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UNIT 3 Vocabulary for Mrs Roebuck
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English
9th Grade
04/29/2010

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comic relief
Definition
humorous scenes or speeches included in serious drama to reduce emotional intensity
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conclusion
Definition
the last part of anything
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conflict
Definition
main problem in a literary work
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connotation
Definition
emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word
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consonance
Definition
repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words "lonely afternoon"
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context clues
Definition
the text surrounding a word and gives hints for the meaning of the word
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creative dramatics
Definition
artful, clever, or imaginative way in which characters act out scenes in a play
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denotation
Definition
dictionary definition of the word
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dialogue
Definition
written converstaion between two or more characters
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diction
Definition
writer's or speaker's choice of words and way or arranging words in a sentence
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