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Midterm Assesment Term 2 Flashcards

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Setting

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Time and place in which a story/scene takes place

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Mood

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Feeling created by the text

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Tone

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Attitude of the speaker towards something

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External Conflict

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Character struggles with something outside of their mind

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Conflict

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When a character desires something but cannot have it

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Internal Conflict

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When a character struggles with their own thinking/thoughts

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Main Idea

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The summary of the plot

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Symbol

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Something that represents itself and something else

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Foreshadowing

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Clues to the outcome of the story

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Suspense

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Creating tension in the reader

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Irony

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When results are opposite of expectations

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Verbal Irony

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When what is said is opposite of what happen

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Dramatic Irony

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When the audience knows more than the character

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Situational Irony

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When events are opposite of what is believed to happen

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15
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POV

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Perspective the text is told from

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16
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1st Person

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Narrated by the character in the text

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2nd Person

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Reader in the text

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18
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3rd Person Limited

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Follows one person throughout the entire story

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3rd Person Omniscent

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Follows most or all the characters and/or reveals thoughts of the character

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3rd Person Objective

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Narrates what can only be seen or heard

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21
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Allusion

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A brief indirect reference to a person. place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance

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Anthropomorphism

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The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.

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23
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Name the eight parts of speech.

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

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24
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Name the three parts of a paragraph

A

Topic (Topic Sentence)
Evidence (Example)
Explanation (Commentary)

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25
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What is the topic (topic sentence)?

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First sentence must be a direct answer to the prompt

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What is the evidence (example)?

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Details from the source that supports the topic.

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What is the explanation (commentary)?

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Details from the text must be explained and shown how it supports the topic sentence.

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28
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What is a genre?

A

the division of literature

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29
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What is a minor genre?

A

the sub- division of literature

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30
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What are the three major genres?

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prose, verse, drama

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31
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Name three minor genres.

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fantasy, science fiction, thriller, horror, suspense, mystery

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32
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What is fiction?

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Literature based on the imagination

33
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What is Non-Fiction?

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Literature based on actual events

34
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Name the parts of a story

A 
Exposition
central conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
denouement
35
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Definition of plot.

A

series of related of events that tell a story

36
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What is the exposition?

A

introduces main characters, setting, mood: normal life

37
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What is the central conflict?

A

problem that causes the story

38
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What is the rising action?

A

attempts to solve central conflict

39
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What is the climax?

A

the point in the story where the problem is solved or is

discovered to be unsolvable

40
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What is the falling action?

A

reaction to the climax

41
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What is the resolution?

A

returns to new normal life

42
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What is the denouement?

A

end of narrative

matters are explained and problems are resolved

43
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What is a main character?

A

the principle participant in the story

44
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What is a minor character?

A

maintains a limited role in the story

45
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What is a protagonist?

A

character that attempts to achieve or change something

46
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What is a antagonist?

A

character that attempts to stop the protagonist

47
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What is a static character?

A

a character that does NOT change

48
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What is a dynamic character?

A

a character that changes

49
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What is a flat character?

A

a character that is limited in personality: stereotype

librarian

50
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What is a round character?

A

a character that is well developed; many sides to personality

51
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What is characterization?

A

the act where the author reveals the character

52
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What is a direct characterization?

A

the author directly states what type the character is

53
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What is indirect characterization?

A

the author gives clues about what type of a person the character is

54
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What is prose?

A

Literature written in standard paragraph form

55
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What is verse?

A

Literature NOT written in standard paragraph

56
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What is drama?

A

Literature written that is meant to be preformed

57
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What is the simple subject?

A

The who or what that is preforming the action.

58
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What is the simple predicate?

A

The action of the sentence.

59
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Barn Burning: What building doubles for the town courthouse in this story?

A

A store

60
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Barn Burning: Mr. Snopes has an animal that breaks through Mr. Harris;s fence and into hist cornfields multiple times. Which animal is it?

A

A hog

61
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Barn Burning: What does the judge tell Snopes to do after dismissing the charges brought against him by Mr. Harris

A

To leave the country

62
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Barn Burning: What does Major DE Spain charge Snopes for ruining his rug by improper cleaning?

A

20 Bushels of Corn

63
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Barn Burning: What does Sarty blurt out to the servant when he runs into the de Spain House?
Hint: Climax

A

BARN!!!!

64
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The Tell-Tale Heart: The old man is a (flat or round) character?

A

Flat

65
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The Tell-Tale Heart: The old man is a (dynamic or static) character?

A

Static

66
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The Tell-Tale Heart: The old man is a (protagonist or antagonist)?

A

Antagonist????????

67
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The Tell-Tale Heart: The narrator is a (round or flat) character?

A

Round

68
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The Tell-Tale Heart: The narrator is a (dynamic or static) character?

A

Dynamic

69
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The Tell-Tale Heart: The narrator is a (protagonist or antagonist)?

A

Neither

70
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What is the major genre of the The Tell-Tale Heart?

A

PROSE

71
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What is the Minor Genre of the The Tell-Tale Heart?

A

HORROR

72
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POV for the Tell-Tale Heart

A

1st

2nd

73
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What is the climax of the The Tell-Tale Heart?

A

When the narrator kills the old man

74
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What is the internal conflict in the The Tell-Tale Heart?

A

The narrator struggles to control his thoughts and wants to get rid of the eye but not the old man

75
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What is the external conflict in the The Tell-Tale Heart?

A

The eye

76
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Walter Mitty: What type of character is Mrs. Mitty?

A

Flat

77
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Walter Mitty: What POV is the story written from?

A

3RD Person Limited Omniscient

78
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Barn Burning: This story is written from what perspective?

A

3rd Person Limted

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