n)
The center of public attention
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Makeshift (adj)
Serving as a temporary replacement of something
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Sorrow (n)
A feeling of deep sadness
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Triage (n)
The process of sorting injured people (battle or disaster)n into 3 groups based on their need of med. treatment and their chance of survival
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Ajar (adj)
Slightly open
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Astonished (adj)
Struck with sudden amazement or surprise
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Boast (v)
To brag about possessions, abilities, or accomplishments
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Depart (v)
To leave
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Devour (v)
To eat up greedily or hungrily
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Dismal (adj)
Very gloomy or depressing; dreary
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Dusk (n)
The darker part of twilight
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Famished (adj)
Extremely hungry
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Gaze (v)
To look at someone or something intently, esp. because of admiration or thoughtfulness
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Glutton (n)
A person who eats too much
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Labor (n)
Work, esp. physical work
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Perish (v)
To pass away completely; to die
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Remote (adj)
Far away; isolated
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Summit (n)
The highest point; the top
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Wane (v)
To get gradually smaller
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Wax (v)
To get larger, stronger, or fuller
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Deluge (n)
A flood (of water - ex); an overwhelming amount of something
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Gaunt (adj)
Thin and bony (as from hunger suffering)
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Grotesque (adj)
Very ugly, deformed, or monsterous
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Haste (n)
Excessive speed; quickness
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Immense (adj)
Huge; colossed
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Inferno (n)
A place or state that resembles hell
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Inquisitive (adj)
Asking many questions
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Lunatic (n)
An insane person
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Menagerie (n)
A collection of wild or foreign animals kept esp. for exhibition
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Mourn (v)
To feel sorrow esp. over someones death
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Peculiar (adj)
Strange or odd; unusual
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Plummet (v)
To fall straight down; to plunge
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Shudder (v)
To tremble with fear or horror
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Smother (v)
To overcome or kill by depriving or air or exposing smoke or fumes
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Transform (v)
To change completely in appearance of form
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Baffled (adj)
Totally confused; bewildered; perplexed
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Deceive (v)
To cause someone to believe something that is not true
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Eerie (adj)
Strange or frightening; creepy
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Ferocious (adj)
Fierce; savage
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Flee (v)
To run away, often from danger or evil
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Morsel (n)
A small piece of food; a bite
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Mortal (n)
A human being (subject to death)
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Rendezvous (v)
To meet together at a pre planned time and place
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Retreat (v)
To go away from something dangerous, difficult, or uncomfortable
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Sphere (n)
A globe-shaped object
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Tedious (adj)
Tiring because of length or dullness; boring
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Trudge (v)
To walk or march steadily, usually with much effort
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Weary (adj)
Worn out; tired
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Chronological (adj)
Arranged in the order of time
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Clarify (v)
To make an idea or statement more clear and understandable
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Context (n)
The circumstances that surround an event
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Elaborate (v)
To add more detail to something that has been written or said
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Implement (v)
To put a decision or plan into action
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Mandatory (adj)
Required by rules or the law
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Prior (adj)
Coming before something; previous
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Relevant (adj)
Related to the matter at hand; pertinent
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Altruism (n)
Unselfish interest in the welfare of others
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Essential (adj)
Important in the highest degree; necessary
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Malice (n)
ill will; the desire to do harm for the satisfaction of doing it
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Remarkable (adj)
Worthy of being noticed, esp. as being uncommon
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Retort (v)
To answer back typically in an angry or sharp manner
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Reverie (n)
A daydream; the state or being lost in thought
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Uncanny (adj)
Strange or mysterious, sometimes in an unsettling way
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Commonplace (adj)
Very common or ordinary
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Corridor (n)
A passageway (as in school) into which rooms open
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Potable (adj)
Suitable for drinking
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Haggard (adj)
Looking thin, worn out, or exhausted, usually as the result of prolong suffering or worry
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Heir (n)
A person who inherits property
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Morose (adj)
Sullen; gloomy; sulky
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Ominous (adj)
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
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Tragic (adj)
Causing (or characterized by) extreme distress or sorrow
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Plot
The chain of events in a story
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Plot Structure
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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Conflict
A struggle between two or more forces in a story
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Types of Conflict
Man vs Man, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society, Man vs Self
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Setting
The time, place, and circumstances of the story
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Characterization
The way the author develops the personalities of the characters
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Types of Characters
Flat, Round, Static, Dynamic, Protagonist, and Antagonist
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Flat Character
A character who is not well developed
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Round Character
A character who us well developed
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Static Character
A character who doesn't grow grow or change during the story (Ssssstatic Ssssstays the Sssssame)
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Dynamic Character
A character who undergoes growth or change
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Protagonist
A character who is the main character and often "the good guy"
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Antagonist
A character who works against the protagonist (usually a force)
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Point of View
The narrative perspective used to tell the story
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1st Person
A character, usually the main character, tells the story ("I")
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2nd Person
This narrator is rarely used (makes the readers characters and uses "you")
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3rd Person
An outside narrator, NOT a character, tells the story
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Theme
The message that the author is trying to get across to his/her readers
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Allusion
A brief, often indirect reference to a well-known person, book, historical event, etc.
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Foreshadowing
A hint about what might happen in the future
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Imagery
Word and phrases that call mind images or other sensory experiences
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Irony
When what actually occurs is very different from what was expected
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Red Herring
False dues given to through reader off track
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Suspense
An intense feeling of nervousness or excitement that the reader feels while waiting to find out the outcome of certain events
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Symbolism
When an object (or person) is used to represent something else, giving the object a deeper meaning
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Novel
A long work of fiction
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Short Story
A short work of fiction
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Anthology
A book made up of many short literary works, such as poems, plays, and short stories
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Excerpt
A small piece taken out of a literary work
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Genre
A category of literature (mystery, fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, etc.)
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Poetry
A genre a literature that often makes use of rhythm, rhyme, figurative language, and imagery
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Prose
Ordinary (non-poetic) language used in everyday speech as well as in novels, short stories, textbooks, essays, etc.
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Tone
The attitude of the poet or speaker
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Mood
The feeling or atmosphere of a poem
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Stanza
A section of a poem
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Simile
A comparison using like or as
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Metaphor
A comparison not using like or as
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Personification
Giving non-human object human characteristics
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Hyperbole
A large exaggeration
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Alliteration
When two or more words in a line of poetry begin with the same constant sound
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Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound of the object or action it refers to
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Anaphora
When two or more consecutive lines begin with the same word/words
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Epistrophe
When two or more consecutive lines end with the same word/words
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Repetition
The repeating of a word or phrase for emphasis or rhythmic effect
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Internal Rhyme
When two or more rhyming words appear in a line of poetry
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Slant Rhyme
A type of rhyme in which vowel sounds and word endings are not identical
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Rhyming Couplet
A pair of lines that rhyme
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Rhyme Scheme
Refers to the pattern of rhyme a poem follows
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Free Verse
Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme scheme or meter
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Sonnet
A 14-line poem that uses pentameter
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Simple Sentence
Made up of just one independent clause
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Compound Sentence
Made up of two independent clause connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
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Complex Sentence
Made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause put together (in either order)
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Sentence Fragment
An incomplete sentence (missing subject, verb, or it is not a complete thought)
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Run-On Sentence
Occurs when the writer runs on to the next sentence without ending the first one
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Comma Splice
Similar to a run-on sentence. In this case, the writer joins two complete sentences with only a comma
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Fantasy
A genre involved with magic and invented creatures
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Science Fiction
A genre usually involving futuristic technology
