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English Final Exam
Vocab Words for the English 2 Pre-AP Final Exam
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10th Grade
06/02/2014

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Verbal Irony
Definition
Someone says one thing but means another
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Repetition
Definition
Repeating a word line by line
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Theme
Definition
The central idea or message the author is going to convey
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Situational Irony
Definition
A character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something entirely different occurs
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
Pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song
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Rhyme
Definition
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
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Meter
Definition
The way syllables are accented in a poem
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Assonance
Definition
The repetition of the sound of a vowel
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Organic Poetry
Definition
Free form poetry that does not have to follow any structures
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Traditional Poetry
Definition
Poetry that has a structure and has a meter and rhymes
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Metaphor
Definition
A comparison between two things that have something in common.
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Simile
Definition
Comparison of two things that are not alike but user 'like' or 'as' to connect the two
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Alliteration
Definition
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Consonance
Definition
Consonance refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
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Imagery
Definition
Describes words and phrases that re-create vivid sensory experiences for the reader
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Farce
Definition
An exaggerated situation
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Tragic Hero
Definition
Character in the story that faces a tragic end
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Ethos
Definition
Use of a famous/ professional person to persuade an individual or a group
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Pathos
Definition
Using emotional appeal in an attempt to sway an individual or group
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Logos
Definition
The use of statistics in an attempt the sway an individual or group
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Soliloquy
Definition
A speech made by a character alone unaware of an audience
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Aside
Definition
Speech by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
A contrast between what the character know and what the reader knows
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