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Pre-AP English 7 Final Exam
Pre-AP English 7 Final Exam for Mr.House
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7th Grade
05/19/2011

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onomatopoea
Definition
use of a word whose sound is some degree imitates the meaning
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tone
Definition
attitude the writer takes toward his or her, subject, characters, and readers
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denotation
Definition
dictionary meaning of the word
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aside
Definition
words spoken by the actor in a play not meant to be heard by other actors
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connotation
Definition
the emotion the word may arouse
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foreshadowing
Definition
the use of hints in a narrative to suggest what is to come
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flashback
Definition
earlier scene that interrupts the action to show an event that happened in an earlier time
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epic
Definition
long narrative poem that relates the deeds of a hero
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allusion
Definition
reference in a work to another person, place, or event in another work
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resolution
Definition
outcome of a conflict
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of like sounds
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pun
Definition
humor used to suggest multiple meanings
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imagery
Definition
sense appealing language
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consonance
Definition
repetition of consonant sounds
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sonnet
Definition
14 line lyric poem
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climax
Definition
highest point in of action
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point of view
Definition
vantage point of the story
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static
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constant character in a story
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exposition
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writing to present info
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theme
Definition
main idea of a literary work
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dynamic
Definition
character that changes in a story
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blank verse
Definition
poetry in Iamberic Pentameter with out rhyme scheme
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anachronism
Definition
event where detales are not in there propper place in history or time
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caesura
Definition
pause between a word or line created by a dash
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hyperbole
Definition
extreme exageration
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cliche`
Definition
over used saying
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conflict
Definition
struggle between opposing forces
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monologue
Definition
long unenterupted speech spoken in the present
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Poe
Definition
father of the short story
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O'Henry
Definition
wrote short stories with surprise endings
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Shakespeare
Definition
wrote poetry and plays
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euphany
Definition
a musical poetry device with smoothe sounds
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cacophony
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a musical poetry device with harsh sounds
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assonance
Definition
repition of similar vowel sounds
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simile
Definition
a literary devise where one thing is said to be like or as something else
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personification
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literary device where inanimate objects are given human-like qualities
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soliloquy
Definition
words spoken not ment to be heard
(ie. a character's thoughts)
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apostrophe
Definition
poetry device where poet speaks to an abstract
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metaphore
Definition
literary device where two(2) unlike things are said to be another
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litotes
Definition
understatement
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