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LA finals
Gramar, vocab, literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Personification | giving human characteristics to a non - human thing |
| Alliteration | the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words |
| Imagery | means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses |
| Allusion | a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies or the arts |
| Biblical Allusion | a reference to something in the Bible |
| Idiom | a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning |
| Simile | a comparison that shows similarities between 2 unlike things using like or as |
| Metaphor | the resemblance of 2 contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics; like a simile but does not use like or as |
| Hyperbole | using exaggeration to create an effect |
| Onamonapia | creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting |
| Characterization | describes characters in a story; indirect and direct characterization |
| Direct characterization | when the author or another character tells you directly what the character is like in a story; helps the reader understand what kind of character they'll read about |
| Indirect characterization | when the author shows the audience what kind of person a character is - through their thoughts, words, and deeds; audience makes inferences - why a character would say or do something |
| Conflict | a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces |
| Character v Character | when a character struggles against another character or numerous characters in a story |
| Character v Self | a conflict that a character has internally, this is central to their character and must be solved alone |
| Character v Society | when a character is faced with a challenge from their society (traditions, laws or institutions) |
| Character v Nature | when a character conflicts with a force of nature |
| First Person | a character inside the story tells their emotions and thoughts; in this kind of narrative, you're inside a character's head, watching the story unfold from their eyes |
| Second Person | belongs to person (or people) being addressed; the "you" perspective |
| Third Person Limited | narrator only relates his/her own thoughts, feelings, and knowledge of various situations and other characters |
| Third Person Omniscient | "all knowing" → narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story |
| Mood | the effect of the writer's words on the reader; how the writer's words make us feel → can be shown through the setting and atmosphere |
| Tone | the author's attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the character |
| Irony | a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words |
| Dramatic Irony | we (the reader or audience) knows something a character doesn't know |
| Situational Irony | when what happens is the opposite of what we expected to happen; a contrast between expectation and reality; the most often referenced type of of irony |
| HOST | enemy |
| VENT | to fan, to blow |
| FID | to believe, trust |
| TRACT | to draw, drag |
| LUD | game; to play |
| MANTL | cloak |
| DENS | thick |
| Meager | not plentiful |
| Emaciated | very thin; starving |
| Attentive | interested and careful |
| Abbreviate | to make shorter |
| Prolong | to extend the time of; draw out |
| Levitate | to cause to hover or float above the ground |
| Leverage | something which gives help or advantage |
| Oppress | to keep down by force |
| Brutality | cruel violence |
| Elevate | to lift up |
| Gravity | seriousness |
| Grave | very serious |
| Aerated | to fill with air; to expose to air |
| Inflate | to make bigger |
| Expire | to come to an end |
| Aspire | to aim; to have as a goal |
| Recount | to tell; to describe |
| Mythical | not existing in reality; made up |
| Mythology | group of stories associated with a subject or culture |
| Fabled | legendary; famous |
| Narrative | a story |
| Ideal | perfectly suitable |
| Conscience | the part of the mind which tells the difference between right and wrong |
| Scientific | based on proven facts |
| Certainty | something not in doubt |
| Savvy | cleverness; understanding |
| what is this an example of "Vintage photagraphers photographed the early stages of the statue of liberty" | active voice |
| what is this an example of "estonian scientists studied artifacts from the ice age" | active voice |
| what is this an example of " The teachers taught their students about causes of depression" | active voice |
| What is this an example of" All the dogs being boarded were bathed in warm water" | passive voice |
| What is this an example of " The small puppies were nervous about the outside world" | passive voice |
| what is this an example of "Some of the puppies were too small to be sold and would have to wait longer" | passive voice |
| What is this an example of " the indigenous puddle frogs are found in south africa" | verb phrase |
| what is this an example of " Can you describe the climate that the wombats live in?" | verb phrase |
| what is this an example of "Narwals can also be called the unicorns of the ocean" | verb phrase |
| Where do you put the commas puppies dogs cats | puppies, dogs, cats |
| Where do you put the commas In Naples Florida on February 21 2018 | In Naples, Florida, on February 21, 2018 |
| Where do you put the comma Mom do you know whats for dinner | Mom, do you know whats for dinner |
| Where do you put the comma Yes we are having stir fry | Yes, we are having stir fry |
| where do you put the comma Padre Pio I believe the italian saint died in 1968 | Padre Pio, I believe, the italian saint died in 1968 |
| where do you put the comma Pio is I believe the patron saint of civil defense | Pio is, I believe, the patron saint of civil defense |
| where do you put the comma When pio was withdrawn from the seminary many people were angered | When Pio was withdrawn from the seminary, many people became angered |
| Where do you put the comma Throughout history people have created art and they still create art today | Throughout history people have created art, and they still create art today |
| where do you put the comma The Girl with a Pearl Earring which was painted by Johannes Vermeer connects art and jewlery | The Girl with a Pearl Earring, which was painted by Johannes Vermeer, connects art and jewlery |
| where do you put the comma "Did you know" Pippa asked "The Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted durring the dutch golden age?" | "Did you know," Pippa asked, "The Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted durring the dutch golden age?" |
| where do you put the colon Bebe enjoys several types of chocolate dark, milk, white | Bebe enjoys several types of chocolate : dark, milk, white- |
| Where do you put the colon Dear Lise | Dear Lise: |