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1
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What is the use of figurative language to achieve a desired feeling or emotion?

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Imagery

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What is a comparison in which one thing is stated in the term of another?

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Metaphor

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3
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What is a comparison using the words “like” or “as”?

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Simile

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4
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What is a correlation of sounds?

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Rhyme

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5
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What is the repetition of a sound at the beginning of a word?

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Alliteration

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6
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What is a repetition of a vowel sound within a line in poetry?

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Assonance

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7
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What is a word choice to achieve a specific result?

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Diction

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8
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A group of lines?

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Stanza

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9
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What allows listeners to see and hear a scene without becoming part of the scene themselves?

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Aesthetic distancing

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10
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WHat is a poem with a specific structure of 14 lines?

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Sonnet

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11
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What is a delivery defined as thoroughly prepared but not memorized?

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Extemporaneous

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12
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What is the art of speaking persuasively?

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Rhetoric

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13
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What is a speech previously given by another?

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Declamation

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14
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The art of public speaking is also called?

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Oratory

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15
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When reading from a book, how should you hold a book?

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Cradling the spine with one hand

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16
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Most writing can be put into what 3 categories?

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Teach, inspire, entertain

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17
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When analyzing your script for reading, should you mark when phrasing?

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Yes

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18
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When reading a declamation, should you imitate the author?

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No, be yourself

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19
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When preparing a declamation for interpretation, what should you do?

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Research the author and occasion

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20
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What is one benefit of practicing declamation?

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Poise

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21
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What are characters that have little depth or emotion called?

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Static characters

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22
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What are the connective segments of a selection where the characters do not speak called?

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Narration

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23
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What is it called when you reduce the length of a story?

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Cutting

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24
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What were story tellers in England called?

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Bards

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25
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What were traditional stories about customs and cultures of a region called?

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Folktales

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26
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What is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning called?

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Parable

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27
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What is the name for the central idea of a story?

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Theme

28
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What are the 5 parts of a story (in order)?

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Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement (conclusion)

29
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The vocal characteristics of women are __ pitched, __ force, __ quality

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Higher pitched, less force, smoother quality

30
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The physical characteristics of children include __ pace

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Fast pace

31
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What are 2 examples of narration techniques?

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sound effects and singing

32
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What should you use when writing note cards?

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Key words

33
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What humanizes and individualizes the story?

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Story

34
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What is a numerical fact taken from a larger study or research?

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Statistic

35
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What gives your speech direction?

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Thesis sentence

36
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What contains the takeaway/application/call to action

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Conclusion

37
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What leads the listener from one main point to the next?

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Transition

38
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What evokes emotions and often deals with serious themes?

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Poetry

39
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What lends authority to your ideas?

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Quotation

40
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What is a book of Bible scholar’s study of a BIble passage?

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Commentary

41
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What contains attention-getting device and preview of main points?

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Introduction

42
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Is it a good idea to lean on the lectern?

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No

43
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What is the definition of a devotional?

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Short, inspirational speeches given about spiritual topics

44
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What sides of the notecards do you write on?

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Both sides

45
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Should you write on a notecard really small or really big?

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Big/medium

46
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What 2 things do you want to establish with your audience?

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Rapport and good posture

47
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What is kinesthetic?

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Muscular

48
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What is gustatory?

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Taste

49
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What is olfactory?

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Smell

50
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What sets the mood and focus on central theme?

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Introduction

51
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What are the 4 parts of the definition of word color?

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Force, pitch, quality, time

52
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What is the dramatic V?

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Placement of a character so the audience knows who is speaking

53
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What is a soliloquy?

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A speech, often in a play, that is performed by a character speaking to themself or directly to an audience

54
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What is word color?

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Making words sound like what they mean

55
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The vertex of the dramatic V is the ___

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Most important character

56
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What are 3 guidelines for performing a monologue?

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  1. Use pauses to indicate when the unseen person is speaking
  2. Use facial expression to indicate what the unseen person is saying
  3. Use your actions to indicate the physical presence or movement of theu nseen characters
57
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What are the 5 guidelines for the whole method?

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  1. Read the complete script over until you are thoroughly familiar with it
  2. Look away from the script for small portions as you are able
  3. Look away from the script for longer portions as you are able
  4. Every once in a while, read the script without looking away to double-check your accuracy
  5. Practice daily
58
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What is a pantomime?

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Communication of a story or scenario without the use of words or objects

59
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What are the 5 guidelines for performing a mime?

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  1. Move slowly
  2. Be precise
  3. Be consistent.
  4. Exaggerate
  5. Use your whole body
60
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What are 3 ways that pantomime can help you?

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  1. Pantomime helps you keep your audience’s attention with movements and actions
  2. Pantomime prepares you for other types of interpretation
  3. Pantomime helps you be a well-rounded communicator
61
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What are the 6 guidelines for handling an object in a mime?

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  1. Use three gestures to secure an object: approach, grasp, release
  2. Show the weight
  3. Be realistic in shape and size
  4. Use the object in a believable manner
  5. Complete each action
  6. Remember where you put things
62
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What is rhythm?

A

Musical quality of poetry that is made by the stressed and unstressed syllables of words

63
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What is the plot?

A

Events in the story

64
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What is a stock character?

A

Stereotypical representations

65
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What is a dynamic character?

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Developing and changing characters

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