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HIS Second Term Finals > Literature 101 > Flashcards

Literature 101 Flashcards

1
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Define “cherished”

A

Beloved, valued

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2
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Define demotic and hieroglyphic

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Ancient Egyptian writing, using symbols and pictures to represent words

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3
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Define uncanny:

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Strange, odd

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4
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Intrigue:

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Curiosity and interest

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5
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Define eminent:

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Outstanding

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6
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Define queried:

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Asked

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7
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Coffles:

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Groups of animals or slaves chained together in a line

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8
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Proximate:

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Near in time

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9
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Jostling:

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Bumping and pushing, usually in a crowd

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Who is a character?

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The people or animals who take part in a story’s action

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11
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Characterization:

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The way a writer reveals a character’s personality and qualities

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12
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What is direct characterization?

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The writer describes the character

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13
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What is indirect characterization?

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The writer reveals the character through speech and actions

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14
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What is the theme?

A

The central message expressed in a story

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15
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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events in a short story

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16
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What are the 5 parts of a plot?

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Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, and the conclusion

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17
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Explain exposition:

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Introduces the setting

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18
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Explain rising action:

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Introduces the conflict

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19
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Explain climax:

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The turning point of the story

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20
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Explain falling action:

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When the conflict reduces

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21
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Explain resolution:

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The conclusion of the story

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22
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Define tenement:

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Old, run-down apartment

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23
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Define impromptu:

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Unplanned

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24
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Define ajar:

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Slightly open

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25
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Define bodega:

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Call grocery store serving a Latino neighborhood

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26
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Define tentatively:

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Hesitantly

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27
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Define involuntary tremor:

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Automatic trembling/shaking

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28
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Define banister:

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Railing along a staircase

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29
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Define scalawags:

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People who cause trouble

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30
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Define canyon:

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Narrow valley between high cliffs

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31
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Define mesas:

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Plateaus with steep sides

32
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Define timid:

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Showing shyness

33
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Define initiation:

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Process by which one becomes a member of a group

34
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Define neglected:

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Failed to take care of

35
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Define Lance:

A

Long spear

36
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Define turquoise:

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Greenish-blue gemstone

37
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Define elective:

A

Optional course

38
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Define ese:

A

Spanish for “man”

39
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Define conviction:

A

Belief

40
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Define scowl:

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To make an unpleasant although attractive expression by frowning

41
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Define inflammatory rheumatism:

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A disease in which the joints swell painfully and gradually break down

42
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Define solemn:

A

Serious

43
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Define freshet:

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A great rise or overflowing stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow

44
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Define extricate:

A

Set free

45
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Define presumptuous:

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Overconfident, cocky

46
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Define composure:

A

Calmness of the mind

47
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Define remote:

A

Far away from everything else

48
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Define rash:

A

Thoughtless

49
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What is a stanza?

A

The verses that are grouped in a poem

50
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What is figurative language?

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Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally.

51
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What is a metaphor?

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Describe one thing as if it were something else

52
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What is personification?

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Gives human qualities to something that is not human

53
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What are similes?

A

Use LIKE or AS to compare two unlike things

54
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What is a symbol?

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Anything that represents or symbolizes something else

55
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What do sound devices do?

A

Enhance a poem’s mood and meaning

56
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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of of consonant sounds in the beginning of words (e.g beautiful boat)

57
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What is repetition?

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The use of a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence more than once

58
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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables

59
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What is consonance?

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The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables

60
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What is onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that imitate sounds (e.g BANG or BARK, CRASH)

61
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What is a rhyme?

A

The repetition of sounds at the end of words

62
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What is a meter?

A

The rhythmical pattern in a poem

63
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What is narrative poetry?

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Tells a story in verse

64
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What is Haiku?

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A three-line Japanese verse form

65
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What is a free verse?

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A poem with no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern

66
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What is lyric poetry?

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It expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker

67
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What is a ballad?

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A song like poem that tells a story

68
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What is a concrete poem?

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They’re shaped to look like their subjects. ( arrangement of lines to form an image)

69
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What is a limerick?

A

A humorous, rhyming, five line poem

70
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What is a rhyming couplet?

A

A pair of rhyming lines, usually the same length

71
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Define maestro:

A

Great musician

72
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Define “prickly pear”

A

Species of cactus with sharp spines and an edible fruit

73
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Define luminous:

A

Giving off light

74
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Define feed:

A

Tiny particles minnows feed on

75
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Define swerve:

A

Curving motion

HIS Second Term Finals (5 decks)

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