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English
10th Grade
05/17/2010

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Rabbits Running Over Roses

 

is an example of :

1. Alliteration

2. Rhyming

3. Rhythm

4. Description

Definition

Alliteration

 

Term
Direct Presentation
Definition
The author descripes a character by telling us straight out, by exposition or analysis, or through another character.
Term
The author shows us the character in action; the reader infers what a character is like from what she/he thinks, or says, or does. These are also called dramatized characters and they are generally consistent (in behavior), motivated (convincing), and plausible (lifelike).
Definition
Indirect Presentation
Term

The following is an example of an ___________.

 

So is Alcides beaten by his page;

And so may I, blind fortune leading me,

Miss that wich one unworthier may attain,

And die with grieving

Definition
Allusion
Term

Iambic Pentameter

 

Definition
De-emphasized syllable followed by an emphasized syllable.
Term

Is this written with the iambic pentameter?

 

Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste
Brought death into the World, and all our woe,

Definition
Yes
Term

Is this written with the iambic pentameter?

 

Just now, I was preparing to start with heavy fighting

and violent war, with a measure to fit the matter.

Definition
Nope
Term

 

Does this thesis statement pesuade, expose, compare, or narrate?

 

 

The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons, some of which were the same and some different.

Definition
Compare and contrast
Term
Mr. Sikirski is an example of what kind of character?
Definition
Foil character
Term
Foil Character
Definition
A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight various features of the main character's personality: to throw the character of the protagonist into sharper focus.
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