The First step in PREPARE

Peer at the title. Think of what it might mean.

Commonplace assertion

something that most believe is true but is false

Character struggles with a decision

words used appeal to five senses

Giving human qualities to non-human things

A thing represents a concept or idea

Foil (Character foil)

Character is totally opposite of main character

Stressed / unstressed syllables in line of poetry

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Statement that seems false but is true
diction
allusion
paradox
oxymoron
2
prose
any writing that is not poetry
poetry only
all writing
none
3
Extreme exaggeration
Assonance
Consonance
Personification
Hyperbole
4
main idea
idea around which whole story or essay centers
none
idea around which thesis is centered
idea around which a paragraph centers
5
HONOR
acronym for pre-writing
acronym for reading skills
acronym for expository essay
acronym for persuasive essay
6
PREPARE
acronym for expository essay
acronym for poetry
acronym for reading skills
acronym for persuasive essay
7
Repeat internal vowel sound
Consonance
Hyperbole
Assonance
Alliteration
8
two opposite words paired together for effect
commonplace assertion
paradox
oxymoron
cliche
9
Flashback
Memory explains what is happening now
Idea around which entire essay or story centers
Independent clause
Hint of what is to come
10
Comma and Fanboys
Between two incomplete thoughts
none
Between incomplete and complete thought
Between two complete thoughts
11
Climax
Turning point of a story
Part of the story when complications resolve
Part of a story when basic elements are introduced
Part of a story when complications arise
12
Character on stage speaks as if only audience can hear him
aside
dialogue
monologue
soliloquy
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Change in tone in poem or story
shift
meter
purpose
mood
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Allusion
Something that appears to be there but is not
Rhyme scheme
Magic trick
Reference to another story in a story
15
Overused phrase
hyperbole
abacus
cliche
oxymoron
16
Autobiography
book about your own life
book about fiction
book about someone else's life
book about world issues
17
Figure out hidden meaning of what is written or shown
controlling idea
inference
thesis
TREQSSL
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The First step in PREPARE
Recheck charts, graphs, pictures
Peer at the title. Think of what it might mean.
Evaluate the first paragraph. Circle words / summarize
Peek ahead at last paragraph. Circle words / summarize
19
Character whose personality changes
Flat
Dynamic
Static
Round
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Commonplace assertion
something that most believe is true
none
something that most believe is false
something that most believe is true but is false
21
Events of story do not unfold in chronological order (have flashback or foreshadowing)
extraordinary plot
non-linear plot
none of these
linear plot
22
Character with few aspects to personality
Flat
Round
Static
Dynamic
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Controlling idea
another name for theme
another name for thesis
another name for tone
another name for moral
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Theme
Life lesson of a story
Moral of a story
Thesis of a story
Mood of a story
25
Different character tells story but only knows thoughts of a few characters
3rd person limited POV
2nd person POV
3rd person omniscient POV
1st person POV
26
How many paragraphs in Persuasive essay?
five
four
three
six
27
poetry that does not rhyme
non-linear
linear
free verse
rhyme scheme
28
Story impacted by the culture of the characters and setting
Historical setting
Setting
Abnormal setting
Cultural setting
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Person or thing causing problems for main character
Antagonist
Protagonist
Villan
Bad guy
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made up story
moral
tall tale
non-fiction
fiction
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Events of story unfold in chronological order
unusual plot
non-linear plot
Linear plot
plot structure
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Internal conflict
Character does not struggle with a decision
Character is in conflict with an animal or nature
Character struggles with a decision
Character is in conflict with someone else
33
Haiku
16 line poem
5-7-5 syllable poem
14 line poem
no rhyme scheme
34
Imagery
none
words used appeal to five senses
words used set the tone
words used set the mood
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Part of the story when complications are introduced
Climax
Rising Action
Resolution
Introduction
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Telling a story to prove a point
common sense
archetype
statistical evidence
anecdotal evidence
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Plot
Events contain flashback and foreshadowing
Events of story as they unfold
Events of a story out of chronological order
Events of story in chronological order
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Dictionary definition of a word
Assonance
Connotation
Hyperbole
Denotation
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Repetition of consonant
Alliteration
Assonance
more than one
Consonance
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Semi-colon
Between two complete thoughts
none
Between two incomplete thoughts
Between incomplete and complete thought
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Personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things
dialogue
Giving human traits to characters
none
42
Symbolism
Repetition of vowel sound
Life lesson of a story
Word spelled like the sound
A thing represents a concept or idea
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Independent clause
Run-on
Complete thought
Incomplete thought
Fragment
44
purpose
why a story was published
why an author wrote a story
when an author wrote a story
when a story was published
45
Foil (Character foil)
none
unimportant character
Character is just like main character
Character is totally opposite of main character
46
meter
Stressed / unstressed syllables in line of poetry
Unstressed syllables in line of poetry
None
Stressed syllables in line of poetry
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Character tells reader exactly what he is like
Characterization
Augmented characterization
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
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Where and when a story takes place
Historical setting
setting
Cultural setting
Abstract setting
49
Narrator tells the story
1st person POV
2nd person POV
3rd person limited POV
3rd person omniscient POV
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Attitude expressed through what character says or does
Tone
Assonance
Mood
Theme
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Not a legitimate purpose for writing
to describe
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
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Opposite of what is expected to happen does happen
Abstract irony
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
53
Redundant
Means too little information
Means misspelled word
Means extra information that can be removed
Means missing punctuation
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Another name for introduction
climax
denouement
Resolution
exposition
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Reader learns what character is like from other characters or from dialogue / actions
Abnormal characterization
Direct Characterization
Indirect characterization
Characterization
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The second "E" in PREPARE
Evaluate answers in reverse order.
Peek at the title. Circle unfamiliar words / summarize.
Evaluate the first paragraph. Circle words / summarize.
Peer at the title. Think of what it might mean.
57
Protagonist
Man vs. Society
Main character in a story
Person or thing causing problems for main character
Man vs. Nature
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Archetype
repeated pattern in literary work and culture
Antagonist
Original pattern in literary work
Another name for Protagonist
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How many paragraphs in Expository paragraph?
four
three
five
for
60
SOAPSTS
acronym for analyzing essays
acronym for analyzing fiction
acronym for analyzing poetry
acronym for analyzing story
61
Substantiated opinion
opinion with evidence
individual opinion
opinion without evidence
general opinion
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Figurative language
term for language that goes beyond literal meaning
none
term for language that appeals to five senses
term for all language
63
Pathos
appeal to logic
appeal to vanity
appeal to emotion
appeal to statistics
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Falling Action
Part of story that everything builds up to
Part of story when complications are introduced
Part of story when complications resolve
Beginning of story
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speaker
person speaking in a poem
person who analyzes a poem
person who write a poem
person who critiques poem
66
Comparison using "like" or "as"
metaphor
simile
analogy
none
67
HBBC
Acronym for Expository hook
Acronym for Persuasive essay
Acronym for Persuasive hook
Acronym for Expository essay
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Last word in each line of poem rhymes
internal rhyme
rhyme scheme
end rhyme
meter
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Dramatic irony
None
Opposite of what is expected to happen does happen
We know something characters do not
Say opposite of what you mean
70
External conflict
Problems with decision
Problems with someone or something else
Problems with nature only
Problems with man only
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Part of the plot when basic elements of story are introduced
Falling Action
Climax
Introduction
Rising Action
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Set of lines in poem, like paragraphs
simile
stanza
sonnet
subject
73
Character with many aspects to personality
Flat
Dynamic
Round
Static
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The "H" in HBBC
Body 1
Body 2
Hook with thesis (two things)
Hook with thesis
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dialogue
one character speaking
none
conversation that reveals key aspects of plot
one character's thoughts
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predict
determine thesis of story
determine theme of story
determine what will happen next in story
determine what may happen next in story
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Conclusion
Also known as onomatopoeia
Also known as exposition
Also known as plot
Also known as resolution
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Character whose personality does not change
Dynamic
Round
Static
Flat
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TREQSSL
used to remember format for expository essay
used for pre-writing
used to remember format for persuasive essay
used for body paragraphs in essays and for paragraphs
80
When a story is supposed to have taken place in history
Abnormal setting
Historical setting
Setting
Cultural setting
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Verbal irony
Opposite of what is expected to happen does happen
None
Reader knows something characters do not know
Say opposite of what is meant

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