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Name: 1/5/15Miss CharaELA Semester Exam Study Guide *The ELA Semester Exam will be in class Monday January 12th* Directions: Please complete this study guide and show it to me by Friday January 9th to earn full credit. This is a graded assignment and will be graded out of 100 points. If your parent/guardian signs the study guide, acknowledging they saw you studying, you will receive 5 bonus points on your semester exam. Make sure you use your notes and the textbook to find the answers. Part 1: Figurative language/Poetic devices/literary terms Term Definition Example Internal Conflict A struggle occurring in a characters mind or with themselves. The Tell Tale Heart External Conflict A struggle between a character and an outside force such as nature or another character. Rogue Wave Personification Giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).Finding Nemo Onomatopoeia The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Buzz Simile A figure of speech that creates a comparison between two things usually using like or as. Her eyes are like stars. Metaphor A figure of speech that creates a comparison between two things not using like or as. Life is a game. Part 2: Words to know and define: ***Sonnet( 3 Questions on the test on this) ___ It is a 14-line poem that rhymes._Foreshadowing: hinting at what will come later.9.)***Rhyme scheme(1 question) : the pattern established by the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem10.) Theme: the base topic or focus that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece; main subject. 11.) Point of view (3 types): The person from whose eyes the story is being told1.)1st person (I, me, mine) 2.)3rd person limited (You or your)3.) 3rd person omniscient( they, she, he) 12.) Alliteration: the repetition of the initial sounds or words 13.) Authors purpose(3 types) _1.)Persuade 2.)Inform 3.)Entertain 14.) Antagonist___the good guy in the story 15.) Protagonaist____the bad guy in the story 16.) Types of characters(4 types)_1.Round: we know a lot about them 2.Flat: we only see one side of them, we do not know a lot about them 3. Dynamic: change or grow 4. Static: do not change 17.) Folktale ___ Stories passed down – originally – from one generation to another18.)Dialect: a form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a group of people 19.) Label the 5 parts to the Plot diagram in the chart to the right: 377190038101.)Exposition: introduces the characters and presents the setting and conflict. 2.)Rising Action: presents complications that intensify. 3.)Climax: story’s moment of greatest intensity-the point where the conflict is resolved. 4.)Falling Action : story begins to draw to a close. 5.)Resolution : reveals the final outcome of the conflict. 001.)Exposition: introduces the characters and presents the setting and conflict. 2.)Rising Action: presents complications that intensify. 3.)Climax: story’s moment of greatest intensity-the point where the conflict is resolved. 4.)Falling Action : story begins to draw to a close. 5.)Resolution : reveals the final outcome of the conflict. 4800601264920101102108075438022177546015240303213360048514040425298401089660551615440998220____________________________________________________________________________________Part 3: Review the following stories from your textbook Reread, skim over the stories. While you are doing this, fill in the chart for each story. *Characters *Plot *Conflict *Setting 1.)“Rogue Wave”Genre: Fiction Characters Plot Conflict SettingSullivan(Sully)Scoot Scoot and Sullivan are sailing on a cutter sailboat and are struck by a rogue wave. External conflict is the rogue wave they are hit by. Pacific Ocean California 2.) “Sorry, Wrong Number” Genre: Fiction Characters Plot Conflict Setting Mrs. Stevenson DuffyOperatorsGeorge Mrs. Stevenson overhears a murder plot, Mrs. Stevenson has an internal conflict that she cannot get out of bed and has an external conflict that she over hears her own murder. NYC/by a bridge/Her bedroom ................
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