Midterm Flashcards

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Describing a word using like or as

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Simile

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Describing a word not using like or as

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Metaphor

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2
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Describing a non human with human descriptions

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Personification

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3
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A symbol for something

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Symbolism

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4
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Surprising contradictions

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Irony

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5
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A gross exaggerating

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Hyperbole

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6
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Words describing a scene

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Imagery

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7
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Where the story takes place

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Setting

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8
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Describing a character without stating it directly

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Indirect characterization

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9
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Describing a character by stating it directly

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Direct characterization

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10
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A character that does not change

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Static character

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11
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A complex character

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Dynamic character

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12
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A character that encounters conflict and is changed by it

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Round character

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13
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A minor character that does not go through change, usually just helps the main character

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Flat character

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14
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The subject of a book

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Theme

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15
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An abstract idea; a general notion

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Concept

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16
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The way that the author feels about the characters in a story

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Tone

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17
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The overall feeling of the story

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Mood

18
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The beginning of a story

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Exposition

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A related series of action leading up to the climax of the story

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Rising action

20
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The main event of the story

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Climax

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The events after the climax of a story

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Falling action

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The problem of the story has been solved; ending of the story

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Resolution

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The main issue of a story

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Conflict

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How the story is being told

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Point of view

25
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Showing vague hints on what will happen in the story

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Foreshadowing

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Passing reference or indirect mension to a subject

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Allusion

27
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When the audience knows what is going to happen in the story, but the characters don’t

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Suspense

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The way something is expressed in words

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Diction

29
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Using the same letter of every word in a sentence; she sells sea shells by the sea shore

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Alliteration

30
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The repetition of a vowel; Would You Know how oatmeal looks?

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Assosonance

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The repetition of a consonant; All gorillas called Al like Linda’s

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Consonance

32
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a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.; home means family, loving, and security

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Connotation

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A word that imitates the sound of a thing; bark, meow, woof, click, bang

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Onomatopoeia

34
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A verse of a poem

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Stanza

35
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A pattern of rhymes at the end of a poem or song

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Rhyme scheme

36
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A poems underlying structure

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Meter

37
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What is the first “T” in TP-CASTT?

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Title: consider the title and snake a prediction on what the poem is about

38
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What does the “P” in TP-CASTT mean?

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Paraphrase: translate the poem line by line into your own words on a literal level. Look for complete thoughts and look up unfamiliar words

39
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What does the “C” in TP-CASTT mean?

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Connotation: Examine the poem for meaning beyond the literal. Look for imager, figurative language, and sound elements

40
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What does the “A” in TP-CASTT mean?

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Attitude/ Tone: notice the speakers tone and attitude. Humor? Sarcasm? Awe?

41
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What doesn’t the “S” in TP-CASTT mean?

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Shifts: note any shifts or changes in speaker or attitude.

42
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What does the second “T” in TP-CASTT mean?

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Title: examine the title again, this time on an interpretive level

43
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What does the last “T” in TP-CASTT mean?

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Theme: briefly state In your own words what the poem is about, then what the poem is saying about the subject