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HCA1 Finals Study
Honors Communication Arts 1 Final Exam Review Study Guide
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Writing
9th Grade
12/14/2010
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A, an
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Not, without
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Cred
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To Believe
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Ante, anti
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Before
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Ann, enn
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Year
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Anthrop
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Human
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Auto
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Self
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Belli
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War
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Bene
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good, well
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Brev
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Short
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Counter
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Contrary
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Culpa
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Blame
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Cur
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Run
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Derm
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Skin
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Dict
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To Speak
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Dict
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To Speak
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Dis/Di/Dif
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Not;away;apart
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Duc/Duct
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To draw or lead
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Dys
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abnormal, difficult
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ego
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self
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eu
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good; well
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ex/es/e
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out
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fac
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to make or do
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fid
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faith
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gen
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birth, race, kind
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graph
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to write
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alliteration
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repetition of the same consonant sound
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diction
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wording
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allusion
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reference
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author's purpose
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reason for writing
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author's style
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author's expressionism in book
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syntax
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arrangement of words in sentences
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tone
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emotional meaning
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symbolism
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object/character in a novel symbolizing something deeper
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characterization
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describing character's
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direct characterization
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using direct terms to characterize characters
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indirect characterization
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characterizing through dialogue/actions
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character
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person responsible for thoughts and actions throughout literature
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protagonist
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main character/hero
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antagonist
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works against protagonist
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conflict
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opposition between characters
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external conflict
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man v. man/nature/society
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internal conflict
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man v. self
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connotation
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meaning of word
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denotation
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definition of word
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figurative language
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words evoking emotion
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figures of speech
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language not meant literally
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flashback
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transition to earlier event or scene
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foreshadowing
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author provides clues for reader to predict
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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imagery
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descriptive language
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inference
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drawing a conclusion based on what you have read
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irony
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statement meaning the opposite
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metaphor
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analogy between two things
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mood
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tone created
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motif
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recurring elements in literature
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myths
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traditional stories
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narrative poem
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poem that tells a story
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narrator
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someone who tells a story
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personification
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animals/things with human characteristics
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plot
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parts of a story
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exposition
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beginning of a story when setting/characters are introduced
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flat
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not fully developed
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round
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fully developed
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static
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unchanged
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dynamic
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undergoes change
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exposition
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beginning of a story when setting/characters are introduced
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complications
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conflicts in a story
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climax
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most intense part of story
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resolution/denouement
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end of story when loose ends are tied up
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point of view
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narrative mode
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setting
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time period/place where story is set
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historical context
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political, social, cultural, and economic setting for a particular idea or event.
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simile
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analogy between tow things using "like" or "as"
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symbol
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words that function symbolically
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synonym
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a word that means the same as another word
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theme
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the central idea of a story
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tone
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emotional meaning
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dramatic irony
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situation only understood by audience
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situational irony
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characters are emeshed in forces beyond their control
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verbal irony
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character doesn't mean to say something (it comes out wrong)
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metaphor
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analogy between two things
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mood
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tone created
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motif
 Definition
recurring elements in literature
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myths
 Definition
traditional stories
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narrative poem
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poem that tells a story
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narrator
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someone who tells the story
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personification
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animals/things with human characteristics
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