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reading study guide for finals

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Describes one thing as if it were something else.   A metaphor  
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Gives human qualities to something that is not haman.   personification  
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Uses like or as to describe two apparently unlike things.   simile  
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anything that represtents somethinf else.   symbol  
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introduces the setting.   exposition  
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rising action   introduces conflict  
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Highest point of tension n a story.   climax  
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The story's conflict lessons in the...   falling action  
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the story's conclusion   resolution  
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people or animals that take part in a story's action.   characters  
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Way a writer reveals a character's personality   characterization  
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message about life expressed through different cultures.   universal theme  
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Sequence of events in a story.   plot  
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writer describes the character.   direct characterization  
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Writer reveals carcters through action and words   indirect characterization  
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in Ribbons, where did the grandmother come from?   Hong Kong  
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In Ribbons, what is Stacy's favorit thing to do ?   Ballet  
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why are the grandmother's feet deformed?   the point ballet shows  
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How does rikki tikki tavi feel once he kills karrot?   amussed  
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who was Rikki Tikki fighting?   Nag and Nagiana  
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Who was Rikki Tikki Protecting?   Teddy and his family.  
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what kind of animal is Rikki Tikki?   a Mongoose  
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In the story "Seventh Grade", who does Victor have a crush on?   Thereasa  
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In seventh grade, why does Micheal scowl at girls?   They think its cute  
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How do you describe Mr. Bueller after what happened to Victor?   Rather understanding  
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why did Victor run to the library at the end of Seventh grade.   To study french  
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What does Thereasa ask Victor to do at the end of the story?   Asha Victor yo tutor her.  
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In Stolen day, what disease does the narrater have?   inflamatory Rhuematism  
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What fish does the narrater in stolen day catch?   a carp  
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What are tools writers use to enhance their writing?   literary devices  
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Clues in a story that tell of events that will happen later on.   foreshadowing  
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placement of a scene in a story that tells of past occurrences.   flash back  
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name given to techniques that include surprising contradictions.   irony  
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Form of language spoken by people of a particular region or group.   Dialect  
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The message given in a story.   theme  
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repetition or consonant sounds in the beginning of words.   alliteration  
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the use of any element of language.   repetition  
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repetition of vowel sounds followed by different sounds in stressed syllables.   assonance  
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repetition of similar consonance sounds at the ends of accented syllables.   consonance  
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The use of words that imitate sounds.   onomatopoeia  
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repetition of sounds at the ends of words such as speech and teach.   rhyme  
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A rhythmical pattern in a poem.   meter  
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Type or poetry that tells a story in verse.   narrative poem  
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a three lined japanese verse poem.   haiku  
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Poem where the writer expresses his or her feelings or thoughts.   Lyric poem  
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Poetry defined by its lack of strict structure.   Free verse poem  
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song like poems that tell a story, often about adventure or romance.   ballads poem  
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Poems that are shaped to look like their subjects.   concrete poem  
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Humorous rhyming five line poems with a specific rhyme pattern and rhyme scheme.   limericks  
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Pairs of rhyming lines usually of the same meter and length.   rhyming couplets  
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