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English Exam Flashcards

1
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*the repetition of the initial consonant or vowel sound of a word

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alliteration

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2
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the main events in a story or play

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plot

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3
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refers to the conversations between 2 or more characters

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dialogue

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4
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written instructions designed to aid in producing the play and helping the reader visualize the setting of the scenes by giving details of time, place, scenery, props, and the entrances and exits of the characters

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stage directions

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5
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movements and speech of the characters and involves the pattern of events telling the story

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action

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6
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introduction or background

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exposition

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7
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problem

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rising action

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8
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crisis

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climax

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9
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resolution

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falling action

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10
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tying up loose ends

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denouement

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11
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the main character or hero who is usually in conflict with the antagonist

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protagonista

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12
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n opposing character or rival

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antagonist

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13
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*the repetition of initial vowel sounds

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assonance

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14
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*the repetition of final consonant sounds

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consonsance

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15
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pine tree shillings

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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16
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Lady of Shalott

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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17
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lady of shalott

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lady of shalott

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18
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Lady Ann

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Men of Iron

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19
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Lady Alice

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Men of Iron

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20
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Mr. Bixby

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a pilot’s needs

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21
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Samuel Sewell

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Pine Tree Shillings

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22
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Betsey

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Pine Tree Shillings

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23
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Myles

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Men of Iron

24
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Earl of Mackworth

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Men of Iron

25
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the centrral idea that gives a work meanting

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theme

26
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the point of highest intensity of the story

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climax

27
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rhymes that come at the end of lines of poetry

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end rhyme

28
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how your rhymes go – A B A B C C

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rhyme scheme

29
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the regular recurrence of sound or motion

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rhythm

30
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main events in a story or play

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plot

31
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*the physical background in which the events of the story take place

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settings

32
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Who wrote “The Ransom of Red Chief”?

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O. Henery

33
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Who wrote “Voyagers”?

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Henery Van Dyke

34
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Who wrote “Travel”?

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Robert Louis Stevenson

35
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Who wrote “An Unfortunate Lily Maid”?

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L. M. Montgomery

36
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“With exploding jubilation they were welcoming him to France…”

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Lindbergh

37
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“In The we trust, whate’er befall; Thy sea is great, our boats are small.”

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Voyagers

38
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“Grant us among Thy host,
To follow Thee, to fight for Thee,”

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Victoria

39
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“Don’t give up all your romance,”

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An Unfortunate Lily Maid

40
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the use of words that appeal to the senses

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imagery

41
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*an expressed comparison of unlike things using the words like or as

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simile

42
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*an implied comparison in which one thing is compared in terms of another

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metaphor

43
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*Greatest poet of the English romantic movement; “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”

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William Wordsworth

44
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*a master of lyric poetry; “Sun and Fog”

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Emily Dickinson

45
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*known for his works of poetry and for his monumental biographical study of Abraham Lincoln; “Splinter” and “Fog”

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Carl Sandburg

46
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*enjoyed writing throughout his career, becoming known as a poet, lyricist, novelist, and spokesman; “The Creation”

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James Weldon Johnson

47
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*“The fog comes on little cat feet”

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Fog by Carl Sandburg

48
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*In Love for the Hills the women spent how much money for a petition

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$5

49
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*What was the relationship between Lady Anne and Lady Alice

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cousins

50
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*What brought the two women together in Love for the Hills

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Both were from Colorado

51
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*What two states did Pony Express Riders ride between

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California and Missouri

52
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*Who was the antagonist in A Tale of Two Cities?

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Therese

53
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*Who saved Basil Underwood from death?

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Bessy

54
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*Who kidnapped the boy for ransom money?

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Bill

55
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*Who lost confidence while piloting the steamboat?

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Samuel Clemens

56
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*Who was stranded on a bridge after her boat sprang a leak?

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Anne

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