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Literature Trim 2 Flashcards

1
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stanzas:

A

how poems are organized

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narrative poetry:

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tells a story

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lyric poem:

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tells feelings/emotion

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free poem:

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no fixed meter, rhyme, etc

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rhyme:

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repeating of end sounds

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rhythm:

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pattern of beats

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meter:

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predictable rythm

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alliteration:

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repeating of consonants

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assonance:

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what vowel sound is repeated

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allusion:

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a reference to someone/thing known from history, sports, etc

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imagery:

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use of language to provoke the past

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perpetual:

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forever

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pretense:

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a false show

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minded:

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take charge of

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15
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whimper:

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soft cry

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Author’s craft:

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the way the author complains elements like purpose and character

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17
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text organization:

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the way writers arrange words

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time order:

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exact order of events

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compare and contrast:

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what do people/things/ideas have in common

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problem and solution:

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what’s the problem and how it’s solved

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21
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cause and effect:

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like a chain reaction. Someone does something then something happens

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character traits go as 2 types:

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indirect and direct character traits

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direct character traits:

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when the author tells you exactly and clearly how a character is
e.g) Sam is sloppy

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indirect character traits:

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describing a character through their actions

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theme:

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the message of a story, usually about lessons in books

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stated theme:

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expressed directly in the text

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implied theme:

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expressed gradually as the book goes on

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28
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Penn is…

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a Quaker, who they promote peace and are vegetarians

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scrawny:

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thin/unhealthy/unpleasant

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prairie:

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violence:

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use of physical force 2 harm

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glum:

33
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misery:

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lack of happiness

34
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Amish:

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a protestant group

35
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pester:

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beg and annoy to

36
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shudder:

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shake/shock

37
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Crash took the names as…

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Megatroid and Panourpse

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rouge:

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obnoxious:

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unpleasant/disturbing

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fumble:

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in search of/to fall over

41
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campaign:

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military actions/vote seeking/activity

42
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vermin:

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an insect that eats on plants

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hoist:

44
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pay dirt:

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profit in return

45
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sneer:

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dirty look

46
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sputter:

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speak rapidly/make loud noises

47
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Jane called Crash a ___

48
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Crash felt like he shoudn’t have asked his dad about his game because…

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his dad would feel bad

49
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Crash felt like he could’ve gave his _____ ______ for the look Jane Forbes gave Penn

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left nostril

50
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scrumptious:

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delightful

51
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Scooter was described as:

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a person you can trust

52
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Scooter ____ __ Crash’s house

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moved into

53
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Scooter does what to Abby and Crash?

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Scooter tells them stories

54
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fluorescent:

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dazzling in color

55
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anaconda:

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a snake+the largest in the boa family

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Borneo:

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3rd largest island in the world

57
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swoon:

58
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forlorn:

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hopeless and miserable

59
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Abby’s mother lied that she…

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buys her new clothes instead of 2nd Time Around

60
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Abby eats oyster stuffing, because…

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they don’t have faces

61
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Scooter’s thanksgiving meal was described as…

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delicious, and if you threw out the turkey, you wouldn’t even miss it

62
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The girl Crash asked to dance with was described as:

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the body of a 3rd grader and the face of a drunken grandmother

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stroke:

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stoppage of blood to the brain

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woozy:

65
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klutzy:

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tripping a lot

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jabber:

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talk quickly

67
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clammy:

68
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bulge:

69
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blubber:

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ocean animal fat

70
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pneumonia:

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inflammation of the lungs

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