| Literary Terms | Titles, Themes, Irony | Writing | Short Story Elements | Trick or Treat |
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What is irony
The difference between what you expect to happen and what actually happens or is spoken
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This story discusses Mark Twain’s experiences as an apprentice
“Cub Pilot on the Mississippi “
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What is a thesis statement
Main ideas of an essay
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What is a conflict
Man against nature
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What is an example of a correct heading for assignment
First Last Name
English 8- Per# Date |
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What is imagery
Appealing to one of the senses in writing
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What is the irony in “The Last Leaf”
The old man dies of pneumonia instead of Johnsy
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What is a transition
Connective type word moving to the next idea
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What is a theme
Insight gained about life by reading a selection
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What is needed at the end of a sentence
End punctuation
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What is simile
A comparison using like or as
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What is a person can change if given an opportunity
Theme of “A Retrieved Reformation “
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What is a hook
Grabbing the readers’ attention at the beginning of introductory paragraph
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What is an internal conflict
Man against self
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What is needed for the first letter of a word at the beginning of each sentence
Capital letter
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What is tone
Attitude an author takes toward his subject
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What is the title of Anne Dillard’s literary work describing her reclusive nature?
“An American Childhood”
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What is a topic sentence
Main idea of a paragraph
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What is a protagonist
Main character
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What is a true story
Nonfiction
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What is personification
Giving human traits to inanimate objects or animals
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What is the irony of “The Gift of the Magi”
Both gave their prized possession away to bring the other joy
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What is a sentence fragment
Lacking either a subject or a verb
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What is time and place
Setting
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What is a hyperbole
Exaggeration of the truth
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