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ENGLISH 10
SEMESTER TEST 2!
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English
10th Grade
05/20/2011

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Plot
Definition
sequence of events
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Conflicts
Definition
struggle between opposing forces
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External conflict
Definition
between character, outside force, nature, society, and fate.
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Internal conflict
Definition
struggles with opposing feeling
man vs. himself
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climax
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emotional turning point
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resolution
Definition
final outcome
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rising action
Definition
develops conflict
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falling action
Definition
shows what happens to the characters
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setting
Definition
time and place
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characters
Definition
actors in a stories plot
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protagonist
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main character
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antagonist
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apposing force
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point of view-3 types
Definition
relationship of narrator to story
-1st person, 3rd person limitied, 3rd person omnicient
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narrator
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person telling the story
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theme-2 types
Definition
message conveyed to reader
-stated and implied
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exposition
Definition
background information
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dialogue
Definition
exchange of conversation
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irony-3 types
Definition
-contrast between appearance and real life
situational irony, dramatic irony, verbal irony
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fiction
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not real
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non-fiction
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real
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imagery
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appeals to imagination
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foreshadowing
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to show or indicate something beforehand
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figurative language
Definition
language that doesnt mean exactly what you say
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metaphor
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implied comparisions
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simile
Definition
using like or as
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symbol
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represents something
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tone
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attitude of speaker
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acts/scenes
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different sections of play
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myths
Definition
center on religious or supernatural material
-no dates
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legends
Definition
more historically based
-dates
-may be exaggerated
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folklore
Definition
stories told generation through generation
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3 eras of theatre
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realism, twentieth century, absurd
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5 forms of theatre
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tragedy-inner struggle that leads to the downfall or the main character
drama-generic-entire body of theater, specific-a problem play
comedy-human failings and mans relationship to society using humor
farce-anythings goes as long as its funny
melodrama-exaggerated form designed to shock the audience
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key element in drama
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script
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transitions
Definition
words, phrases, or sentences that show the relationship between or bridge ideas
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Interlopers-main characters
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Saki
-olric gradwitz, georg znaeym
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A sound of thunder-main characters
Definition
ray bradbury
-eckels, mr. travis, mr. davis
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appetizer-main characters
Definition
robert h. abel
-narrater, mr. bear, ms. bear
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contents of a dead mans packet-main characters
Definition
jack finney
-tom, claire
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catch the moon-main characters
Definition
judith oritz cofer
-naomi, luis, mr. cintron
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everyday use-main characters
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alice walker
-maggie, mother, wangero, hakim-a-barber
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