English 9th Final Review

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in a line.

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What is an aside in drama?

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A character on the stage says something to the audience or to other characters (while excluding others). The other actors on the stage pretend they cannot hear them.

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What is a character foil?

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A character who highlights the protagonist's traits through contrast.

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What is an anecdote?

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A very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic.

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What is anaphora?

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

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What is iambic pentameter?

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A type of poetic meter that consists of five iambs (unstressed-stressed syllable pairs) per line.

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What is a soliloquy?

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A speech in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, typically while alone on stage.

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What is syntax?

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.