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English 9 Midterm Study Guide

2015-2016

Understand the definition and application of each concept


Narrative Unit Concepts:
Narrative
Elements of Plot --- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Types of conflict --- external conflict and internal conflict
Characterization --- indirect characterization and direct characterization, flat, round,
dynamic, and static characters
Setting
Reading Strategies/Concepts:
Inference
Prediction
Connection
Literary Devices:
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Allusion
Paradox/Oxymoron
Apostrophe
Irony(dramatic, verbal, and situational)
Conceit
Alliteration
Imagery
Hyperbole
Suspense
Theme
Alliteration
Pun
Symbol

Drama Unit:

Drama
Soliloquy
Aside
Stage Directions
Sonnet
Tragedy
Tragic Hero
Comedy
Comic Relief
Tragic Flaw
Monologue
Dramatic Irony
Grammar:
Compound sentences (ways to fix run on sentences)
CPR Paragraph
Thesis Development

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