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English
9th Grade
02/10/2011

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objective tone
Definition
unifluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
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accolades
Definition
an expression of approval
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adage
Definition
a traditional saying proverb.
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anecdotes
Definition
a short account of a humorous event.
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authors craft
Definition
the manner in which an author acheives a certain style.
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cliche
Definition
an overused expression.
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connection
Definition
an idea or meaning suggested by a or assisted with a word or meaning.
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denotation
Definition
the most specific or direct meaning of a word.
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diction
Definition
a writer's or speaker's choice of words.
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epic hero
Definition
a person in a long narrative poem who undertakes quests to acheive something of personal value to the themselves.
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epic simile
Definition
formaly sustained similies in which the secondary subject is elaborated far beyond the primary subject.
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epithet
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the phrase used to define a distinctive quality of a person or thing.
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idiom
Definition
an expression that cannot be understood from the meaning of the word.
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