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English
9th Grade
02/10/2011

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Accolade
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An expression of approval
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Adage
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A traditional saying; a proverb
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Anecdotes
Definition
A short account of a humorous event
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Author's Craft
Definition
The manner in which the author achieves a certain style
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Cliche
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An over used expression
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Connotation
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An idea or meaning suggested
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Denotation
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The most specific and direct meaning of a word
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Diction
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A writer's choice of words
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Epic hero
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A person in a long narrative poem who undertakes quests to achieve something of personal values to themselves
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Epic simile
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Formally sustained similes in which the secondary subject is elaborated far beyond the primary subject
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Epithet
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Phrase used to find a distinctive quality of a person or thing
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Idiom
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An expression that cannot be understood from the meaning of a word
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