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FTCE Middle Grades English 5.Fluent English 2023
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FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9Allegory - answerA type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another meaning
(Biblical stories)
Alliteration - answerA device that "repeats" stressed sounds in a sequence of words
closely connected to one another. *Luscious lemons. It is based on the sounds of
letters, rather than the spelling of words.
Allusion - answerA reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not do that
because I'm not superman.
Foreshadowing - answerUses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future
events in the plot.
Hyperbole - answerAn exaggeration/a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration
for dramatic effect. *I have done this a thousand times. *Love story, comic stories.
Metaphor - answerCompares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes are the
windows of the soul.
Onomotopeia - answerWords that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk, Whiz, Pop
Oxymoron - answerA two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny.
Personification - answerAnother figure of speech which attributes "Human Qualities" to
an inanimate object or abstract entity. *The run down house appeared depressed.
Simile - answerCompares one object to another. *He smokes like a chimney. *Pretty as
a picture. *Light as a feather.
Tone - answerRefers to the "Attitude" expressed about the subject through the author.
Figurative languange - answerA form of language use in which the writers and speakers
mean something other than the literal meaning of their words. (Two figures of speech
that are particularly important for poetry are simile and metaphor)
Imagery - answerIs the concrete representation of a sense impression, feeling or idea
that triggers our imaginative ere-enactment of sensory experience. *Images may be
visual (something seen) Aural (something heard), tactile (felt), olfactory (smell), or
gustatory (something tasted.) * Language that appeals to the senses.
Rhyme - answerThe repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different
words, most often at the ends of lines.
,Stanza - answergrouping of lines, set off by a space, which usually has a set pattern of
meter and rhyme.
Rhythm - answerIs the repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different
words, most often at the ends of lines. Rhyme is predominately a function of sound
rather than spelling; thus words that end with they same vowel sound. *day, prey,
bouquet, weigh. (Poets rely heavily on rhythm to express meaning and convey feeling.)
Cliches - answerSaying or dialogue much overworked in common language. They are
used in developing characters and sometimes in comical and farcical ways.
Anaphora - answerrefers to a figure of speech in which a word or words are repeated at
the beginning of successive lines of verse in rhetoric.
Climax - answerOccurs when a state of tension in a literary work reaches its peak,
usually with a resolution of some kind. (increasing level of tension, usually between the
protagonist and antagonist.)
Dialect geography - answerthe study of speech differences from one geographical area
to another.
Dialect mixture - answerthe presence in one form of speech with elements from different
neighboring dialects.
Dictation - answerthe choice of language in a literary work. May be formal, colloquial,
and slang. Used to set a tone for the work meant to induce a mood in the audience.
Discourse - answerany coherent succession of sentences, spoken or written. Thus a
novel, short story, essay, speech or interview.
Style - answera particular manner of using language to narrate a story, develop a
dramatic mood, or evoke a mood. Can also refer to a period of literary history or to an
individual writer.
Email/Electronic communication - answerVery common among people and business for
communication. Electronic documents will continue to grow.
Effective way of writing an email. - answer1. The subject should be meaningful and
concise. Clear to the reader.
2. Most important part of the message should appear on the first screen.
3. Summarize long messages in the fist paragraph.
4. Write concisely in short, relevant paragraphs.
5. Use a mixture of capital and lower case letter for ease of reading.
6. Include the text of the attachment in the body of the E-mail if possible.
7. Proofread after using spell check and grammar check.
, Plot - answerthe main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and
presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Elements of Literature - answer1. Exposition
2. Foreshadowing
3. Inciting Force/triggers
4. Conflict
5. Rising Action
6. Crisis
7. Climax
8. Falling action
9. Resolution
Exposition - answerThe introductory material which give the setting, creates the tone,
presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
Inciting Force/triggers - answerThe event of character that triggers the conflict.
Conflict - answerThe essence of fiction. It creates plot. We usually encounter them as
(Man versus...Man, Nature, Society or Self.)
Rising Action - answerA series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the
inciting force and ends with the climax.
Crisis - answerThe conflict reaches and a turning point. A this point the opposing forces
in the story meet and the conflict becomes most intense. The crisis occurs before or at
the same time as the climax.
Falling Action - answerThe events after the climax which close the story.
Resolution - answerRound out and concludes the action.
Writing Process - answer1. Pre-Writing
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Proof reading
6. Publishing
Purpose of writing - answer1. To entertain
2. To persuade or convince
3. To educate or inform
Considering an audience - answer1. Identify your audience
2. Determine qualities of the audience.
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