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9th Grade
12/13/2011

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Process of revealing the personality of a character in a story
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Characterization
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Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot
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climax
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Struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces
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conflict
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another name for resolution
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denouement
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type of writing that explains, gives info, defines, or clarifies on
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exposition
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Interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backward and tell what happened in earlier times
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Flashback
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the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later
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Foreshadowing
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a story's atmosphere or the feeling it brings
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mood
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series or related events that make up a story or drama
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Plot
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Point from which a writer tells a story. 3-1st person, omniscient, and 3rd person reporter
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Point of view
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final part of the story
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resolution
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when the characters come across difficulties in plot
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rising action (complication)
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the time and place of the story
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setting
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person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something itself as well
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symbol
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central idea of a work of literature
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theme
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3 types of irony
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verbal, dramatic, and situational
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when the writer writes something but means something else
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verbal irony
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when the audience knows something the character doesn't
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dramatic irony
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when what the reader thinks will happen is not at all what happens
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situational irony
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Plot of "The most dangerous game"
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General Zaroff tries to kill Rainsford
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Characters of "the most dangerous game"
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General Zaroff, Whitney, and Rainsford
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Setting of "The most dangerous game"
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Ship-trap island
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Points of view of "the most dangerous game"
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3rd person reporter
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Plot of "Thank You M'am"
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Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse and she is polite
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Characters of "Thank You M'am"
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Roger, Mrs. Jones
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Setting of "Thank You M'am"
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Mrs. Jones apartment
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Point of view of "Thank You M'am"
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3rd person reporter
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Plot of "Harrison Bergeron"
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The general puts handicaps on every to make them normal
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Characters of "Harrison Bergeron"
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George, Hazel, Harrison, General
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Setting of "Harrison Bergeron"
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George and Hazel's house, auditorium
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Point of view of "Harrison Bergeron"
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3rd person reporter
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Theme of "Harrison Bergeron"
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Being different is a quality of each person
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Plot of "The Necklace"
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Mathilde borrows a necklace, loses it, and works her whole life trying to pay for it, the necklace is fake
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Characters of "The necklace"
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Mathilde, M. Loisel
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Setting of "The necklace"
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France
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Point of view of "The Necklace"
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3rd person limited
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Theme of "the Necklace"
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Don't loose things that aren't yours
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Plot of "The scarlet ibis"
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Doodle is a disabled boy whose brother helps him walk and run
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Characters of "The scarlet ibis"
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Doodle , the brother
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Settings of "the scarlet ibis"
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Their house, the swamp
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Point of view of "The scarlet ibis"
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1st person
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Theme of "the scarlet ibis"
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Take care of those you love, be determined
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Plot of "The cask of amontillado"
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Montresor tricks Fortunato and then kills him
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Characters of "the cask of amontillado"
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Fortunato, Montresor
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Setting of "the cask of amontillado"
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italy
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Point of view of "the cask of amontillado"
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1st person
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Theme of "The cask of amontillado"
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karma (irony)
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Plot of "the sniper"
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The sniper kills his brother
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Characters of "the sniper"
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Sniper, his brother
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Setting of "the sniper"
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Ireland
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Point of view of "the sniper"
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3rd person reporter
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Theme of "the sniper"
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War gets you nowhere, be careful of you actions consequences
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Likes to organize, dogged, impressed with authority, likes things done correctly
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#1 Foreman
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Quiet, shy, listens to what everybody else says and agrees, hesitant and meek, easily swayed
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#2
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Saddist, "Wants to see this kid fry", last person to agree not guilty, strong and forceful
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#3
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Rich, open to talking about the crime, practiced speaker, feels better than other jurors
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#4
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Shy, youngest one, "from the slums", frightened and native
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#5
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Quiet, Not very big part, honest and dull-witted, comes up with decisions slowly and carefully
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#6
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In a hurry for baseball game, flashy and sarcastic, always has an opinion, flashy clothes, short-tempered
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#7
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First to vote not guilty, seeking truth, takes his time, quiet and thoughtful, wants justice to be done
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#8
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2nd person to change vote, old guy who is just there, mild and ineffective
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#9
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Bigot, very prejudice, antagonizes everyone, is going nowhere in life
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#10
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Foreigner from Europe, quiet, humble and ashamed, seeks justice because of the injustice he's been through
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#11
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In advertising, doesn't think of people as individuals, superficial snob trying to be a good fellow
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#12
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What does a sentence need?
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A verb, subject, and complete thought
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What is a fragment?
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A sentence missing either a verb, subject, or a complete thought
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What is a run-on?
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2 sentences not separated by a comma, period, or semicolon
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What is a comma splice?
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2 complete sentences combined with just a comma. Needs-conjunction, semi-colon instead of comma, or period
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What are the 4 reasons for writing?
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To persuade, inform, express, or create(narrative)
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Writer's Journal, Mapping, Webbing, Graphic-Organizer, Free-writing, Brainstorming, 6 w's, Senses, Visualizing, What if, Listening and Reading with Focus is what?
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Pre-Writing list
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What are the Steps in Writing?
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Pre-writing, Writing, Revision, and Publish
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States the subject and limits the subject
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Topic Sentence
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Final sentence in a paragraph that bring the end together
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Clincher
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To give information
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Expository
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To convince someone to change their opinion or action
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Persuasive
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To tell a story/what most novels are
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Narrative
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In order of time
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Chronological
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To organize by space
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Spatial
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Organizing by how important things are
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Order of Importance
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Alike/different
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Compare/Contrast
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Making connections, words that connect or flow
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Transition
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How things stick together/ use transitions
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Coherence
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Sticking to the subject/ Deals with 1 subject
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Unity
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The statement of what you writing about/ Topic of essay (last sentence of first paragraph)
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Thesis
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Who tells the story (3 different kinds)
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Point of View
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Vertical transitions
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paragraph to paragraph
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Horizontal transitions
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words that flow sentences in a paragraph, sentence to sentence
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When the reader looks over the paper fixing mistakes of grammar or spelling (small mistakes)
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Proofreading
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The writer sifts through and improves the rough draft (major changes)
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Revision
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The backbone of the paper, a sentence that states the main ideas of the limited topic, last sentence of the introductory
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Peer revision
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First paragraph that states the ideas and has a hook
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introduction
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More than one paragraph that explains the main points
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Body of paper
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What is the main idea of the letter by Pollin and Benedetto?
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There is a great deal of evidence that Poe's death was due to alcoholism
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What is the strongest evidence Dr. Benitez presents in his letter to defend his theory?
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Rabies has a long incubation period, and many victims do not remember being attacked by an animal
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What is the main idea of "Lives in the Crossfire"?
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The troubles affect the daily life of children, as well as that of adults, in Northern Ireland.
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Re-enforcing main ideas, closing the paper last paragraph of a them
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Conclusion
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People who read or listen or watch a book/play (who you are trying to address)
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audience
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To arrange ideas together to show how they are related (compare/contrast)
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Logical Order
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Comparing 2 unlike things, using like or as (his love is like an ocean)
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Simile
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Comparing 2 unlike things, by saying 1 is the other (Shes an angel)
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Metaphor
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To give a non-human thing human qualities (The suns smiles)
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Personification
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An extreme exaggeration (this book bag ways a ton)
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Hyperbole
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The word makes the sound that it is (Click, clap ,boo)
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Onomatopoeia
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When an author draws a word picture by using words that appeal to the 5 senses
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Imagery
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A joke on words that have 2 meanings (Keep off the grass-rehab)
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Pun
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A group of words that have a special meaning different than the actual meaning (he is over the hill)
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Idiom
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In writing and art when the author ridicules some weakness in individuals or society (making fun)
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Satire
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The person who's story we follow (hero)
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Protagonist
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The person that keeps the protagonist from succeeding
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Antagonist
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The message in the story
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theme
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the author's attitude towards a subject or a character
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tone
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The device of "The sniper"
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Irony-killed brother
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The device of "The most dangerous game"
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Irony- hunted doesn't have feeling
Foreshadowing-talk on boat
Imagery-velvet night
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The device of "Harrison Bergeron"
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Satire-making fun of society
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The device of "The necklace"
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Irony-found out necklace was a fake
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The device of "Thank you Ma'am"
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Irony-anybody else would've thrown Roger in jail, Mrs. Jones does opposite
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The device of "Cask of Amontillado"
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Irony- Situational
- Verbal
-Dramatic
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The device of "Scarlet Ibis"
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Symbolism- the Ibis dies and so does Doodle-The Ibis represents Doodle
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