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English Exam Study
English Exam Study
49
English
9th Grade
05/24/2011

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Where does The House on Mango Street take place?
Definition
Chicago, Illinois
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Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
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Verona, Italy
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Where does Of Mice and Men take place?
Definition
Salinas, California
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Personal Essay
Definition
A short essay on any topic, serious of humorous. Reveals the writer's personality and tastes.
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Autobiography
Definition
A full-length work that gives an account of the writer's own life.
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Biography
Definition
Tells the story of a person's life, written or told by someone other than the subject.
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Tone
Definition
A writer's attitude toward a subject, character, or the audience.
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Memoir
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Zeroes in on a particular time period in the writer's life.
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Expository Essay
Definition
Explains something to the reader by giving information or clarifying an idea.
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Mood
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Emotional atmosphere
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Diction
Definition
Word choice
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Play
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A story acted out live and on stage.
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Script
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The text of a play.
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Dialogue
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A conversation between characters.
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Monologue
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A long speech by one character to one or more other characters onstage.
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Aside
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A comment that only the audience is supposed to hear.
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Plot
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Follows a rising-and-falling structure.
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Conflict
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Creates tensions that increases as the play progresses.
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Climax
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The emotional high point of a story.
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Tragedy
Definition
The presentation of serious and important actions that end unhappily.
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Tragic Hero
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Has a personal failing that leads to their downfall.
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Tragic Flaw
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Excessive pride, ambition, passion, etc.
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Dramatic Irony
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When the audience or the reader knows something important that a character does not know.
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Soliloquy
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A speech by a character who is alone onstage speaking the their self or the audience.
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Foil
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A character who is used to contrast another character.
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Archetype
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A universally understood symbol or pattern of behavior, a prototype.
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Affluent
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Wealthy
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Confronted
Definition
Came face-to-face with someone
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Cross
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Angry
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Desperado
Definition
Reckless criminal
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Grisly
Definition
Horrible, gruesome
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Indulgent
Definition
Giving into someone else's wishes
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Inoffensive
Definition
Harmless, not objecting in any way
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Judicious
Definition
Showing good judgment
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Loathesome
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Hateful, disgusting
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Malignant
Definition
Evil, cruel
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Meticulously
Definition
Carefully, with great attention to detail
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Ominous
Definition
Unfavorable
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Perish
Definition
To die
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Reigned
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Ruled
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Resolve
Definition
Determination
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Soft
Definition
Wait, hold up
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Sparse
Definition
Growing or spaced wide apart
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Anon
Definition
At once, immediately
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Sullenly
Definition
In a resentful, disagreeable manner
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Tramp
Definition
Person who goes about on foot
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Transient
Definition
Quickly passing, fleeting
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Wherefore
Definition
Why
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Writhing
Definition
Twisting or turning, as in pain
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