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Literature: Unit 1 Review
Flashcards reviewing Literature Unit 1.
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Literature
10th Grade
01/19/2011

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organizational pattern in which details are arranged in the order they occur
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chronological order
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the point of highest action in a story; the turning point
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climax
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an important early event that signals the start of the action of a story and introduces the conflict
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complicating incident
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a clash or struggle between people, ideas, or feelings; characters can have a conflict within themselves, with another character, with society, or with nature
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conflict
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a conversation between characters
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dialogue
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a brief section at the beginning of a story that presents readers with the characters, setting, and basic situation
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exposition
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the conclusion of a story, which includes the resolution of the conflict
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falling action
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a narrative technique that allows authors to introduce past events that have a direct effect on current events
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flashback
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a technique authors use to give clues about or to suggest what is going to happen
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foreshadowing
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a category of literary work, such as poetry, novel, or drama
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genre
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language that creates a mental picture by appealing to the senses, that makes readers see, hear, smell, taste, or feel things in their imagination
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imagery
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the effect of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; or the effect of a situation in which the opposite of what one would have thought is actually what occurs
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irony
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the solution or working out of literary conflict
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resolution
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a series of events that builds interest or suspense
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rising action
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where and when a literary work takes place
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setting
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something concrete that stands for a more abstract idea in literature
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symbol
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Author: ____
Born: February 18, 1850 in St. Louis Missouri
Work: "Story of an Hour"
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Kate Chopin
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Kate Chopin wrote works that focused on ____. She was credited for being an early feminist and advocate for women's rights.
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her experiences in the South
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a writer whose work primarily deals with the cultures and customs of a particular part of a country
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regionalist writer
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Upon hearing about her husband's death, Louise Mallard is overcome with grief. Not long after her mood changes from grief to ____.
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joy and excitement
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What do the doctors believe killed Louise Mallard? What do readers think killed her?
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The doctors believe that she died from a heart disease. Readers believe Louise Mallard died from shock/the devastation of losing the freedom that she only just realized she might have had.
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What is the complicating incident in "The Story of an Hour"?
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Louise Mallard just received news of her husband's death and is overcome with grief.
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What part of the story is the following section from "Story of an Hour"? Louise Mallard walks down the stairs with her sister, excited about her new freedom. As they reach the bottom of the stairs, Louise's husband steps through the door.
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climax
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The story "After Twenty Years" is by ____
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O. Henry
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What is the complicating incident in "After Twenty Years"?
Definition
The complicating incident is when "Silky Bob" strikes a match to light his cigar. The lighting of the cigar allows Jimmy Wells to see the man's face and recognize that his old friend is "Silky" Bob, a criminal wanted in Chicago.
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What part of the story is the following description from "After Twenty Years"? Bob notices "Jimmy" has a pug nose and was in fact lying about who he was. Bob is then placed under arrest.
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climax
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Author: _____
Born: Ohio, 1842
Life: Enlisted for the Union Army in the Civil War in 1861
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Ambrose Bierce
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In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", why is Farquhar being hanged?
Definition
for attempting to burn down Owl Creek Bridge to slow Union advances
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In "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge", Section 2 provides background information on Peyton and how he got to his current situation. Section 2 can be described as a ___.
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flashback
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