English 2 may Flashcards

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1
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What year was charles dickens born

A

1812

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2
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How old was he when his father was taken to prison

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12

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3
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Why did his father go to prison

A

debt

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4
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where did he work when he was forced from school

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a blacking factory

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5
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how old was he when his education ended

A

15

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6
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what 2 jobs did he work at before starting his writing career

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law clerk and newspaper reporter

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7
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How many novels, short stories and newspaper articles did her write

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15

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8
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what did he use his writing for

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to encourage social reform

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9
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He used his celebrity to …

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support dozens of charities and raise awareness of social injustice

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10
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immigrant

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a person who comes to live permanently in another country by choice

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refugee

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a person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

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12
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sympathy

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feeling pity or sorrow for someone else

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13
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empathy

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being able to understand and share feelings of another

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14
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Dehumanise

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to deprive someone of human dignity

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15
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Discrimination

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to treat some people differently than others

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Inequality

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when some people lack the rights, opportunities and fair laws of others

17
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prejudice

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a preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience

18
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Metaphor

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stating one thing is another

19
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Enjambment

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no punctuation at the end of a line

20
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Stanza

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a set of lines in a poem

21
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Symbolism

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using an object to represent a concept or idea

22
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Direct Address

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speaking directly to the reader using the second person