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Not a legitimate purpose for writing
to persuade
to inform
to describe
to entertain
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HBBC
Acronym for Expository essay
Acronym for Persuasive essay
Acronym for Expository hook
Acronym for Persuasive hook
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two opposite words paired together for effect
commonplace assertion
cliche
paradox
oxymoron
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Telling a story to prove a point
statistical evidence
anecdotal evidence
archetype
common sense
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HONOR
acronym for pre-writing
acronym for expository essay
acronym for persuasive essay
acronym for reading skills
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Imagery
words used appeal to five senses
words used set the tone
words used set the mood
none
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How many paragraphs in Persuasive essay?
five
three
four
six
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Controlling idea
another name for tone
another name for theme
another name for thesis
another name for moral
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The second "E" in PREPARE
Peer at the title. Think of what it might mean.
Evaluate answers in reverse order.
Evaluate the first paragraph. Circle words / summarize.
Peek at the title. Circle unfamiliar words / summarize.
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Events of story unfold in chronological order
unusual plot
Linear plot
non-linear plot
plot structure
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Narrator tells the story
3rd person limited POV
1st person POV
3rd person omniscient POV
2nd person POV
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Opposite of what is expected to happen does happen
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Dramatic irony
Abstract irony
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purpose
when a story was published
when an author wrote a story
why an author wrote a story
why a story was published
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Story impacted by the culture of the characters and setting
Historical setting
Cultural setting
Setting
Abnormal setting
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How many paragraphs in Expository paragraph?
for
three
four
five
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Events of story do not unfold in chronological order (have flashback or foreshadowing)
linear plot
non-linear plot
extraordinary plot
none of these
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prose
any writing that is not poetry
none
all writing
poetry only
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Different character tells story but only knows thoughts of a few characters
3rd person omniscient POV
3rd person limited POV
2nd person POV
1st person POV
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Independent clause
Complete thought
Incomplete thought
Run-on
Fragment
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Falling Action
Beginning of story
Part of story when complications resolve
Part of story when complications are introduced
Part of story that everything builds up to
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Commonplace assertion
something that most believe is false
something that most believe is true
something that most believe is true but is false
none
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Attitude expressed through what character says or does
Assonance
Theme
Mood
Tone
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Where and when a story takes place
Historical setting
Abstract setting
Cultural setting
setting
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Climax
Turning point of a story
Part of a story when complications arise
Part of the story when complications resolve
Part of a story when basic elements are introduced
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Dramatic irony
Say opposite of what you mean
None
We know something characters do not
Opposite of what is expected to happen does happen
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Flashback
Hint of what is to come
Independent clause
Idea around which entire essay or story centers
Memory explains what is happening now
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Statement that seems false but is true
allusion
diction
paradox
oxymoron
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Semi-colon
Between two incomplete thoughts
Between two complete thoughts
none
Between incomplete and complete thought
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Character with few aspects to personality
Static
Flat
Round
Dynamic
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TREQSSL
used to remember format for persuasive essay
used to remember format for expository essay
used for pre-writing
used for body paragraphs in essays and for paragraphs
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Person or thing causing problems for main character
Bad guy
Antagonist
Protagonist
Villan
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External conflict
Problems with man only
Problems with nature only
Problems with someone or something else
Problems with decision
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Theme
Thesis of a story
Life lesson of a story
Moral of a story
Mood of a story
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Dictionary definition of a word
Hyperbole
Denotation
Connotation
Assonance
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main idea
idea around which a paragraph centers
none
idea around which whole story or essay centers
idea around which thesis is centered
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Archetype
Another name for Protagonist
repeated pattern in literary work and culture
Original pattern in literary work
Antagonist
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Protagonist
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Person or thing causing problems for main character
Main character in a story
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Foil (Character foil)
unimportant character
none
Character is totally opposite of main character
Character is just like main character
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Conclusion
Also known as onomatopoeia
Also known as plot
Also known as resolution
Also known as exposition
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The "H" in HBBC
Body 1
Body 2
Hook with thesis
Hook with thesis (two things)
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Set of lines in poem, like paragraphs
sonnet
simile
stanza
subject
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Plot
Events of story in chronological order
Events of a story out of chronological order
Events of story as they unfold
Events contain flashback and foreshadowing
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Character whose personality changes
Round
Dynamic
Flat
Static
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Allusion
Rhyme scheme
Reference to another story in a story
Magic trick
Something that appears to be there but is not
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meter
None
Stressed / unstressed syllables in line of poetry
Stressed syllables in line of poetry
Unstressed syllables in line of poetry
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Part of the story when complications are introduced
Resolution
Introduction
Rising Action
Climax
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made up story
tall tale
non-fiction
moral
fiction
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predict
determine theme of story
determine what will happen next in story
determine what may happen next in story
determine thesis of story
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Symbolism
Repetition of vowel sound
Word spelled like the sound
Life lesson of a story
A thing represents a concept or idea
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Redundant
Means extra information that can be removed
Means misspelled word
Means missing punctuation
Means too little information
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Repeat internal vowel sound
Assonance
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Consonance
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When a story is supposed to have taken place in history
Setting
Abnormal setting
Cultural setting
Historical setting
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SOAPSTS
acronym for analyzing poetry
acronym for analyzing fiction
acronym for analyzing story
acronym for analyzing essays
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Reader learns what character is like from other characters or from dialogue / actions
Characterization
Indirect characterization
Abnormal characterization
Direct Characterization
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poetry that does not rhyme
rhyme scheme
free verse
non-linear
linear
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Autobiography
book about your own life
book about world issues
book about fiction
book about someone else's life
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Personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Giving human traits to characters
dialogue
none
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Character whose personality does not change
Flat
Static
Round
Dynamic
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Internal conflict
Character struggles with a decision
Character is in conflict with someone else
Character does not struggle with a decision
Character is in conflict with an animal or nature
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Another name for introduction
Resolution
denouement
exposition
climax
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PREPARE
acronym for reading skills
acronym for poetry
acronym for persuasive essay
acronym for expository essay
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Substantiated opinion
general opinion
opinion without evidence
individual opinion
opinion with evidence
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Repetition of consonant
more than one
Consonance
Alliteration
Assonance
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Overused phrase
hyperbole
abacus
oxymoron
cliche
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The First step in PREPARE
Peek ahead at last paragraph. Circle words / summarize
Peer at the title. Think of what it might mean.
Recheck charts, graphs, pictures
Evaluate the first paragraph. Circle words / summarize
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Figure out hidden meaning of what is written or shown
thesis
inference
controlling idea
TREQSSL
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Comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
metaphor
none
analogy
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dialogue
one character's thoughts
conversation that reveals key aspects of plot
one character speaking
none
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Character on stage speaks as if only audience can hear him
aside
dialogue
monologue
soliloquy
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Character with many aspects to personality
Static
Flat
Round
Dynamic
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Figurative language
term for all language
none
term for language that appeals to five senses
term for language that goes beyond literal meaning
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Last word in each line of poem rhymes
meter
internal rhyme
rhyme scheme
end rhyme
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Character tells reader exactly what he is like
Characterization
Indirect characterization
Augmented characterization
Direct characterization
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Part of the plot when basic elements of story are introduced
Rising Action
Introduction
Climax
Falling Action
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Extreme exaggeration
Personification
Hyperbole
Consonance
Assonance
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Comma and Fanboys
Between two incomplete thoughts
none
Between two complete thoughts
Between incomplete and complete thought
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Verbal irony
Opposite of what is expected to happen does happen
Reader knows something characters do not know
Say opposite of what is meant
None
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Pathos
appeal to emotion
appeal to logic
appeal to statistics
appeal to vanity
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speaker
person who critiques poem
person who analyzes a poem
person who write a poem
person speaking in a poem
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Change in tone in poem or story
meter
shift
mood
purpose
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Haiku
14 line poem
5-7-5 syllable poem
16 line poem
no rhyme scheme
