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English Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | a reference to a person, place, event, or thing; in history, the bible, or in literature |
| Antagonist | the enemy of the protagonist |
| Character | fictional people in the story |
| Dialect | the language of a particular region or area |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more persons |
| Flashback | a scene that goes back in time |
| Foreshadowing | a hint of what is to come in the future |
| Genre | the type of literary work |
| Hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration (Its raining cats and dogs) |
| Imagery | sense words that create a visual picture for the reader |
| Metaphor | a comparison without the use of like or as |
| Plot | a sequence of events in a story |
| Personification | giving non-living objects human traits |
| First-person point of view | uses the pronoun I to tell a story |
| Third-person limited | used he or she and reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character only |
| Third-person omniscient | uses he or she, the narrator is all knowing |
| Setting | the time and place of a story |
| Simile | a comparison using like or as |
| Suspense | excitement or anxiety over a decision or outcome |
| Symbol | a material object used to represent something else |
| Stereotype | a flat character that shows just one side (greedy, kind, popular) |
| Theme | the author's statement about life that they wanted to get across (Family, Loss, Love) |
| Who was the author of "Sweet Potato Pie"? | Eugenia Colter |
| Who was the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"? | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Who was the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"? | Richard Connell |
| Who was the author of "THe SEcret Life of Walter Mitty"? | James Thurber |
| What are the characters, the setting, the conflict, the resolution, and the theme in "Sweet Potato Pie"? | Characters: Buddy, Charlie, Bea, Momma & Poppa Setting: Harlem, New York Conflict: Charlie has an idea of what educated looks like and it isn't a paper bag Resolution: Charlie holds the pie for Buddy. Theme(s): Pride, Brotherly Love, Family |
| What are the characters, the setting, the conflict, the resolution, and the theme in "The Cask of Amontillado"? | Characters: Montressor, Fortunato, Luchesi Setting:Italy,Carnival Season,Montressor's wine cellar Conflict: Fortunato has bullied Montressor too often Resolution: Montressor tricks Fortunato into his wine cellar and kills him Theme(s): Revenge, Jealou |
| What is the setting, the conflict, the plot, and the theme in "The Most Dangerous Game"? | Setting: Ship-Trap Island, Caribbean Sea Conflict: Zaroff is bored with hunting. Wants animal that can reason.(humans)Challenges Rainsford to a hunt Resolution: Rainsford kills General Zaroff Theme: Boredom leads to evil |
| What are the characters, the setting, the resolution, and the theme in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"? | Characters: Walter Mitty, Mrs. Mitty Setting: The Car, The Hair Salon, Hotel Lobby, Waterbury, CT, 1930's Conflict: Walter Mitty is "henpecked" Resolution: Walter dreams and puts himself in places where he is brave or in control Theme: Escapism |
| Genocide | The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group |
| Gestapo | The German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations |
| Holocaust | The systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II |
| Anti-Semitism | Discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews |
| Nazi | A German under Adolf Hitler, took control suppressing all opposition and starting a dictatorship over the people, promoted aggressive anti-Semitism, supremacy of the Germans, and making Germany the worls power. The party ended in 1945 at the end of WWII |
| Scapegoat | A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place |
| What are the plot stages? | Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution/Dénouement |
| Waiflike | Resemble someone, usually a young person, with a thin fragile appearance who looks needy |
| Divinity | The quality associated with being God, a god, or a goddess |
| Encumber | To burden or weigh down somebody or something; to hamper or impede |
| Insignificant | Not important |
| Mysticism | The belief that personal communication or union with the divine is achieved through intuition, faith, ecstasy, or sudden insight rather than through rational thought |
| Unsentimental | Not emotional; unaffected by emotional manners |
| Indulgently | In a permissive, tolerant, way, such as to humor somebody's wishes |
| Initiation | Action that causes something, especially an important process or event, to begin |
| Conviction | Firmly held belief |
| Lorries | Large vehicles for transporting goods by road |
| Deportee | Somebody who has been or is waiting to be deported |
| Fascist | Somebody who supports or advocates a system of government characterized by dictatorship, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of all opposition, and extreme nationalism |
| Ghetto | An area of a city lived in by minority group, especially a run-down and densely populated area lived in by a group that experiences discrimination |
| Anecdote | A short personal account of an incident or event |
| Pathetic | Provoking or expressing feelings of pity |
| Truncheon | A baton carried as a symbol of rank or authority; a police officer's club |
| Indiscriminately | In a random, haphazard, or confusing manner |
| Expulsion | the forcing out of something or somebody from something |
| Pillage | To steal goods using force, especially during war |
| Hermetically | So tightly or perfectly fitting as to exclude the passage of air |
| Pious | Devoutly religious |
| Abyss | A chasm or gorge so deep or vast that its extent is not visiable |
| Pestilential | Likely to cause a contagious disease or to be infected with one |
| Barometer | Something that indicates an atmosphere or mood |
| Abominable | Extremely repugnant or offensive |
| Anguish | Extreme anxiety or emotional torment |
| Monotonous | Uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried |
| Bewildered | Extremely confused |
| Invalids | People unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness |
| Eliezer (Elie) | Elie is the narrator of Night. He is a Jewish boy of 12 as the end of 1941 and 15 when he enters the concentration camp |
| Chlomo | Chlomo is Elie’s father who is respected by the entire Jewish community and by his son as well |
| Moshie the Beadle | Moshe the Beadle is Elie’s teacher of Jewish mysticism |
| Madame Schächter | Madame Schächter is a Jewish woman who is deported along with her ten-year-old son in the same cattle car as Elie |
| Hilda | Hilda is Elie’s oldest sister |
| Béa | Béa is Elie’s middle sister |
| Tziporah | Tziporah is Elie’s youngest sister |
| What is another word for conflicts? | Struggles |
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