English Flashcards
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introduction types
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Quote, Definition, anecdote, background info.
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Thesis statement
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States topic. Last sent of intro
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conclusion
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revisits main idea, justifies thesis but does not say the exact thing. no new information.
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MLA format
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1 inch margin, header(pagination) if more than 1 page (last name page #,top right) x2 space everything, tap 5 spaces, 12 point font.
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heading
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name, instructor, class, date
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titles
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centered, bigger..
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topic sentence
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beginning of body paragraph. states the main idea of a body paragraph and directly supports the thesis
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unity
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this means that all of the ideas within an essay directly support the main idea stated in
the thesis; therefore; it also means that all the information within a paragraph supports that paragraph’s topic sentence. use transitions?
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types of essays
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narrative: telling a story
descriptive: painting a picture by descriptions
expository essays: just the facts
persuasive essay: convincing
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structure of paragraph
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the topic sentence
supporting evidence
conclusion
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introduction purpose
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to capture the readers attention
inform what the essay is about
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components of an introduction
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lead: capture readers attention
thesis: tell reader what its about
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outline
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Roman numerals for the he section under that letters and if under that Roman numerals.
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transitions
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words to keep the flow going words used to show connections between ideas–help improve coherence. however, therefore, nonetheless, as a result, consequently, in spite of this(these start an independent clause and need a comma)
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lead
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a few sentences used to grab the reader’s attention and introduce the topic of the essay.
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coherence
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flow; how info or sentences are put together
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pagination
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Note in the corner that depends on type (MLA) & usually right top & says “Brooking 2”
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writing triad types
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style, content, conventions
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under content
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ideas
development and support
organization and focus
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under style
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sentence fluency
word choice
voice
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under conventions
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grammar and mechanics
format
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the 5 steps in the writing process
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prewriting(brainstorming, creating thesis, outlining), draft, revise(be able to differentiate from editing and proofreading)(STYLE) ? , edit/proofreading, publishing
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sentence combos
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- IC, fanboys IC. (I ran all the way to school, but I was still tardy.)
- IC; IC. (I love ice cream; mint chocolate is my favorite.)
- IC; transition, IC. (Mr. Walker is a nice guy; however, he can be quite terrifying.)
- IC; I, transition, C. (The Bullpups trained hard all season; they will, therefore, win the GSL title.)
- IC SC. (I like James Bond movies because they are action-packed.
- SC, IC. (If he doesn’t get his pet Komodo dragon under control, Eric will have to send it back to Komodo island.)
- I, SC, C. (Escargot, which is quite delicious, is made from sea snails.)
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fragment
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No independent clause, could be subordinate
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subordinate clauses
start with a subordinator but have a verb and subject
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independent clause
can stand alone note: some start with transitions (ex. however, )
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which, who whom (which is in Spokane)
know its a clause but ask mr. pearson if ind or dep.
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simple
1 ind 0 dep
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compound
2 ind 0 dep
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complex
1 ind,+1 dep
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compound-complex
+2 ind, +1 dep
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phrase
group of words without a verb or subject
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o fix a run-on sentence
;
| fanboys(coordinating conj),
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allusion
a reference to another work
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character
a person in a novel, play or movie
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direct characterization
he author tells you what the character is like through adjectives
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indirect characterization
author shows the characterization through evidence
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conflict
problem a character must confront
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plot
things that happen in the story
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__/\__ plot ladder
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
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fiction
a story not based on fact
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foreshadow
suspense; hints about what will happen later
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flat character
few characteristics or traits; undeveloped
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round character
multi-dimensional; well-developed character
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static character
fixed or unchanging
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dynamic
changing character
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imagery
figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
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irony
figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.
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verbal irony
says something which means something else
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dramatic irony
we know something the character doesnt
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situational irony
irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
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symbol
an object which represents something greater than itself
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3rd limited
not in the story but only know everything about one character
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3rd omniscient or omniscient
uninvolved and all knowin
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1st person
is the narrator or one of the characters
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protangonist
main character of a story
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antagonist
main conflict or enemy in a story
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tone
the authors attitude towards a subject
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setting
place and time
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theme
main idea -of a poem- between the lines
| where the subject is the blunt literal on the lines topic
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pun
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
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organization
the order of the story or how it is told ex. chronological problem solution
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Hubris
Extreme pride/self confidence
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Hero cycle definition
Archetypal pattern for stories
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Hero cycle steps
1 odd birth 2 wise mentor 3 called to adventure 4 first says no 5 accepts call & someone changes (ex. Fall in love) //threshold of adventure// 6 battles henchmen 7 make a descent to the underworld (literal/mental) 8 low point, giving up, defeat, maybe lost first battle 9 resurrection 10 climax 11 restitution
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Hero
A hero or heroine refers to characters who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice—that is, heroism—for some greater good of all humanity.
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Myth
A traditional story from history that explains something (we don't understand)
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Epic
Long poem
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Homer
Wrote Odyssey & epics
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Zeus/Jupiter
King of gods, god of sky
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Poseidon/Neptune
god of the sea
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Hestia/ vesta
god of the hearth
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Hermes/mercury
Messenger god
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Hephaestus/Vulcan
god of craftsmanship
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Hera/Juno
Zeus wife
| god of marriage
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Hades/Pluto
god of underworld
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Dionysus/Bacchus
god of wine & fertility
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Athena\ Minerva
god of Warcraft and wisdom
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Artemis/ Diana
god of the hunt
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Aphrodite/ Venus
god of love
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Apollo/Apollo
god of sun, music & prophecy
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Ares/mars
god of war
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Cronus/Saturn
Killed father with sickle threw in the ocean & out came furies
Ate children
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Furies
Peruse people that kill there own family members
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Eros/Cupid
god of love
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Fates
3 people who planned your life; deities
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Graces
Immortal personification of grace & beauty
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Nymph
Immortal female;
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Icarus
Made Rome
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Atlas
Hold heavens
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Pan
All
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Metis
Mother of Athena; Zeus first wife; goddess of wisdom, memory?
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Persephone
Hades wife; daughter of Demeter
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Demeter
God of agriculture
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Trident
Gift from cyclops or Hephaestus to Poseidon
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Gaea
Mother Earth
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Tartarus
Deepest part of the underworld
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Chaos
Before everything
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Titans
Primeval race Powerful deities (Gaea & Uranus children)
the males were Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Cronus, Crius, and Iapetus and the females were Mnemosyne, Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, Rhea, and Themis
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Cyclopes
One eye; Poseidon dad
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Olympus
Mountain where gods live
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Rhea
Cronus wife (Titan)
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Styx
River between life & death
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Midas
King; gets a bull from Poseidon, loves it, doesn't give it back, so the wife has it with it = Minotaur (punishment)
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Charon
Ferry boatsmen of the Styx; transports souls
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Cerberus
3 headed dog guards underworld
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Centaur
1/2 human
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Minotaur
1/2 human
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Danae
Princess of Argos; Zeus first wife; mom of Perseus
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Matriarchal
Women led
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Patriarchal
Male led
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Pandora
First human by Hephaestus, with Pandoras box with all bad
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Anthropomorphic
Human anthropomorphism; personification; giving the gods human traits
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Polytheism
Belief in many gods
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Monotheism
Belief in one God
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Prometheus
Protects humans; Titan; messed with Zeus, got fire taken away, stole it back, pecked out over and over in hell, but teach human skills/fire, freed by Hercules & help him ?
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Tantalus
In hell, water & food right out of his reach
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Sisyphus
In hell, push up roll constantly
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Hercules
Had to do 12 tasks cuz he killed wife & children because of rage of Hera
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Medusa
Hair of snakes & look at = stone
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Echo
Echo was a Nymph who had the job of talking incessantly to Hera, the Queen of the Gods, so that her husband, Zeus, would not get caught in his numerous affairs. Hera caught on to Echo's trick and cursed her to only be able to say what others had just said — hence the word "echo
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Narcissus
Fell in love with himself(read)
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Pygmalion
Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved (Galicia)
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Daedalus
Made labyrinth for Minos' Minotaur, he knew path, Minos imprisoned him, he flew away with his son (Icarus) but Icarus got too close to son & died- Icarian sea
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Medias
Touch of gold ?
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Narcissus
Saw reflection in a pool, fell in love & stayed to death.
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Amazons
7 ft tall soldier woman race
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Odysseus
10 years find way home
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Achilles
Greatest warrior for who ?
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Penelope
Odysseus wife
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Telemachus
Odysseus son
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Pantheon
Temple dedicated to Athena
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Hamarita
Mistake\error
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Arête
Excellence of any kind
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Kleos
Glory
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Ilium
Troy
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Polyphemus
Cyclopes Odysseus messes with by riding out under sheeps
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Charybdis
Whirlpool odes sues has to deal with
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Scylla
Dog eating cliff
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Lotus eaters
Eat lotus want to stay forever
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Helios
Titan of the son
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Calypso
Keep Odysseus 7 year
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Odysseus journey list
```
Ismaros, land of the cicones
Lotos Eaters
Hyperia
Aiolia
Laistrygonia (stronghold of Lamos)
Aiaia
Erebos
Skylla and the Kharybdis
Thryinakia
Ogygia
Skheria
Ithaka
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Tradegy
A play that after the climax turns bad
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4 great tragedies
King leer
Othello
Macbeth
Hamlet
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Comedy
At the climax is resolved and ends well
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Comedy's
The tempest
All's well that ends well
A mid summers night dream
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History
Based on history
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Examples of histories
Richard
| Henry
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Iambic petemeter
10 beats per line (meter)
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Rhythm
Regular stressing of words to make a beat
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Meter
Beat (regular syllable emphasis) regular rhythm
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Couplet
Group of two words that rhyme
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End-stopped line
Line in poetry that ends in a period or a comma
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Enjambment
Run on line, line of poetry that goes onto the next
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Elizabethan
Era that brought back art, Shakespeare's time
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Queen Elizabeth
Ruler of London of England at beginning of Shakespeare's life
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King James
Ruler of England for end of Shakespeare's life
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The Globe
Shakespeare's theater
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Globe motto, on building
The world is a stage
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Stratford
Shakespeare's hometown
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London
Where Shakespeare wrote his plays & produced them at the Globe
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Bard
Poet, that recites poetry orally
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Thames
River flowing through London, England in Shakespeare's time
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Lords chamberlains mean, kings men
Shakespeare's actors under lord chamberlain during Elizabeth's reign, his actors under King James' reign
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What they called people that payed a penny to get into the globe and were on the floor
Groundling/ penny nave
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Metaphor
Comparison without using like or as
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Simile
Comparison using like or as
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Personification
Giving something non-human, human like characteristics ex: the wind whistled
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Figurative language
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
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Rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
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Shakespeare's wife
Anne Hathaway
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Sonnet
14 line poem
| Shakespearean: 3 quatrains, 1 couplet
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Quatrain
Group of four lines in a poem that have a rhyme scheme
| Ex: ABAB
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The rose
Rival playhouse, before globe, on south bank
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Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
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Acts
5 in a regular Shakespeare play
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Aside
A comment from an actor to the audience, quick side note that no other characters are aware of
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Soliloquy
Dramatic speech by one character alone tot he audience
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Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Alliteration
Repeated consonant sound
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Connotation
Interpretation not supposed to be literal, opposite denotation, implyed meaning, what is meant
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Denotation
Supposed to be be taken literall, what is said
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Figure of speech
Anything not to be taken literally
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Stanza
A group of lines, paragraph in poetry
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Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Ex: hiss, honk
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Assonance
Repeated vowel sounds
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Symbol
Some object that represents something greater than itself
| Ex: that dandelion represented hope
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Ballad
A long poem song like telling a story
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Free verse
Poem with no structure
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Imagery
Language appeals to our senses
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Charybdis
Whirlpool for odessues
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Scylla
Six headed sea serpent
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Calypso
7 years
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Circe
1 year, men to pigs
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Ithaca
Odessues home
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Helios
men once again go against his orders and eat Helios' cattle. This outrages the god, and he threatens never to rise again. As a punishment, Zeus throws a bolt of lightning at the ship, and turns it to splinters. Only Odysseus survive
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Book, movie, novel title
Italicized
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Song and poems
"Quotations"
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Sirens
Odysseus meets them , his men put wax in ears and he is tied to a pole
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Helios
After getting to Helios' island thrinacia, they get stuck for a month so odysseus goes to pray on a mountain to the gods. The men eat Helios' cattle, which they were told not too.
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Name of cyclops in odyssey
Polyphemus
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Lotus eaters
Stuck on an island eat lotus flowers and loose will to live
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Apostrophe uses
Possessive
| Connection
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Capital South
Direction: no
| The South: pt of USA: yes
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Semicolon
| Colon
Colon: ic:sc
Semicolon: ic;ic
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Corresponding five steps
Prewriting: content
Revising:style
Drafting: conventions
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Saman
Some all most any none ~plural
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Special singular
Singular- one each body
