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CRCT: LANGUAGE ARTS

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WHAT IS A REPETION OF A SOUND OR LETTER AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS? ALLITERATION
WHAT IS A REFERENCE TO A FAMOUS PERSON,PLACE EVENT,OR WORK OF LITERATURE? ALLUSION
WHAT IS A POINT-BY-POINT COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO APPARENTLY DISSIMILAR THINGS MADE TO CLARIFFY A CERTAIN POINT ABOUT ONE OF THEM. ANALOGY
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF BREAKING SOMETHING DOWN INTO ITS ELEMENTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE EXAMINED INDIVIDUALLY? ANALYSIS
WHAT IS THE FORCE WORKING AGAINST THE *PROTAGONIST*? ANTAGONIST
WHAT IS THE AUTHOR'S BELIEFS OR ATTITUDE AS EXPRESSED IN HIS OR HER WORK? AUTHOR'S PERSECTIVE
WHAT IS THE REASON THE AUTHOR CREATED A PARTICULAR WORK? AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
WHAT IS A FORM OF NONFICTION IN WHICH A PERSON TELLS THE STORY OF HIS OR HER LIFE? AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WHAT IS THE STORY OF A PERSON'S LIFE,WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE. BIOGRAPHY
WHAT ARE TWO EVENTS THAT ARE RELATED WHEN ONE EVENT BRINGS ABOUT THE OTHER? CAUSE AND EFFECT
WHAT IS PERSON,AN ANIMAL,OR AN IMAGINARYCREATURE THAT TAKES PART IN THE ACTION OF A LITERY WORK? CHARACTER
WHAT IS THE TCHNIQUES WRITERS USE TO CREATE AND DEVELOP CHARACTERS? CHARACTERIZATION
WHAT IS THE ORDER EVENTS HAPPEN IN TIME? CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF PAUSING WHILE READING TO REVIEW THE PREVIOUS EVENTS IN A WORK AND TRYING TO CHECK ONE'S UNDERASTENDING? CLARIFYING
WHAT IS IN THE PLOT OF A STORY OR PLAY,THE (TURING POINT) IS THE POINT OF MAXIMUM INTEREST? CLIMAX
WHAT IS A DRAMATIC WORK THAT IS MEANT TO BE LIGHT,OFTEN HUMOROUS IN A TONE,AND USUALLY ENDS HAPPILY WITH A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE MAIN CONFLICT? COMEDY
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF POINTING OUT WAT TWO OR MORE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON? COMPARISON
WHAT IS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN OPPOSING FORCES? CONFLICT
WHAT IS THE READER'S PROCESS OF RELATING THE CONTENT OF A LITERARY WORK TO HIS OR HER OWN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE? CONNECTING
WHAT ARE THE IDEAS AND FEELINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORD,AS OPPOSED TO ITS DICTIONARY DEFINTION? CONNOTATION
WHAT ARE UNFAMILIAR WORDS THAT ARE OFTEN SURONDED BY WORDS OR PHRASES THAT HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THEIR MEANING? CONTEXT CLUES
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF POINTING OUT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THINGS? CONTRAST
WHAT IS A RHYMED PAIR OF LINES IN A POEM? COUPLET
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF LOGICAL REASONING FROM PRICIPLES TO SPECIFIC INSTANCES, OR REASONING FROM PART TO WHOLE? DEDUCTIVE REASONING
WHAT IS A WORD'S DICTIONARY DEFINITION? DENOTATION
WHAT IS FROM A FRENCH WORD-"UNTYING"-IN THIS STAGE THE, THE TANGLES OF THE PLOT ARE OFTEN UNTIED? DENOUEMENT
WHAT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH A WRITER CREATES A PICTURE IN RREADER'S IMAGINATION? DESCRIPTION
WHAT ARE WORDS AND PHRASES THAT HELP READERS SEE,HEAR.TASTE,FEEL,EVEN SMELL WHAT AN AUTHOR IS DESCRIBING? SENSORY DETAILS
WHAT IS THE FORM OF LANGUAGE THAT IS SPOKEN IN A CERTAIN PLACE OR BY A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE? DIALECT
WHAT ARE THE WORDS THAT THE SHARACTERS SPEAK ALOUD? DIALOGUE
WHAT IS A FORM OF LITERATURE MEANT TO BE PERFORMED BY ACTORS BEFORE AN AUDIENCE? DRAMA
WHAT IS AN MAJOR SECTION OF A PLAY? ACT
WHAT IS COMBINING SEVERAL PIECES OF INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFERENCE? DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERS WHO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY? DYNAMIC CHARACTERS
WHAT IS A SHORT WORK OF NOFICTION THAT DEALS WITH A SINGLE SUBJECT? ESSAY
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF JUDGING THE WORTH OF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE? EVALUATING
WHAT IS AN EXTEREME OVERSTATEMENT OF AN IDEA? EXAGGERATION
WHAT IS USUALLY FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF A STORY OR PLAY,SERVES TO INTRODUCE THE MAIN CHARACTERS, TO DECRIBE THE SETTING,AND SOMETIMES TO ESTABLISH THE CONFLICT? EXPOSTION
WHAT ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE COMPARED AT SOME LENGHT AND IN SEVERAL WAYS? EXTENDED METAPHOR
WHATIS IT WHEN A CHARACTER STRUGGLES AGAINST ANOTHER CHARACTER OS OUTSIDE FORCE? EXTERNAL CONFLICT
WHAT IS A BRIEF STORY THAT TEACHES A LESSON ABOUT HUMAN NATURE? FABLE
WHAT IS A STATEMENT THAT CAN BE PROVED? FACT
WHAT IS A STATEMENT THAT CAN NOT BE PROVED? OPINION
WHAT IS THE PART OF A LITERARY PLOT THAT OCCURS AFTER THE CLIMAX HAS BEEN REACHED AND THE CONFLICT HAS BEEN RESOLVED? FALLING ACTION
WHAT IS A STORY THAT TAKES PLACE IN AN UNREAL, IMAGINARY WORLD? FANTASY
WHAT IS A TYPE OF EXAGGERATED COMEDY THAT CONTAINS AN ABSURD PLOT,RIDICULOUS SITUATIONS,AND HUMOROUS DIALOGUE? FARCE
WHAT IS PROSE WRITING THAT TELLS AN IMAGINARY STORY? FICTION
WHAT HELPS READERS PICTURE ORDINARY THINGS IN NEW WAYS? FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
WHAT IS AN INTERRUPTION OF THE ACTION TO PRESENT A SCENE THAT TOOK PLACE AT AN EARLIER TIME? FLASHBACK
WHAT IS A CHARCTER WHO PROVIDES A STRICKING CONTRAST TO A MAIN CHARACTER? FOIL
WHAT ARE THE TRADITIONS,CUSTOMS,AND STORIES THAT ARE PASSED DOWN WITHIN A CULTURE? FOLKLORE
WHAT IS A STORY THAT HAS BEEN PASSED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION BY WORD OF MOUTH? FOLK TALE
WHAT IS IT WHEN A WRITER PROVIDES HINTS THAT SUGGEST FUTURE EVENTS IN THE STORY? FORESHADOWING
WHAT IS A LITERARY WORK'S FORM? ITS STRUCTURE OR ORGANIZATION.
WHAT INCLUDES THE ARANGEMENTOF WORDS AND LINES ON THE PAGE? FORM
WHAT IS POETRY WITHOUT REGULAR PATTERN OF RHYME AND RYTHM? FREE VERSE
WHAT IS ABROAD STATEMENT ABOUT AN ENTIRE GROUP? GENERALIZATION
WHAT IS A TYPE OR CATEGORY OF LITERATURE? GENRE
WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL FORM OF JAPANESE LITERATURE? HAIKU
WHAT IS FICTION SET IN THE PAST? HISTORICAL FICTION
WHAT MAY CONTAINREFERENCES TO ACTUAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS OF THE PAST,THOUGH BASED IN FACT IT ALSO CONTAINS FICTIONAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS DESCRIPTION AND DIALOGUE? HISTORICAL FICTION
WHAT IS A QUALITY THAT PROVOKES LAUGHTER OR AMUSEMENT? HUMOR
WRITERS CREAT WHAT THROUGH EXAGGERATION,AMUSING DESCRIPTIONS,IRONY,AND WITTY AND INSIGHTFUL DIALOGUE? HUMOR
WHAT IS AN AUTHOR'S USE OF EXAGGERATION OR OVERSTATEMENT FOR EMPHASIS? HYPERBOLE
WHAT IS AN EXPRESSION THAT HAS A MEANING DIFFERENT FROM THE MEANING OF ITS INDIVIDUAL WORDS? IDIOM
WHAT CONSISTS OF WORDS AND PHRASES THAT APPEAL TO THE READER'S SENSES? IMAGERY
WHAT IS USING SENSORY DATIALS TO HELP THE READERS IMAGINE HOW THINGS LOOK,FEEL,SOUND,AND TASTE? IMAGERY
WHAT IS IN NONFICTION THE STRUCTURE OF A TEXT MAY BE ORGANIZED? INDUCTIVE REASONING
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING PRINCIPLES,OR GENERALIZATIONS,BY LOGIC OR OBSERVATION,OR REASONING FROM PART TO WHOLE? INDUCTIVE REASONING
WHAT IS A LOGICAL GUESS OR CONCLUSION BASED ON EVIDENCE? INFERENCE
WHAT IS WRITTEN MAINLY TO PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION? INFORMATIVE NONFICTION
WHAT IS A STRUGGLE THAT IS WITHIN A CHARACTER? INTERNAL CONFLICT
WHAT IS A CONVERSATION,SUCH AS THAT CONDUCTED BY A WRITER OR REPOTER,IN WHICH FACTS ARE DRAWN FROM AN OTHER PERSON,RECORDED,AND THEN BROADCAST OR PUBLISHED? INTERVIEW
WHAT IS A CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT IS EXPECTED AND WHAT ACCTUALLY EXSISTS OR HAPPENS? IRONY
WHAT ARE TECHNIQUES WRITERS USE TO EXPRESS IRONY? EXAGGERATION,SARCASM,AND UNDERSATEMENT
WHAT IS A SPECIALIZED VOCABULARYUSED BY MEMBERS OF A PARTICULAR PROFESSION? JARGON
WHAT IS A STORY HANDED DOWN FROM THE PAST ABOUT A SPECIFIC PERSON-USUALLY SOMEONE WITH HEROIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS? LEGENDS
WHAT DO LEGNDS USUALLY HAVE? LEGENDS USUALLY HAVE SOME BASIS IN HISTORICAL FACT.
WHAT IS A SHORT,HUMOROUS POEM COMPOSED OF FIVE LINES? LIMERICK
WHAT USUALLY HAS THE RHYME SCHEME OF aabba,CREATED BY TWO RHMING COUPLETS FOLLOWED BY A FIFTH LINE THAT RHYMES WITH THE FIRST COUPLET? LIMERICK
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