Identifications Flashcards

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Types of Conflict

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Internal Conflict

External Conflict

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Internal vs. External Conflicts

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Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Supernatural
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Types of Irony

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Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony

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Quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing

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Tone

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To amuse, persuade, or inform the reader

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Author’s Purpose

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Brave, noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements

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Epic Hero

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Describes the structure of a story, and shows casual arrangements of events and actions

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Plot Structure

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

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Connotation

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Literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

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Denotation

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Dashes, Semi - colons, colons, and commas

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Punctuation

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8 Parts of Speech

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Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection

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Name of a person, place, or thing

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Noun

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A word used in place of a noun

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Pronoun

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Expresses action or being

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Verb

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Modifies or describes noun or pronoun

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Adjective

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Modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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Adverb

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Word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence

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Preposition

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Joins words, phrases, or clauses

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Conjunction

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Word used to express emotion

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Interjection

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Types of sentences

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Simple
Compound
Complex

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Simple, Compound, or Complex:

The cat ate the food.

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Simple

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Simple, Compound, or Complex:

The dog jumped in the pool and swam.

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Compound

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Simple, Compound, or Complex:

The dog splashed the cat, and the cat meowed loudly; the dog barked happily.

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Complex

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(The dog) is happy.

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Simple subject

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(The dog) jumped into the pool.

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Complete predicate

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Modes of Writing

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Descriptive, Narrative, Persuasive, Expository