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What is an allegory?

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An allegory is a story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a message, typically a moral, political, or spiritual one.

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to something well-known that is not related to the text.

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What is foreshadowing?

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Foreshadowing is a suggestion, hint, or warning of something that will happen.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is intentional exaggeration meant for effect or to make a point.

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What is context?

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Context is information from a main or outside source that supports an argument.

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What is a motif?

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A motif is a repeated pattern that recurs throughout a literary work. It can be a picture, a symbol, an image, or a word that repeats itself.

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What is setting?

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Setting is the time period, the place, and the cultural context within which the piece occurs.

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What are characters?

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Characters are the participants within a piece. Readers must consider physical appearance, thoughts, feelings, actions, and interactions with others.

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What is plot?

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Plot is the main narrative or sequence of events in a story, play, or similar work as communicated by the author.

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What are the three main types of irony?

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The three main types of irony are situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony.

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What is situational irony?

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Situational irony occurs when the outcome of a situation is vastly different from what was expected by the reader or audience.

Example: “The Necklace”

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What is verbal irony?

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Verbal irony occurs when someone says something that contradicts their true meaning, often used for emphasis, humor, or sarcasm.

Example: any sarcasm

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What is dramatic irony?

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Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something important that the characters do not, creating tension or suspense as the story progresses.

Example: When Snow White bites into the poisoned apple because the audience knows and she does not.

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What is a theme?

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A theme is a main idea or message of a literary work.

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What is inference?

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Inference is a conclusion that can be made based on facts and information.

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What is an anecdote?

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An anecdote is a short narrative that emphasizes a broader point that is being made.

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What is an analogy?

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An analogy is a comparison that connects two things that seem to be unrelated, typically for the purpose of explanation.

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What is text evidence?

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Text evidence is the use of information from the original/main text to support an argument or point.

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What is a genre?

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A genre is a category of literature. Examples include fiction, fantasy, fairy tale, science fiction, fable, folklore, historical fiction, drama, horror, poetry, short story, essay, nonfiction, (auto)biography, mythology, narrative nonfiction, and speech.

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What is annotation?

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Annotation is a written response by a reader to a writer’s text, which can include notes, symbols, drawings, highlighting, and anything else that helps the reader connect to the text.

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What is point of view?

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Point of view is the viewpoint from which a story is told. It can be first person, second person, or third person (limited or omniscient).

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What is the difference between a thesis and a topic sentence?

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A thesis statement tells the main point of an essay; a topic sentence tells the main point of a paragraph.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a distinct set of lines in a poem, usually set apart by a line of space.

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What is end rhyme?

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End rhyme is when the last syllables of a line of poetry rhyme with the previous or following end syllables.

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What are lyric poems?
Lyric poems, usually short, are a type of poetry that expresses personal feelings or emotion and are said to have songlike qualities. ## Footnote Examples include Shakespeare’s sonnets and Keats’ “Ode to a Grecian Urn.”
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What is free verse?
Free verse is poetry that does not have a specific rhyme or meter. ## Footnote Examples include the book Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson, and most poems by Emily Dickinson and T.S. Eliot.
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What is a sonnet?
A sonnet is a 14-line poem with varying rhyme schemes, traditionally reflecting upon a single sentiment. It literally means 'little song' (from Italian 'sonetto').
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What is narrative poetry?
Narrative poetry tells a story and includes a plot, at least one character, and a clear storyline. ## Footnote Example: “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe.
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What is a ballad?
A ballad is a songlike poem told in short stanzas. ## Footnote Example: “Annabel Lee” by Poe.
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What is an epic?
An epic is a long narrative poem that tells of heroic adventures, great deeds, or a lengthy journey. ## Footnote Examples include Milton’s “Paradise Lost” and “Beowulf.”
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What is a haiku?
A haiku is a Japanese poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.
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What is rhythm?
Rhythm is the pace and beat of a poem.
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What is meter?
Meter is the rhythm and pattern of a poem; it is the way syllables are stressed or unstressed.
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What is internal rhyme?
Internal rhyme is rhyme that occurs in the middle of the line and not just at the ends of the line.
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What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of the same letter sound at the beginning of multiple words. ## Footnote Example: “She sells seashells at the seashore.”
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What is repetition?
Repetition is the repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas. ## Footnote Examples include “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe and the end of Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”
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What is onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is a word that looks like the sound it makes.
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What is personification?
Personification is giving personal or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
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What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one is the other.
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What is a simile?
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as' to make the comparison.
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What is imagery?
Imagery is figurative language that is visually descriptive. ## Footnote Example: “Life is a barren field // Frozen with snow.” from Langston Hughes “Dreams.”
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What is symbolism?
Symbolism is the use of visual representations to represent an idea, quality, or theme.
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What is enjambment?
Enjambment is a poetic term for the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
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Who is Isabel in Chains?
Isabel is an enslaved girl and an orphan who is sold from a kind owner to a cruel British one and moves from Rhode Island to New York City, focused on freedom.
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Who is Curzon in Chains?
Curzon is an enslaved boy who works with the rebels and encourages Isabel to spy on her owners to help the colonists against the British.
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Who is Ruth in Chains?
Ruth is Isabel’s sister, largely nonverbal and very young, and finding her becomes Isabel's main focus.
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Who is Madam Lockton in Chains?
Madam Lockton is Isabel and Ruth’s owner, described as petty, selfish, vindictive, and cruel.
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Who is Mr. Lockton in Chains?
Mr. Lockton is married to Mrs. Lockton and is involved in a plot to kill George Washington.
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What is the setting of Chains?
The setting of Chains is New York City during The Revolutionary War, mostly in the year 1776 and into 1777.
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Who is George Washington in Chains?
George Washington is the leader of the rebel forces against the British during The Revolutionary War.
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Who is King George?
King George is the King of England during The Revolutionary War, mentioned only as a statue in the book.
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What is a theme in Chains?
Themes in Chains include overcoming adversity, fear, war, standing up for what is right, perseverance, freedom, identity, coming-of-age, and family.
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What is Anne Frank known for?
Anne Frank is the German-Jewish author of The Diary of a Young Girl, documenting her two years in hiding in Amsterdam.
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Who is Margot in Anne Frank?
Margot is Anne’s older sister, quiet and shy, with a loving but tenuous relationship with Anne.
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Who is Peter in Anne Frank?
Peter is in hiding with the Franks and has a tumultuous relationship with Anne.
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Who is Otto Frank?
Otto Frank, also known as Pim, is Anne’s father and the architect of their plan to go into hiding.
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Who is Edith Frank?
Edith Frank is Anne’s mother, who has a difficult relationship with Anne.
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Who is Mr. Van Daan?
Mr. Van Daan is Peter’s father and a friend of Otto Frank who steals bread.
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Who is Mrs. Van Daan?
Mrs. Van Daan is Peter’s mother, flirtatious and very attached to her fur coat.
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Who is Miep?
Miep is a longtime family friend who helps hide the Franks and supplies them with food.
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Who is Mr. Dussel?
Mr. Dussel is a dentist who is also in hiding and shares a room with Anne.
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What are the themes of Anne Frank?
Themes of Anne Frank include war, perseverance, suffering, humanity, kindness, identity, coming of age, family, love, and hope.
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What is the setting of Anne Frank?
The setting is Amsterdam during the years 1942-1944, mostly hidden in a secret annex.
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What is antisemitism?
Antisemitism is prejudice or antagonism against Jewish people.
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Who was Adolf Hitler?
Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, responsible for the Holocaust.
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What was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was the murder of over 6 million Jews by Hitler and the Nazis.
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What was the Nazi Party?
The Nazi Party was the radical far-right movement led by Adolf Hitler.
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What were concentration camps?
Concentration camps were internment camps where Nazis terrorized, tortured, starved, and murdered Jews and other prisoners.
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What was the Gestapo?
The Gestapo was the Nazi Secret Police responsible for enforcing Hitler’s laws and policies.
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What are ration cards?
Ration cards reflect a fixed amount of a commodity or good that is officially allowed to each person, usually during a time of scarcity.
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