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Literary Words 9
Honors English 9 Vocab
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9th Grade
03/16/2010
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anecdote
 Definition
a short account of an interesting or humorous incident
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anthropomorphism
 Definition
attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects
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archetype
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an exact model of
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aphorism
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a statement of truth or opinion
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construe
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to understand
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deduce
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to infer
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epigram
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a short clever poem
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etymology
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history of words and literature
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infer
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to conclude by reasoning
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irony
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a funny or contradicting situation
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onomatopoeia
 Definition
words that sound like what they mean
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personification
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giving non humans objects human-like qualities
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perspective
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point of view, outlook
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protagonist
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the main character in a story
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prose
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ordinary speech or writing
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pun
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a play on words
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satire
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to make fun of
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rhetoric
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to please or pursuade
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soliloquy
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to talk in one's head
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trite
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overused
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