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English Flashcards

1
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Winston’s reaction to his appearance in the mirror

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cries

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winston’s realization at the end of novel

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won victory over himself

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3
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purpose of room 101

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torture using biggest fears (winston’s - rats)

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4
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three steps of reintegration

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learning, understanding, accepting

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5
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reason behind winston’s torture

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O’Brien says he’s insane and wants to cure him

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6
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Where winston is taken in book 3

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ministry of love

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7
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the one thing that winston and julia can’t do

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have kids

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8
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winston’s thoughts about his meeting with o’brien

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brotherhood is real

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9
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change in winston since meeting with julia

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gained weight, not coughing, ulcer is gone

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10
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julia’s attraction to winston

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she sees something in his face that say’s hes anti-party

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11
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essential command of the party

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reject eyes and ears

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12
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where winston thinks hope lies

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in the proles

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13
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what bothers Winston more than being a lunatic

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being wrong about what he believes

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14
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winstons job

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to make big brother always appear to be right

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15
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winston’s crime in book 1

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thoughtcrime

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16
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big brother’s purpose

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a figure head of the government

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17
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setting

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oceania, airstrip one, england

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18
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super states

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eastasia, eurasia, oceania

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19
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walton’s conclusive letter in reference to the creature

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confronts walton because he is lamenting the fact that his maker is dead, he will never be pardoned

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20
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details of meeting between frankenstein and walton

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in search of the creature

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21
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frankenstein’s reaction to the creature’s desires

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refusal because the request is a threat to mankind

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22
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desire of the creature

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a partner

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23
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fate of justine

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framed for murder by the creature and hung

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24
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fate of frankenstein’s brother, william

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he’s murdered by the creature

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25
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frankenstein’s behavior after the creature comes to life

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mad / upset / disgusted / scared

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26
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length of time frankenstein worked on creature

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2 years

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27
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age that frankenstein left home

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16

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28
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frankenstein’s feelings towards elizabeth

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in love, protective

29
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reasons behind elizabeth becoming part of the frankenstein family

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orphaned as a child

30
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walton’s greatest desire

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companion to share life with (ups and downs)

31
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purpose behind walton’s trip

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to discover a great purpose / discover a passage to the Pacific

32
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understand the purpose in the begining for walton’s letters to his sister

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to keep in touch with Margret

33
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alliteration

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consonant sound repeated (cat cut corners)

34
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analogy

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compares 2 things

35
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argument

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a stance for or against something

36
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characterization

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actions / thoughts / feelings of a character

37
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claim

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where someone stands on a topic

38
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commentary

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commenting on an issue

39
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conflict

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internal and external problems

40
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connotation

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goes beyond dictionary definition (thin, skinny, toothpick) (how word feels)

41
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counter argument

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opposite side of an argument

42
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diction

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dictionary definition or word meaning

43
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ethos

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appeals to character and reputation of speaker

44
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imagery

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using your senses, mental pictures, descriptive

45
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internal rhyme

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rhyme within a line

46
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irony

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actual and literal meanings differ

47
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logos

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appeals to facts and logic

48
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lyric

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melodic poetry

49
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merit

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a sound argument

50
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metaphor

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compares unlike things ex. she’s a monster on the court

51
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mood

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emotion, how YOU feel as reading

52
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motif

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reoccurring image or idea that appears frequently in a work of literature

53
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pathos

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appeals to emotions

54
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parallelism

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using similar grammatical construction to express ideas (work together, pray together, struggle together)

55
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personification

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whispering winds (giving non-human things human qualities)

56
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propoganda

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a message aimed and influencing opinions / behaviors of people

57
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repition

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using words or phrases more than once for emphasis

58
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rhetorical fallacies

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NOT sound arguments that are convincing

59
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rhyme scheme

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pattern of rhyme

60
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simile

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using like or as to compare ex. smooth as silk

61
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slant rhyme

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rhyme that isn’t exact

62
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sonnet

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14 line poem with certain rhyme scheme

63
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support

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reasons and evidence

64
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symbolism

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something that stands for something else ex. death = black

65
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theme

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universal meaning / main subject

66
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thesis statement

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where claim / position should be stated

67
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tone

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author’s attitude

68
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topic sentence

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introduces idea in a paragraph

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