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Title

Activity 2.5 Vocabulary

Description

five vocab words

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Subject

English

Level

10th Grade

Created

02/11/2013

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Term

Humor

Definition

the quality of being amusing

Term

Satire

Definition

pokes fun at or ridicules something by pointing out weakness in a humorous way

Term

Exaggeration

Definition

makes something look bigger, better, or worse than it really is

Term

Irony

Definition

what is expected turns out to be completely different from what actually happens

Term

Understatement

Definition

makes something look smaller or less significant than what us really is