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English Vocabulary
English Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
06/01/2010

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Persona
Definition
Identity or role someone assumes
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Simile
Definition
A comparison that uses "Like" or "As"
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparing someone to another object
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Personification
Definition
Giving someone non-humanly traits
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Hyperbole
Definition
Exaggerating something
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Tone
Definition
What the character thinks
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Verbal Irony
Definition
The opposite of what someone says
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Situational Irony
Definition
An outcome that isn't what you expected
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Satire
Definition
Poking fun at society
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Words that describe sounds
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Paradox
Definition
A statement that contradicts its self
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Alliteration
Definition
Repeating of words with the same letter
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Theme
Definition
The subject of what the author is talking about
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Symbolism
Definition
Symbolic quality of something
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Connotation
Definition
The description of words given in a context
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Denotation
Definition
The physical or literal meaning of a word
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Imagery
Definition
Descriptive words that let you picture something in your head
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Allusion
Definition
An indirect reference to something
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Caesura
Definition
A break in a line verse
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Couplet
Definition
Two lines of a poem that unite
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Consonance
Definition
Agreement or harmony
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Assonance
Definition
Two words that have a similar sound
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