Final exam study flash cards

Question 1

first person point of view

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gives immediacy and intimacy

sympathy is more intense

author can only write what he/she personally knows or sees

Question 2

second person point of view

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rarely used

used for articles and manuals

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third person point of view

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Question 4

limited point of view

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Question 5

omniscient point of view

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all-knowing

all-seeing

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cause and effect

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Question 7

comparing and contrasting

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Question 8

dialogue

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Question 9

characterization

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Question 10

writing types (name 4)

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narrative expository persuasive descriptive

Question 11

author’s purpose

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entertain inform persuade describe

Question 12

myth

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Question 13

fable

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Question 14

metaphor

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Question 15

aliteration

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Question 16

hyperbole

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Question 17

personification

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Question 18

imagery

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Question 19

idiom

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Question 20

simile

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Question 21

opinion versus fact

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Question 22

synonym

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Question 23

antonym

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Question 24

symbolism

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Question 25

theme

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Question 26

tone

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Question 27

mood (including character’s mood)

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Question 28

plot

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Question 29

skills: making inferences based on what is read

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Question 30

skills: using context to guess at definitions of new vocabulary

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Question 31

skills: understanding sequence of events

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Question 32

skills: determining the main idea from a text

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Question 33

skills: identifying details from the text

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