English I Midterm 2024-2025

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What is rhetoric?

Back

Rhetoric is speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is character development?

Back

Character development refers to how a character changes or grows over the course of a story.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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What is alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What are context clues?

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Context clues are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison of two seemingly unlike things.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is symbolism?

Back

Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is diction?

Back

Diction refers to the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What is tone in literature?

Back

Tone is the attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work's central theme or subject.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What is perspective in literature?

Back

Perspective is the point of view from which a story is told.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3