Gramar, vocab, literary terms
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| Personification | giving human characteristics to a non - human thing
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| Alliteration | the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words
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| Imagery | means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
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| Allusion | a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies or the arts
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| Biblical Allusion | a reference to something in the Bible
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| Idiom | a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning
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| Simile | a comparison that shows similarities between 2 unlike things using like or as
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| 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
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| Hyperbole | using exaggeration to create an effect
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| Onamonapia | creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting
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| Characterization | describes characters in a story; indirect and direct characterization
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| 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
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| 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
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| Conflict | a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces
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| Character v Character | when a character struggles against another character or numerous characters in a story
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| Character v Self | a conflict that a character has internally, this is central to their character and must be solved alone
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| Character v Society | when a character is faced with a challenge from their society (traditions, laws or institutions)
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| Character v Nature | when a character conflicts with a force of nature
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| 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
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| Second Person | belongs to person (or people) being addressed; the "you" perspective
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| Third Person Limited | narrator only relates his/her own thoughts, feelings, and knowledge of various situations and other characters
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| Third Person Omniscient | "all knowing" → narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story
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| 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
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| Tone | the author's attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the character
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| 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
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| Dramatic Irony | we (the reader or audience) knows something a character doesn't know
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| 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
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| HOST | enemy
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| VENT | to fan, to blow
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| FID | to believe, trust
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| TRACT | to draw, drag
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| LUD | game; to play
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| MANTL | cloak
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| DENS | thick
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| Meager | not plentiful
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| Emaciated | very thin; starving
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| Attentive | interested and careful
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| Abbreviate | to make shorter
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| Prolong | to extend the time of; draw out
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| Levitate | to cause to hover or float above the ground
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| Leverage | something which gives help or advantage
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| Oppress | to keep down by force
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| Brutality | cruel violence
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| Elevate | to lift up
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| Gravity | seriousness
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| Grave | very serious
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| Aerated | to fill with air; to expose to air
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| Inflate | to make bigger
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| Expire | to come to an end
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| Aspire | to aim; to have as a goal
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| Recount | to tell; to describe
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| Mythical | not existing in reality; made up
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| Mythology | group of stories associated with a subject or culture
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| Fabled | legendary; famous
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| Narrative | a story
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| Ideal | perfectly suitable
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| Conscience | the part of the mind which tells the difference between right and wrong
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| Scientific | based on proven facts
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| Certainty | something not in doubt
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| Savvy | cleverness; understanding
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| what is this an example of "Vintage photagraphers photographed the early stages of the statue of liberty" | active voice
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| what is this an example of "estonian scientists studied artifacts from the ice age" | active voice
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| what is this an example of " The teachers taught their students about causes of depression" | active voice
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| What is this an example of" All the dogs being boarded were bathed in warm water" | passive voice
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| What is this an example of " The small puppies were nervous about the outside world" | passive voice
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| what is this an example of "Some of the puppies were too small to be sold and would have to wait longer" | passive voice
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| What is this an example of " the indigenous puddle frogs are found in south africa" | verb phrase
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| what is this an example of " Can you describe the climate that the wombats live in?" | verb phrase
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| what is this an example of "Narwals can also be called the unicorns of the ocean" | verb phrase
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| Where do you put the commas puppies dogs cats | puppies, dogs, cats
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| Where do you put the commas In Naples Florida on February 21 2018 | In Naples, Florida, on February 21, 2018
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| Where do you put the comma Mom do you know whats for dinner | Mom, do you know whats for dinner
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| Where do you put the comma Yes we are having stir fry | Yes, we are having stir fry
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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?"
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| where do you put the colon Bebe enjoys several types of chocolate dark, milk, white | Bebe enjoys several types of chocolate : dark, milk, white-
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| Where do you put the colon Dear Lise | Dear Lise:
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