English Comprehensive Flashcards
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sentence;
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a word or word group that has a subject and a verb expressing complete thoughts
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sentence fragment:
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a group of words that looks like a sentence but does not contain a subject and verb and does not express a complete thought
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subject:
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tells whom/what the sentence is about
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how do you find a subject?
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ask whom or what the sentence is talking about
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What language does Victor speak besides English in ‘7th Grade’?
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Spanish
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What facial expression does Victor do to get girls?
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scowling
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Who does Victor like?
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Teresa
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What class does Victor take as an elective?
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French
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What is Victor’s teacher’s name?
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Mr. Bueller
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What promise did Victor make to himself?
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He will have a girlfriend this year
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What does Victor and his language teacher have in common?
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They both try(ied) to impress girls
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Who is Victor’s best friend?
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Michael
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How does Teresa react to Victor’s knowledge of being bilingual?
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impressed
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Which subject is Victor’s weakest subject?
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Math
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Victor sits in the ____ of class
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back
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Victor comes from a _____ family
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poor
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The setting of ‘Seventh Grade’ is in:
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Fresno California
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Victor’s biggest fear is…
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embarrassing himself in front of Teresa
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Mr. Bueller, he is a _____ teacher
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trustworthy
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Where is ‘After 20 Years Set’?
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New York, NY
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In ‘After Twenty Years’ the man is supposed to meet his friend at…
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10:00PM
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In Twenty Years, the man standing is waiting for _____
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Jimmy
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Where did Bob get his fortune from?
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The West
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Bob and Jimmy’s relationship is what?
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childhood friends
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In the Twilight Zone, which character goes to bed late at night and sees another neighbor on his porch?
Woman
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In the Twilight Zone, who is concerned with her son and his imagination?
Sally
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In the Twilight Zone, who is the most rational who takes leadership?
Steve
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__ ______ is the first neighbor accused of being an alien because his car started by itself
Les Goodman
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This character in Twilight Zone is imaginative and loves science fiction, and tries to warn the neighbors
Tommy
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Who is the author of 'The Monsters are Due on Maple Street'?
Rod Serling
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In Twilight Zone, ______ ___ ______ is a resident of Maple Street who wants to see if the power was still working and was killed
Pete Van Horn
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______ in Twilight Zone tries to come to a solution; owns a shotgun
Don Martin
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_______ kills Pete Van Horn; irrational and looks to accuse everyone around him
Charlie
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The setting of 'The Monsters are Due on Maple Street' is...
a suburban neighborhood
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What time is it when the last moment before the monsters came?
6:44 P.M.
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At the beginning of Twilight Zone, what is the mood on Maple Street?
pleasant and calm
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At first, the people on Maple Street believe the roar and flash of light is...
a meteor
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What did Tommy say the problem was?
the aliens stopped things from working
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The first sign something is wrong with Maple Street is...........
electricity and phones don't work
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Who is the owner of the shotgun?
Don Martin
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Why do the residents of Maple Street accuse Charlie?
He accuses everyone else, and his electricity goes off
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The Maple St. Play gives an unsettling mood throughout the story except...
reasonable discussions
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In Twilight Zone, what foreshadows the neighbors' behavior near the end of Act II?
"We'll eat each other up alive"
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Who are the figures at the end of Maple St.?
creatures from outer space
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The theme of Maple St. is...
"prejudice can kill"
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What does Steve quote?
'Good Lord- will anybody think a thought around here? Will you people wise up?"
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What does Goodman quote?
"You're letting something begin here that's a nightmare!"
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What does Charlie quote?
"He comes walkin' out of the darkness--How was I supposed to know he wasn't a monster or something
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What does Tommy quote?
"It is always that way, in every story I ever read about a ship landing from outer space"
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The Maple Street is a popular fantasy science fiction (part) and is a _____
teleplay
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External Conflict:
when a character struggles with something outside of them
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Internal Conflict:
when a character struggles with something inside of them
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What do the aliens do on Maple Street?
Split the community without using bombs or weapons
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Suspense:
a feeling or curiosity
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Foreshadow:
clues that prepare the readers for events that will happen later
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Conflict:
struggle between opposing forces
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Theme:
main idea in a drama
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Revelation:
information that's new/suprising
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Infinity:
an unlimited amount of time or space
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Legitimate:
authentic or genuine
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Explicit:
clearly expressed or revealed
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Accusation:
statements that suggest something/one has done something wrong
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Where is After Twenty Years set?
New York, NY
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At what time is the man supposed to meet an old friend in After Twenty Years?
10:00 at night
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The man standing in the doorway in After Twenty Years, where did he make his wealth in? Who was he waiting for?
The West; Jimmy
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What man in After Twenty Years is arrested in the doorway?
a plain clothes police officer
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What is the waiting man's connection to Jimmy Wells in the After Twenty Years?
childhood friends
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Why does the waiting man's hand begin to shake as he read the note in After Twenty Years?
He is in shock, realizing Jimmy turned on him
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How does the waiting man realize the man is talking to at the end of the After Twenty Years is not who he thought he was?
The nose is different
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in Charles, how does Laurie feel when he goes to school for the first time?
confident and secure
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in Charles, why are Laurie's parents so concerned about Charles?
They are afraid Charles will be a bad influence on their son
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in Charles, what did Charles do on the 3rd day of the first week of school to get in trouble?
he bounced a see-saw off a girl's head
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in Charles, what does Charles not do?
give the teacher an apple (she gave it to him)
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In Charles, why does Charles' behavior change the third and fourth week of school?
he is probably adjusting
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What is foreshadowing?
suggestion of what action is to come
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in Charles, the ending of the story has what surprise?
The teacher says there is no Charles
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In Charles, which aspect of the story is important for the plot?
there is no boy named Charles
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In Charles, one clue that Laurie and Charles may be the same person it that...
Laurie comes home late on the days that Charles has to stay after school
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In The Bird Like no Other, how many sisters does Colby have?
3
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In The Bird Like no Other, how old is Colby when he first runs away to Aunt Emily?
4
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In The Bird Like no Other, why does Colby first run away to Aunt Emily's cottage?
His parents cancelled a boat trip
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In The Bird Like no Other, Colby's anger is usually the results of...
his sisters
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In The Bird Like no Other, according to the story, how well does Colby know the woods to the cottage?
he knows them so well, that he knows the number of trees along the path.
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In The Bird Like no Other, Aunt Emily makes a story about...
a beautiful bird
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In The Bird Like no Other, what leads Colby to believe Aunt Emily's story?
his curiosity and imagination
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How old is Colby when he finds the truth about the bird like no other?
8
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At the end of The Bird Like no Other, the author describes Colby as rushing toward what?
understanding
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In The Bird Like no Other, what does Colby learn?
family loyalty
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flashback:
when a reader is given evidence that occurred before the story
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Simple and Complete Subject difference?
Simple is one or two words; Complete the entire subject
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Verb Phrase:
consists of a main verb and/or more helping verbs
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Example of Helping Verbs:
is, can, do, has, must, would, will, could
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Compound Verb:
2+ verbs that have the same subject
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Interrogative Sentence:
a sentence that asks questions
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Imperative Sentence:
gives a command/request
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Concrete Noun:
a noun that can link to one of the five senses
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Abstract Noun:
a noun that you can't feel
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Pronoun:
a word used in place of a noun (he, his, it, mine)
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Adjective:
a word used to modify a noun or pronoun
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What questions do adjectives ask?
what kindwhich onehow many
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can articles be adjectives?
yes
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Verb:
expresses action or state of being
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Linking Verbs:
expressing a state of being (seems, appears, became)
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Action Verb:
expressing action
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Helping Verb:
helps the main verb express action or state of being (can, do, has, might, have, has)
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Transitive Verb:
a verb that expresses an action directed at a noun
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Objects are always what direction to the verb?
right
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Intransitive Verb:
expresses action without an object/receiver (John ate)
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Because LVs don't have objects, they are automatically...
intransitive
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Adverb:
modifies a verb/adj/another verb
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Adjectives ask what questions?
Where/When/How/How often/To what extent/How much
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Where do adverbs appear in the sentence?
anywhere
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Preposition:
a word showing the relation of a noun/pronoun to another word (aboard, of, off, on, out, out of, until, with/in)
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Conjunction:
word that joins a word or word groups
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Coordinating Conjunction:
joins word or word groups in the same ways(FANBOYS)
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Correlative Conjunction:
pairs of conjunctions that join word or word groups (both...and; whether...nor)
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If the comma is before 'for', what PoS is it?
conjunction (otherwise preposition)
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complement:
a word or word group that completes the meaning of a verb (Not ADVs or Prep Phrases) (the package is heavy; heavy)
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Direct Object:
a noun/pronoun/word group that tells what the verb receives (He eats food; food)
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To have a DO you must have...
action verb
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Indirect Object:
a noun/pronoun/word group that sometimes appears in sentences containing DOs (Gianna, pass Daniela the tape; Daniela)Ask for/whom/
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Subject Complement:
a word or word group in a predicate that identifies or describes a subject (2 types are Predicate Nominative/Adjective)
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Predicate Nominative:
a word/group in the group after a LINKING VERB
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Predicate Adjective:
An adjective that is the predicate and describes the subject (MUST HAVE A LV)
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Theme:
a main idea of a story
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Plot Map:
order of a storyExpositionRising ActionClimaxFalling Action Resolution
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mood:
the emotional state of a piece of literature
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Point of View:
someone's opinion
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Tone:
a literary compound of composition, which shows the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work
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Setting:
the time/place of a story
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Plot:
a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story.
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alliance:
a joining between groups
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animated:
with energy
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brood:
a family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth
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buffoon:
a clown
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dishearten:
to lose confidence
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dupe:
someone who is fooled easily
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docile:
in a teachable manner
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drone:
a buzzing sound
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How is the Nominative Case used?
are used as subjects before a verb or as
| predicate nominatives after a linking verb.
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Nominative Case Pronouns:
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
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How is the Objective Case used?
are used AFTER action verbs at the end of
| sentences, as direct objects and indirect objects, and as an object of the preposition.
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Objective Case Pronouns:
me, him, her, us, them, you, and it
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How is the Possessive Case used?
used to show ownership
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Possessive Case Pronouns:
my, mine, your, yours, his, hers, her, our, ours,
| their, theirs, its
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How is 'who' used?
as a nominative form pronoun.
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How is 'whom' used?
an objective form pronoun.
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What is a clause?
A word group that contains a verb and its subject and is used as a sentence or part of a sentence
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What is an Independent Clause?
A clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself in a sentence
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What is a Subordinate Clause?
A subordinate ( or dependent) clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence.
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What is an Adjective Clause?
An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
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What is an Adverb Clause?
An adverb clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.
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What type of word starts Adverb Clauses?
subordinate conjunctions
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Difference between Sit and Set:
Sit-to be seated, to rest
| Set-to place/place something somewhere
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Difference between Rise and Raise:
Rise-to move/go up
| Raise-to lift (something up)
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Difference between Lie and Lay:
Lie-to recline/be in place
| Lay-to put something down
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What is repetition in 'The Rider'?
loneliness
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What Genre is 'The Rider'?
Poetry
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Theme of 'The Rider'?
Riding carefree can release you from
loneliness and offer a temporary escape from
your feelings of isolation.
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What Genre is 'Young Arthur'?
Legend
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What is the Theme of 'We are All One'?
the overall message about life of about human nature.
Folktales across cultures contain similar themes.
In “We Are All One” friendship and kindness are
the main themes.
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What is the setting of 'The Force of Luck'?
small Hispanic village some time in the past
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What is the theme of 'We are All one'?
Older people are wise and should be
| respected.
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“and mirrors can show me
| multiplied many times” is what literary term?
visual imagery
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Theme of 'One'?
The poet celebrates being an original—he
cannot be copied—his emotions, fingerprints,
thoughts and perceptions of life are his own.
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Rhyme scheme of 'Dreams':
a,b,c,b
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2 End Rhymes of 'Dreams':
die and fly (Lines 2 and 4)
| go and snow (Lines 6 and 8)
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Theme of Dreams:
Life without dreams is not a good life. It lacks
energy and prevents the ability to function.
Hughes challenges the reader to foster
dreams or else!
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What literary element is broken-winged bird and a barren, frozen field?
Imagery
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Theme of Miracles:
The theme of “Miracles” is developed
throughout the lines of the poem and is
stating that everything in life is awe-inspiring.
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Name the 2 Alliteration sequences in 'Miracles':
“Every square yard of the surface of the earth is
spread with the same…”
“Why, who makes much of a miracle?”
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Name the 5 Sense Appeals in 'Miracles':
```
Sight: sundown
Hearing: stars shining so quiet
Smell: trees in the woods
Touch: wade with naked feet
Taste: sit at table at dinner
```
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What type of Literal Element is “delicate thin curve of the new moon in spring” in Miracles?
Imagery
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What does the tightrope represent in 'I'll Walk The Tightrope'?
The tightrope represents life and balancing all the many demands present in living life each day.
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What is a reference to Allusion in without Commercials?
Eden
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2 Internal Rhyme references in Annabel Lee:
ever dissever Line 32; beams
| and dreams Line 34; rise and eyes Line 36
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2 Repetition references in Annabel Lee:
'Annabel Lee' and 'kingdom by the
| 'sea creates a musical quality to the text
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Imagery in Annabel Lee:
“And so, all the night-tide, I lie down
| by the side…”
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Theme of Annabel Lee:
Love is everlasting; Loss results in pain; envy
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The Highwayman Character in 'The Highway Man':
thief; well dressed with
a French-cocked hat, lace shirt, doeskin breeches,
coat of claret velvet, high boots, pistols and a rapier.
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Bess in 'The Highway Man':
the Highwayman’s lover, daughter of the
| landlord of the inn; long black hair, red lips
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Tim in 'The Highway Man':
horse caretaker; Loves Bess; Orders redcoats to attack Highwayman
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Who are the Redcoats in The Highway Man?
People who attack Bess and The Highwayman.
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Similie:
A comparison using 'Like' or 'As'
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Metaphor:
A comparison without using 'Like' or 'As'
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Personification:
Gives human characteristics to something nonhuman
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Onomatopoeia:
the use of words whose sounds mimic sounds of the thing spoken about like 'hiss' and 'cow'
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Repetition:
The nonoccurrence of sounds/words,etc
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Rhyme:
The repetition of syllable sounds
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Rhythm:
stressed or unstressed sounds in a group of words
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dialogue:
lines spoken by characters on a script
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Alliteration:
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning or within words
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Antagonist:
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
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Allusion:
an indirect or passing reference.
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Protagonist:
the main hero
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Oral Tradition:
cultural material and tradition transmitted orally from one generation to another
