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1
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a contrast between expectation and reality

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irony

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repetition of initial constant sounds

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alliteration

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a strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound

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meter

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the use of words that imitate sounds

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onomatopoeia

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5
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extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

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repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

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repetition

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7
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two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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couplet

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a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase

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oxymoron

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9
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a run-on line of poetry usually with a lack of punctuation

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enjambment

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10
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a comparison without using like or as

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metaphor

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a reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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allusion

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a strong pause within a line of verse in poetry; using punctuation

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caesura

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13
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a comparison using “like” or “as”

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simile

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14
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using differences to emphasize a point, view, or image

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contrast

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15
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anything that stands for or represents something else

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symbol

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16
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the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

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personification

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17
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T #1 in tipcast?

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title (and poet)

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18
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I in tipcast?

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imagery

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19
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P in tipcast?

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paraphrase (do it last)

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20
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C in tipcast?

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convections

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21
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A in tipcast?

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attitude

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22
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S in tipcast?

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shift word

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23
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2nd T in tipcast?

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theme (overall meaning/lesson)

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24
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rhythm and poetry

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RAP

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25
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what are poems divided into?

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stanzas

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26
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a genre of literature based on the interaction of intense words, imagery, and rhythm

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poetry

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27
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the literal concepts poems often imply

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themes

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28
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what is the poetic language found in music?

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lyrics

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29
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poems that have no regular rhyme

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free verse

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30
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metaphors, similes, imagery, and alliteration are all examples of what?

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figurative language

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31
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what grammatical tool is optional in poetry?

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punctuation

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32
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what is the pattern of the rhyme in poetry identified with letters?

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scheme

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33
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what does a shakespearean sonnet include?

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14 lines, 3 quatrains, concluding couplet, rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

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34
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what does a limerick include?

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5 lines, rhyme scheme, meter

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35
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what does a haiku include?

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3 lines; 1st line: 5 syllables, 2nd line: 7 syllables, 3rd line: 5 syllables

36
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what is the background of a story?

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exposition

37
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what introduces the plot, narrative style, characters, and conflict?

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rising action

38
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what is the part of a story that forces a change?

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turning point

39
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what is usually the most exciting part of a story which happens after the turning point?

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falling action

40
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part of the story where the conflict is resolved

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resolution

41
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what are the sequence of events that tell a story?

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plot

42
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the where and when of a story

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setting

43
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what is the struggle between the protagonist and antagonist?

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conflict

44
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anything that develop the characters in the story

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characterization

45
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the main character(s) of the story who goes through the most change

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protagonist

46
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the character or force working against the protagonist

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antagonist

47
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who or what is telling the story (1st or 3rd POV)

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narration

48
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any hints of the ending of the story found in the beginning/middle of a story

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foreshadowing

49
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when a character or narrator refers to events of the past

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flashback

50
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conversations between characters

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dialogue

51
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who is the author of the glass menagerie?

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tennessee williams

52
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what is the genre/style of the glass menagerie?

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memory play

53
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where and what year does the glass menagerie take place?

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St. Louis in the winter of 1937

54
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who is the protagonist in the glass menagerie?

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tom wingfield (merchant marine)

55
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who is the antagonist in the glass menagerie?

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amanda wingfield (from blue mountain)

56
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what is the turning point of the glass menagerie?

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jim at dinner

57
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how many gentlemen callers did amanda have and what did they all have in common?

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17 and they were all rich

58
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what are laura’s two escapes in the glass menagerie?

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the actual glass menagerie and the victrola

59
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what is tom’s nickname at work?

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shakespeare

60
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where does tom from the glass menagerie go at night and why?

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to the movies for adventure

61
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who is the author of romeo and juliet?

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william shakespeare

62
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what is the genre of romeo and juliet?

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drama

63
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where and when does romeo and juliet take place?

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verona, italy during medieval times

64
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what is the exposition of romeo and juliet?

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there is a feud between two families

65
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who are the protagonists in romeo and juliet?

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romeo and juliet

66
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who/what is the antagonist in romeo and juliet?

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the feud

67
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who is romeo’s cousin who is the “voice of reason”?

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benvolio montague

68
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who is a montague friend who is the “player”?

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mercutio

69
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who is juliet’s cousin who’s a trouble maker?

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tybalt capulet

70
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who is romeo’s mentor?

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friar lawrence

71
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who is the ruler of verona?

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the prince

72
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who is the guy in romeo and juliet who had one job?

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friar john

73
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what is the turning point of romeo and juliet?

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tybalt wants to fight romeo and kills mercutio but romeo ends up killing tybalt and gets banished

74
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who is the author of the most dangerous game?

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richard connell

75
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what is the genre of the most dangerous game?

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short story

76
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where and when does the most dangerous game take place?

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caribbean sea, 1920s, remote island called ship-trap

77
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what is the exposition of the most dangerous game?

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all characters are hunters from all over the world and have a unique understanding of hunting and prey

78
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who is the protagonist in the most dangerous game?

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sanger rainsford

79
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who is the antagonist in the most dangerous game?

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general zaroff

80
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who is zaroffs henchman in the most dangerous game?

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ivan

81
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what is the turning point of the most dangerous game?

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rainsford has 3 hours to evade zaroff’s hunt and only has a knife to use

82
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what is the resolution of the most dangerous game?

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rainsford sleeps in bed at night

83
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what is the resolution of romeo and juliet?

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the feud ends and two statues of the young lovers will be made to honor the loss of what could’ve been

84
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what is the resolution of the glass menagerie?

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candles out

85
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how does rainsford feel when being hunted?

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like a mouse being chased by a cat

86
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what does romeo do when he hears juliet is dead?

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he buys poison and dies

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