English Exam

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noun

person place thing or idea

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pronoun

takes the place of a noun

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adverb

modifies adjective

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preposition

shows relationship between a noun and pronoun

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simple sentence

one independent clause

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compound

two or more independent clauses

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complex

one independent clause and one dependent clause

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What is theme?

the message or lesson in a story

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What is the S in SLIME stand for?

Subject

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What does the L in SLIME stand for?

Lesson

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What does the I in SLIME stand for?

Idea

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What does the M in SLIME stand for?

Message

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What does the E in SLIME stand for?

Evidence

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14

Sonnet form

14 lines, must be in iambic pentameter, must follow a rhyme scheme, often love or nature

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What does a sonnet include?

3 quatrains 1 couplet

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How does the rhyme scheme go?

abab cdcd efef gg

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Alliteration

the repetition of the same initial sound in a series of words

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Onomatopoeia

a word that imitates the sound its describing

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Idiom

an expression that cannot be understood

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Similes

uses the word like or as one object or idea with another

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Metaphors

A comparison of two different things by saying they are the same.

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Personification

giving a animal or object human like characteristics

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Hyperbole

A exaggeration that is so dramatic that the statement could be not true

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Allusion

an indirect reference to a person, place, or event found in another piece of literature

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dystopia

an imagined society that is not perfect

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utopia

an imagined society where everything is perfect

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external conflict

struggle between a dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or a other character

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Internal conflict

a struggle in a persons mid over a problem or question

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What does the S in SWIFT mean?

structure

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What does the W in SWIFT mean?

Word choice

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What does the I in SWIFT mean?

Imagery

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What does the F in SWIFT mean?

Figurative language

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What does the T in SWIFT mean?

Theme and Tone

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dynamic

does change, likeable characters, the main character

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static

does not change

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what is theme of to build a fire

mans self reliance is limited. listen to who is wiser

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what is the theme of there will come soft rains

humans + there creation will lead to there own distraction

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what is the theme of the medicine bag

one culture + traditions associated with over something to be proud or not ashamed

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