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Grammar Vocab
summer assignment
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English
10th Grade
09/04/2012

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alliteration
Definition
excellent example; two or more syllables of word group with same consonant sound
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allusion
Definition
reference to a literally or historical thing
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anadiplosis
Definition
word used at end of sentence then at the beginning of next sentence
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anaphora
Definition
use of a word as a grammatical substitute for proceeding word
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anastrophe
Definition
word order backwards
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antimetabole
Definition
same words in different order
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antithesis
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contrast of ideas by using similar words; promised freedom provided slavery
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aphorism
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an original thought written in a concise and memorable form
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apostrophe
Definition
form of personification in which dead speak
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apposition
Definition
a noun used with another as an explanatory equivalent; Jarett, the writer
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assonance
Definition
repitition of vowels to create rhyming
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asyndeton
Definition
conjunctions purposely taken out of clauses
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circumlocution
Definition
using a lot of unecessary words to say something
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circumlocution
Definition
using a lot of unecessary words to say something
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climax
Definition
most intense part of a story
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consonance
Definition
repition of same consanant sounds in different words; pitter patter
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denotation
Definition
primary meaning
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connotation
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secondary meaning; with emotions
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diction
Definition
vocab selection and style of expression in a story
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ellipsis
Definition
word omissed from a sentence that would clarify phrase;I like short people, omissed:who are
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epanalepsis
Definition
use of word at the beginning and the end
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epistrophe
Definition
use of same words at the end of phrases
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euphemism
Definition
harmless word to replace offensive one
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extended metaphor
Definition
metaphor going on in lines that follow
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figures of speech
Definition
use of words diverged from original meaning
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imagery
Definition
using objects not there to describe ones that are
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verbal irony
Definition
says one thing and means another
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situation irony
Definition
actions have opposite effect
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dramatic irony
Definition
in a situation where audience understands something character doesn't
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malapropism
Definition
misuse of similar sounding words
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metaphor
Definition
comparison w/o like or as
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mood
Definition
attitudes writer writes in
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motivation
Definition
desire to do things
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narration
Definition
way story is being told
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paradox
Definition
statement that leads to a situation that defies logic
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parallelism
Definition
balance of two or more similar words
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periphrasis
Definition
substitution of descriptive word for noun; dad=not mom
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polysyndeton
Definition
several conjunctions used at same time
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prosody
Definition
sound and rhythm in poetry
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satire
Definition
use of irony,sarcasm,comedy
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shift or turn
Definition
twist in the story
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sound devices
Definition
elements that emphasize sound
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structure
Definition
framework of literature
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style
Definition
how writer portrays story
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synecdoche
Definition
a part is used for a whole
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syntax
Definition
way in which words are put together in a clause
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tone
Definition
shows attitude towards something in writing
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understatement(litotes)
Definition
deliberately expresses something as less important as it actually is
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