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UNIT 3 Review Flashcards

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Figurative Language

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Language that is not meant to be taken literally.

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Simile

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Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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Metaphor

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Comparing two unlike things without using like or as

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Onomatopoeia

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Sound words (BOOM!!!!)

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Personification

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Giving inanimate (non living) objects human like qualities

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration

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Imagery

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The use of language that creates images in the reader’s mind

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Adjective

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Describes a noun

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Adverb

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Describes a verb

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Descriptive language

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Words that use the 5 senses to describe a subject

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Types of conflict

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Man vs man, man vs self, man vs. society

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Inciting force

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The character/force/event that causes the conflict

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Internal conflict

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The character’s thoughts and feelings that cause a conflict (man vs self)

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External conflict

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The problem created outside of the character (man vs. man)

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Theme

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The lesson, the moral, the message, the idea of the story

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Tone

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The author’s attitude toward the subject using word choice.

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Static character

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A character that does not change their actions and behavior

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Dynamic character

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A character that changes their actions and behavior

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Flat character

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A character that does not change emotions

20
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Round character

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A character that changes their emotions throughout the story

21
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1st person point of view

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“I, my, me, we, us”

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2nd person point of view

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“you”

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3rd person point of view

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“They, them, he, she, person’s name”

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Limited POV

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Only knows one character’s thoughts and feelings

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Objective POV

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Knows NO ONE”s thoughts and feelings

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Omniscient POV

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Knows everyone’s thoughts and feelings

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Author’s purposes

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To entertain, to persuade, and to inform

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Mood

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The overall emotion of the story

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