English Flashcards

(68 cards)

1
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Winston’s reaction to his appearance in the mirror

A

cries

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winston’s realization at the end of novel

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won victory over himself

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3
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purpose of room 101

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torture using biggest fears (winston’s - rats)

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4
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three steps of reintegration

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learning, understanding, accepting

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5
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reason behind winston’s torture

A

O’Brien says he’s insane and wants to cure him

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6
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Where winston is taken in book 3

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ministry of love

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7
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the one thing that winston and julia can’t do

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have kids

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8
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winston’s thoughts about his meeting with o’brien

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brotherhood is real

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9
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change in winston since meeting with julia

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gained weight, not coughing, ulcer is gone

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10
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julia’s attraction to winston

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she sees something in his face that say’s hes anti-party

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11
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essential command of the party

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reject eyes and ears

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12
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where winston thinks hope lies

A

in the proles

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13
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what bothers Winston more than being a lunatic

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being wrong about what he believes

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14
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winstons job

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to make big brother always appear to be right

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15
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winston’s crime in book 1

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thoughtcrime

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16
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big brother’s purpose

A

a figure head of the government

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17
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setting

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oceania, airstrip one, england

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18
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super states

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eastasia, eurasia, oceania

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19
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walton’s conclusive letter in reference to the creature

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confronts walton because he is lamenting the fact that his maker is dead, he will never be pardoned

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20
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details of meeting between frankenstein and walton

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in search of the creature

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21
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frankenstein’s reaction to the creature’s desires

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refusal because the request is a threat to mankind

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22
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desire of the creature

A

a partner

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23
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fate of justine

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framed for murder by the creature and hung

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24
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fate of frankenstein’s brother, william

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he’s murdered by the creature

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frankenstein's behavior after the creature comes to life
mad / upset / disgusted / scared
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length of time frankenstein worked on creature
2 years
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age that frankenstein left home
16
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frankenstein's feelings towards elizabeth
in love, protective
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reasons behind elizabeth becoming part of the frankenstein family
orphaned as a child
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walton's greatest desire
companion to share life with (ups and downs)
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purpose behind walton's trip
to discover a great purpose / discover a passage to the Pacific
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understand the purpose in the begining for walton's letters to his sister
to keep in touch with Margret
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alliteration
consonant sound repeated (cat cut corners)
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analogy
compares 2 things
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argument
a stance for or against something
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characterization
actions / thoughts / feelings of a character
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claim
where someone stands on a topic
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commentary
commenting on an issue
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conflict
internal and external problems
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connotation
goes beyond dictionary definition (thin, skinny, toothpick) (how word feels)
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counter argument
opposite side of an argument
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diction
dictionary definition or word meaning
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ethos
appeals to character and reputation of speaker
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imagery
using your senses, mental pictures, descriptive
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internal rhyme
rhyme within a line
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irony
actual and literal meanings differ
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logos
appeals to facts and logic
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lyric
melodic poetry
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merit
a sound argument
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metaphor
compares unlike things ex. she's a monster on the court
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mood
emotion, how YOU feel as reading
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motif
reoccurring image or idea that appears frequently in a work of literature
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pathos
appeals to emotions
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parallelism
using similar grammatical construction to express ideas (work together, pray together, struggle together)
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personification
whispering winds (giving non-human things human qualities)
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propoganda
a message aimed and influencing opinions / behaviors of people
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repition
using words or phrases more than once for emphasis
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rhetorical fallacies
NOT sound arguments that are convincing
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rhyme scheme
pattern of rhyme
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simile
using like or as to compare ex. smooth as silk
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slant rhyme
rhyme that isn't exact
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sonnet
14 line poem with certain rhyme scheme
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support
reasons and evidence
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symbolism
something that stands for something else ex. death = black
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theme
universal meaning / main subject
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thesis statement
where claim / position should be stated
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tone
author's attitude
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topic sentence
introduces idea in a paragraph