Literature Trim 2 Flashcards

1
Q

stanzas:

A

how poems are organized

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

narrative poetry:

A

tells a story

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

lyric poem:

A

tells feelings/emotion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

free poem:

A

no fixed meter, rhyme, etc

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

rhyme:

A

repeating of end sounds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

rhythm:

A

pattern of beats

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

meter:

A

predictable rythm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

alliteration:

A

repeating of consonants

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

assonance:

A

what vowel sound is repeated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

allusion:

A

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

imagery:

A

use of language to provoke the past

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

perpetual:

A

forever

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

pretense:

A

a false show

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

minded:

A

take charge of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

whimper:

A

soft cry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Author’s craft:

A

the way the author complains elements like purpose and character

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

text organization:

A

the way writers arrange words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

time order:

A

exact order of events

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

compare and contrast:

A

what do people/things/ideas have in common

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

problem and solution:

A

what’s the problem and how it’s solved

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

cause and effect:

A

like a chain reaction. Someone does something then something happens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

character traits go as 2 types:

A

indirect and direct character traits

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

direct character traits:

A

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

indirect character traits:

A

describing a character through their actions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

theme:

A

the message of a story, usually about lessons in books

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

stated theme:

A

expressed directly in the text

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

implied theme:

A

expressed gradually as the book goes on

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Penn is…

A

a Quaker, who they promote peace and are vegetarians

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

scrawny:

A

thin/unhealthy/unpleasant

30
Q

prairie:

A

flat land

31
Q

violence:

A

use of physical force 2 harm

32
Q

glum:

A

sad

33
Q

misery:

A

lack of happiness

34
Q

Amish:

A

a protestant group

35
Q

pester:

A

beg and annoy to

36
Q

shudder:

A

shake/shock

37
Q

Crash took the names as…

A

Megatroid and Panourpse

38
Q

rouge:

A

makeup

39
Q

obnoxious:

A

unpleasant/disturbing

40
Q

fumble:

A

in search of/to fall over

41
Q

campaign:

A

military actions/vote seeking/activity

42
Q

vermin:

A

an insect that eats on plants

43
Q

hoist:

A

to lug up

44
Q

pay dirt:

A

profit in return

45
Q

sneer:

A

dirty look

46
Q

sputter:

A

speak rapidly/make loud noises

47
Q

Jane called Crash a ___

A

jerk

48
Q

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

A

his dad would feel bad

49
Q

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

A

left nostril

50
Q

scrumptious:

A

delightful

51
Q

Scooter was described as:

A

a person you can trust

52
Q

Scooter ____ __ Crash’s house

A

moved into

53
Q

Scooter does what to Abby and Crash?

A

Scooter tells them stories

54
Q

fluorescent:

A

dazzling in color

55
Q

anaconda:

A

a snake+the largest in the boa family

56
Q

Borneo:

A

3rd largest island in the world

57
Q

swoon:

A

happiness

58
Q

forlorn:

A

hopeless and miserable

59
Q

Abby’s mother lied that she…

A

buys her new clothes instead of 2nd Time Around

60
Q

Abby eats oyster stuffing, because…

A

they don’t have faces

61
Q

Scooter’s thanksgiving meal was described as…

A

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

62
Q

The girl Crash asked to dance with was described as:

A

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

63
Q

stroke:

A

stoppage of blood to the brain

64
Q

woozy:

A

dizzy

65
Q

klutzy:

A

tripping a lot

66
Q

jabber:

A

talk quickly

67
Q

clammy:

A

warm/damp

68
Q

bulge:

A

to expand

69
Q

blubber:

A

ocean animal fat

70
Q

pneumonia:

A

inflammation of the lungs