Semester 1 Exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison without using like or as |
| personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |
| alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| idiom | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| predict | to say what will happen before it takes place |
| infer | to make a judgement of characters |
| conclude | reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation |
| main idea | The author's central thought or chief topic. |
| summarize | to tell a story in short form |
| text-to-self | readers connect personal experiences to text |
| text-to-text | readers connect other books to what they are reading |
| text-to-world | readers connect a worldly theme to text |
| narrator | the person telling the story |
| first person | point of view with a character telling the story |
| second person | point of view with the narrator directly talking to YOU |
| third limited | point of view with a narrator telling the reader about one character's thoughts and feelings |
| third omniscient | point of view with narrator telling the reader about all the character's thoughts and feelings |
| noun | names people, places, things, and ideas |
| verb | action words - ed, s, ing endings |
| adjective | describes - colors, numbers, descriptions |
| pronoun | substitutes names |
| adverb | describes verbs and adverbs - LY |
| preposition | begins phrases that give position and details |
| interjection | expresses emotion - ! |
| conjunction | connects words and sentences together - FANBOYS |
| theme | the central idea or lesson to be learned about life |
| foreshadowing | hints given to reader about what is to follow in the story |
| flashback | story interrupted to tell reader important events of the past |
| imagery | writer uses the five senses to describe a scene |
| symbol | an image used to stand for a particular meaning |
| tone | writer conveys his feeling with words used |
| mood | reader gets a feeling while reading the story |
| irony | something happens in the story that is a contradiction |
| verbal irony | a character says the opposite of what he/she means, often sarcastically |
| dramatic irony | reader knows something that the characters do not |
| situational irony | story ends with a twist in an unexpected way |
| expostion | story begins with setting, characters, and conflict |
| protagonist | central figure in the action of the story |
| antagonist | character is usually evil and helps create the conflict in a story |
| dynamic character | character grows and changes throughout the story |
| static character | character stays the same throughout the story |
| characterization | author develops the characters' personalities |
| direct characterization | the author literally describes the character |
| indirect characterization | the reader must infer the character's personality |
| conflict | a problem or struggle in the story |
| internal conflict | conflict going on inside a person's head |
| external conflict | conflict between a character and something or somebody else |
| individual vs self | character is struggling with thoughs and feelings |
| individual vs individual | character has a conflict with another character |
| individual vs society | character has a conflict stemming from society |
| individual vs nature | character has a conflict created by nature |
| individual vs technology | character has a conflict created by technology |
| individual vs supernatural | character has a conflict with ghosts, fantasy figures, etc. |
| rising action | story begins with a series of events leading up to the climax |
| initiating event | an event that begins the action of the conflict |
| climax | the most action-filled exciting part of a story |
| falling action | events that happen after the climax |
| resolution | end of story - conflict is solved |
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