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Define fiction.
Literature that describes imaginary events and people.
100
Define nonfiction.
Prose writing based on fact, with real people and real events.
100
What is the ONLY quality that poetry has that other forms of literature do not have?
Stanzas made up of lines.
100
Any piece of writing that tells a story.
Narrative
100
Each of these forms of figurative language compare two unlike things. One uses "like" or "as" while another does not.
Simile and Metaphor
200
Define tone and mood.
Tone = author's attitude towards a subject.

Mood = the atmosphere of a piece of writing. The emotions experienced by a reader. 

200
This helps you better understand a picture or photograph in a nonfiction text.
Captions
200
Hyperbole
Intended exaggeration
200
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Answer eliminator 
200
We use this term to describe the choices an author makes about the words he/she uses.
Diction
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There are five points to any plot. Name them in order.

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

300
When you see bold print in a nonfiction text, what does it mean?
It is an important word
300
Personification
Attributing human characteristics to nonliving things
300
In this form of nonfiction writing, the author tries to convince the reader to believe an opinion or complete an action.
Persuasive
300
Usually used in poetry, this is the word for when an author uses words with similar beginning sounds right next to each other.
Alliteration
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What are the two types of conflict in fiction/drama? Define each.
Internal Conflict and External conflict. In an internal conflict, the character faces an issue within him/herself. In an external conflict, the character faces an issue with an outside adversary/opponent.
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How should you approach reading a nonfiction text?
Any reasonable answer accepted.
400
Onomatopoeia

The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. Examples: clang, buzz, twang. 

400
What are the essential components of a narrative?
Any reasonable answer accepted.
400
Define protagonist and antagonist, and give an example of each.
Protagonist = The main character of a literary work
Antagonist = A person who actively opposes the antagonist
500
What are the three major points of view? Explain.
First person, third person limited, and third person omniscient. 
500
Nonfiction can be organized into sections. When he/she provides titles for them, what are the two terms we can use to describe these titles?
Headings and subheadings.
500

Define imagery and provide an example.

Appeals to the senses. Provides a reader with a strong IMAGE in his/her mind. Any reasonable answer accepted.

500

Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark’s bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family’s private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn’t appreciate and Money Mark could find nothing new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark never found happiness. Penny Petal was born poor. Her family hardly had anything to eat, but they loved each other. Penny Petal appreciated every thing she got. When she was six, her father walked her around the United Center before the Bulls played the Celtics. She was excited by the crazy fans and feeling in the air. She looked forward to the day that she could see a real game. When she was thirteen, she learned to play the buckets. She was an extremely talented musician, a natural percussionist, and everyone on the block loved the rhythms that poured from her palms. By the time she was twenty-one, Penny was a successful businesswoman. Now she had everything that she had ever dreamed of and she truly loved to share her wealth and happiness with her family who supported her through all of the hard times. 

Money doesn't buy happiness.


You don't appreciate things for which you don't work.

500

Define theme and give an example from a story we read this year.

The message/moral of the story. Any reasonable answer accepted.