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Language Arts Final Flashcards

1
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What is another name for ‘The Heroes Journey’?

A

The Monomyth

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What is the order of the heroes journey (8 steps)?

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Birth/home
Call to Adventure 
Supernatural Helper
Talisman or Special Weapon
Crossing the Threshold
Trials 
Achievement of Goal 
Reconciliation with Father Figure
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3
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Who is the creator of ‘The Heroes Journey’?

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Joseph Campbell

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What makes a supernatural helper?

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They are magical and mystical. (often old and wise)

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What is personification?

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Personification - Giving something that is non human, human like characteristics
ex. the book jumped from the shelf

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What is an hyperbole?

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Hyperbole- An exaggeration so dramatic that it is obviously not true
ex. I walked for five billion years

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What is a metaphor?

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Metaphor- A statement that is a comparison of two unlike things
ex. she was a cloud

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What is a simile?

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Simile- A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

ex. She jumped like a frog

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration- When a set of words uses the same sound or letter repeatedly
ex. Lily likes lamps

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What is an onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia- Words sounds

ex. buzz, eek, squeal

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What is an idiom?

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Idiom- A set of words that can have more than one meaning behind them
ex. Chip on your shoulder- having a grudge
It’s raining cats and dogs- It’s raining very hard

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What is assonance?

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Assonance- Repetition of vowel sounds to create an internal rhyming within phrases or sentences.

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13
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Who were the main characters in ‘Enders Game’?

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Ender, Peter and Valentine

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What are some major themes from ‘Enders Game’?

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Adult vs. Child
Isolation brings out individual strength
Friends vs. Enemies
Doing things differently

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What camera angle is used to make the subject look more powerful and brave?

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Low angle shot

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16
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What camera angle is used to make the subject appear small and scared?

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A high angle shot

17
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What are some themes of ‘The Truman Show’?

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Limits of simulated reality    
The power of media    
Utopia/Dystopia
Authenticity
The American dream
18
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What are the stages of plot structure?

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Exposition, Initial Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution

19
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What is exposition?

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Exposition

Beginning of the story where characters, time and setting are introduced.

20
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What is the initial incident?

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Initial Incident (conflict)
Conflict starts, cause of the story.
21
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What is rising action?

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Rising Action

Conflict builds and becomes complicated, story starts “going”.

22
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What is climax?

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Climax
Highest point of interest in the story. Win or loss. Turning point.
receives information, accepts, acts.

23
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What is falling action?

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Falling Action

Everything resolves itself.

24
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What is resolution?

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Resolution

Final outcome and untangling of events.

25
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What is the initial incident in the Truman show?

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When the light falls from the sky.

26
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What is a protagonist?

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Protagonist-
Main character.
All events are of some importance to this character.
Character that is primarily involved in this main conflict of the story. (Not always Good vs Evil)

27
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What is an antagonist?

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Antagonist-
Works against the protagonist (opposes the main character)
Character that brings about conflict.

28
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What is a round character?

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Complex or presented in detail

29
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What is a dynamic character?

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Developing and learning during the course of the story

30
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What is a flat character?

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Characterized by one or two traits

31
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What is a static character?

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Unchanged from beginning to end of the story

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