Midterm Study Guide
Direction: Define each term and then find an example from the textbook.
Context clues: Definition ________________________________________________________
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Use context clues to define the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
1. The class with the most ardor will certainly impress Mr. Nolan; therefore, they will
win every pep rally.
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2. This cheesecake is so good it’s almost celestial. Another bite could take me all the
way to heaven.
3. I thought it prudent that I stopped talking so much. Sometimes my mouth gets me
in trouble.
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Stage directions: Definition ______________________________________________________
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What is the impact that stage directions have on a play at any given point? How does it
affect the reader’s understanding of the play?
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Characterization: Definition ___________________________________________________
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Characterization: Purpose____________________________________________________
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Indirect Characterization: Definition: __________________________________________
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Indirect Characterization: Purpose: ____________________________________________
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Direct Characterization: Definition: ___________________________________________
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Direct Characterization: Purpose: ____________________________________________
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Plot points (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
Draw a map of the plot points and label them.
Aside: Definition and purpose: __________________________________________________
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Dialogue: Definition and purpose: ________________________________________________
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Monologue: Definition and purpose: ______________________________________________
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Soliloquy: Definition and purpose: _______________________________________________
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How can you tell the difference between a monologue and a soliloquy when reading a
drama?
How can you recognize stage directions when reading a drama?
Effect of setting: _______________________________________________________________
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Define and give an example of each of the following:
Repetition: ___________________________________________________________________
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Parallelism: ___________________________________________________________________
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Antithesis: ____________________________________________________________________
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Appeal to senses:
Sight: __________________________________________________________________
Taste: __________________________________________________________________
Hearing: _______________________________________________________________
Touch: _________________________________________________________________
Smell: _________________________________________________________________
Irregular capitalization: ________________________________________________________
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Slant rhyme: __________________________________________________________________
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Cataloging: ___________________________________________________________________
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What is the purpose of cataloging? _______________________________________________
Free verse (You can use the title of the poem as an example. You do not have to rewrite the
poem.): ______________________________________________________________________
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Stanza: _______________________________________________________________________
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Onomatopoeia: ________________________________________________________________
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Tone: ________________________________________________________________________
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Simile: _______________________________________________________________________
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Dashes: ______________________________________________________________________
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What type of diction/information would an author use in the to use the following appeals?
Appeal to logic: ________________________________________________________________
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Appeal to emotion: _____________________________________________________________
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Appeal to ethics: _______________________________________________________________
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Appeal to authority: ____________________________________________________________
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Primary Source: What is a primary source and how do you know?_____________________
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Secondary Source: What is a secondary source and how do you know? _________________
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Historical Context: Define historical context:_______________________________________
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Claim: In an argument, what is a claim? ___________________________________________
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Counter claim: In an argument, what is a counterclaim? _____________________________
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Vivid Word choice: Which of the following uses a vivid verb?
 Beautiful landscape
 Squirm ceaselessly
 Heavenly aroma
 Crystal-clear Waters
Define the following terms:
Prepositional phrases: What is a preposition? Give an example of a prepositional phrase__
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Sentence types: Define and give an example of each of the following types of sentences
Exclamatory ____________________________________________________________
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Imperative______________________________________________________________
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Declarative______________________________________________________________
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Interrogative ____________________________________________________________
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Compound Sentences _____________________________________________________
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Complex Sentences _______________________________________________________
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Compound-complex sentences______________________________________________
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