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2012-13 IBMYP first sem. exam study guide
2012-13 IBMYP first sem. exam study guide
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English
10th Grade
01/14/2013

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Allusion
Definition
reference to a book, or something of importance that happened in history
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Autobiography
Definition
A written work by oneself; about one self
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Caricature
Definition
is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others
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comining of age text
Definition
ex. telemachus in odyssey
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dactylic hexameter
Definition
in poetry or a rhythmic scheme
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dialogue
Definition
exchange between two or more people
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diction
Definition
a saying, expression, word, in its original, primary meaning
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direct charaterization
Definition
the narrator or a character in the story tells us what we need to know about a character
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dynamic character
Definition
a character that experiences some type of change during the course of the book
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ethos
Definition
trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker
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epic poem
Definition
narrative type of story with flowery lauguage that shows heroism
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epiphany
Definition
A surprizing thought that is able to change your view point on things
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Euphemism
Definition
innocuous word, name, or phrase that replaces an offensive or suggestive one
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flashback
Definition
going back to something that happened at an earlier time
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foeshadowing
Definition
>hints to what will happen later in story
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Humor
Definition
to be funny,
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Flat character
Definition
character with few personality traits
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idion
Definition
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket
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imagery
Definition
words and phrases that appeal to the five sense
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Indirect charaterization
Definition
we find out about characters indirectly through thoughts, comments, or actions of the characters
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Logos
Definition
Appeals to your logic
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Main Idea
Definition
What the story is ideally about the main reason behing the book
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Metaphor
Definition
a comparison without using like or as
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Mode of persuasion
Definition
different ways to get the audiences attention
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Mood
Definition
The feeling during a particlular time
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Narrator
Definition
The person who tells the story
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Nonfiction
Definition
A story based soley on facts about history of some type
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paradox
Definition
argument that produces an inconsistency, typically within logic or common sense
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Parallelism
Definition
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
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Pathos
Definition
appeal to the audience's emotions
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personification
Definition
when you give an object feelings of emothions that are human
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Plot
Definition
what goes wrong or need fixing in the story
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Point of view
Definition
Point of view (literature) or narrative mode, the perspective of the narrative voice
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Protaganist
Definition
main character
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Repetition
Definition
is the simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a poetical line, with no particular placement of the words, in order to provide emphasis
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Round character
Definition
personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author
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Simile
Definition
a comparison using like or as
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Speaker
Definition
one who gives a speech or lecture
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Static character
Definition
a character that doess't grow or develop
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Stereotype
Definition
thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things
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Sybolism
Definition
when a object is represented to mean something important
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Syntax
Definition
the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language
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Theme
Definition
The tone of a story though out it
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Tone
Definition
a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience
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