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final exam
poetry & narratives
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Literature
8th Grade
06/01/2008

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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of beginning consonant sounds              example: ''She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore''
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allusion
Definition

refers to a real person, place, or event the reader is familiar with.

Example: Henry, a fictional character in Red Badge of Courage, is set in the Civil War.

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Antagonist

 

Definition
Bad guy, or force( twister, illness), pitted against the Protagonist.
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Ballad
Definition
poem that was intended to be sung.
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Character

 

Definition
people and sometimes animals who participate in the action.
Term
Give 4 different kinds of characters and give example
Definition

1.Dynamic char.-changes and grows throughout the story.    Ex.- Jethro in Across Five Aprils

2.Static char.- remains basically the same.       Example- Henry in The Red Badge of Courage.

3.Round char.-has many sides to their personality and complex traits.  Ex.- David in North to Freedom. 4.Flat char.-underdeveloped char., only 1 or 2 dominant traits.       Ex.- Madge in Johnny Tremain.

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Characterization
Definition
Techniques used by writers to develope characters.
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name 2 kinds of characterizations used by writers
Definition

Direct Char.- writer gives you a direct description of the character's physical appearance or personal traits.

Indirect Char.- writer can use

D-diologue

R-reacions

A-actions

F-feelings

T-thoughts

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Climax
Definition
Turning point of the action and when interest and intensity reach their peak. A.K.A.- most interesting part of the story.
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Conflict
Definition
Struggles and/or problems between opposing forces (protagonist and antagonist) that is the basis of the plot.  aka- problems characters face in the story.
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Descriptive writing/ Sensory language
Definition

writing that appeals to the senses.

Ex.- descriptive writings that you can fell, see, smell, hear, taste as if it is actually there.

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Dialect
Definition
particular variety of language spoken in one place by a distinct group of people.     Ex.- Southern talk( no offense)  ''I swan!'' (in The Red Badge of Courage), and a teenage possee language.
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Extended Metaphor
Definition
2 unlike things are compared at some length and in several ways.
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Figurative Language
Definition
Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of the words.
Term
Name the 4 figures of speech
Definition

S-simile-comparing with ''like'' or ''as''  Ex.- ''Like a small gray coffee pot, there sat the squirrel.'' or "his stomach is as big as a watermelon"

H-hyperbole-using exaggeration for emphasis or humor  Ex. - "I've told you a million times not to slam the door"  -  "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

M-metaphor-comparison between two unlike things that have something in common  Ex. "the morning is a new sheet of paper for you to write on" or "Our garden hose, that long green serpent"

P-personification-human qualities given to an object, animal or idea. Ex. "the sun smiled" or " the wind whispered" or "love captured me"

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Flashback
Definition
interrupts the sequence of events to tell of an event from an earlier time.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
uses hints or clues to indicate events that will happen later in the story
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Free verse
Definition
poetry written without regular patterns of rhyme or meter.
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Hero/Heroine or protagonist
Definition
the central character in a work of fiction, drama, or epic poetry.
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Irony
Definition
Contrast between appearance and actuality, or between expectation and reality; technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contracdictions.      Ex.- The river looks calm but has deadly currents that suck you down and don't let loose.
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Meter
Definition

The rhythmical pattern of a poem.  Ex.- think of a meter for a piano ticking back and forth.

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Mood
Definition
Feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader.
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Motivation
Definition
Explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech.
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Narrative poem
Definition

poem that tells a story.

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Narrator
Definition
Person from whose point of view events are related.  aka- telling the story from their point of view.
Term
Point of View
Definition
Method of narrating. There are five different kinds.
Term
Name 5 kinds of point of views and give definition
Definition

1.1st person-narrator is involved in the action and uses ''I''.   Ex.- ''I went to the store.''

2.2nd person- narrator/writer talks to the reader.   Ex.-''You know I went to the store.''

3.3rd person-Tells of someone other than the narrator.  Ex.-''She went to the store.

4.3rd person Limited- the narrator is not involved in the story and only reveals one charater's thoughts.

5.3rd person Omniscient- narrator is not involved and can reveal all characters' thoughts.

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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Words whose pronuncations suggest their specific meanings.         Ex.-''WOOF,BUZZ, HISS, MEOW, HUM, CRACK, BOOM, etc.''
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Plot
Definition
Planned series of interrelated actions and events. There are 5 parts.
Term
Name the 5 parts of a plot and give definitions
Definition

E-exposition- detailed explanation that provides important background info.

I-inciting incident- when a conflict is introduced.

R-rising action- events after the inciting incident and lead up to the climax.

F-falling action-occurs after the climax and leads to the resolution.

R-resolution- conflict is resolved. (aka denouement)

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Protagonist
Definition
The main character of the story. They can be good or evil, strong or weak.
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Refrain
Definition
Part of a stanza with one or more lines repeated in a regular pattern in the poem.      Ex.- chorus in a song
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Repetition
Definition
A technique where a sound, word, phrase, line, or grammatical construction is repeated for emphasis or unity.
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Rhyme
Definition
Accented vowels and all succeeding sounds are identical.
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Rhythm
Definition
Patterns of beats or stresses.
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Setting
Definition
Time and place of the action.
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Speaker
Definition
In poetry, the voice that talks to the reader.
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Stanza
Definition
Group of lines that form a unit of poetry.
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Symbol
Definition
A person, place, or object that represents something beyond itself.    Ex.- Scales are a symbol of justice- first symbol of aggresion.
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Theme
Definition
The main idea or message of the story.
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