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How many ways can a sentence be classified? two
What are the four structures of a sentence? Compound, compound-complex, complex, simple.
What kind of function does a compound sentence have to have? two or more indenpendent functions
What kind of function does a complex sentence have to have? one independent and more than one dependent
What kind of function does a compound-complex sentence have to have? two or more of both
What kind of function does a simple sentence have to have? one indenpendent
What is an authors purpose for writing literature? To pursuade, or entertain, or inform
What are four types of conflicts? man vs man, man vs wild, man vs society, man vs self
What is flashback? A flashback is when someone refers to the past
What does objective mean? objective means to be unbiased
What is subjective? Subjective means to be biased
What is verbal irony Verbal Irony is when you say something opposite of what you actually mean"What's up?" (not literaly)
What is dramatic irony? Dramatic irony is whne you know something that the character doesn't
What is situational irony? when things don't go the way you thought they would
What are three ways an author can develop a character? looks and appearance, speech and actions, thoughts and feelings
What is a flat, static character? the character who doesn't change at all in the story
What is round, dynamic character? the one who changes in the story
What is genre? class or catagory or type of literature
What is an inference? an educated guess
What is imagery? language that appeals to senses
What is figurative language? language with meaning beyond definition of words.
What is a simile? comparison between two things (like or as)
What is a metaphor? same as simile but not using like or as
What is an hyperbole? an obvious exaggeration
What is personification? giving human qualities to inanimate objects, ideas, and animals
What is diction? choice or works or speaking
What is irony? a literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not how it would actually seem.
What else can irony be? the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is.
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