Final Exam Flashcards

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What is paraphrase?

A

restating in your own words what someone else wrote or said.

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What is inference ?

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a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning.

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What is a synonym?

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a word that has a similar meaning to another word. For example: happy and joyous; big and large; funny and humorous.

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What is a Thesaurus?

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a resource that lists synonyms for words.                                       

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What is characterization?

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development of characters through physical description, thoughts, feelings, words, actions, and others’ reactions. 

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What is Direct Characterization?

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author tells us what a character’s appearance or personality is like.

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Indirect Characterization:

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author shows character development through physical description, thoughts, speech, action, and reactions of other characters.

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What is an end-stop?

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a dash, comma, or period at the end of a line of poetry; it tells us to pause before moving on.

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What is enjambment?

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the running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without a pause or end punctuation. 

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10
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 what is Irony?

A

difference between expectation and reality

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What is situational irony?

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an event that contradicts the expectations of the reader or audience. 

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What is dramatic irony?

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the audience or readers know something that the characters in the story do not.  

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What is verbal irony?

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a writer or speaker says one thing but means the opposite.

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14
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What is symbol?

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a type of figurative language in which a tangible object represents or stands for a larger idea.

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What is Antonym?

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a word that means the opposite of another word.

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What is Concrete Poem?

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a poem written in the shape of the topic it is about.

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What is Imagery?

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strong, vivid description in a story.

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What is Sensory Language?

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the use of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch words to help readers imagine and experience what the characters experience.