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Defenitions of mrs.Mgraths vocab
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English
10th Grade
11/04/2008

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Acronym
Definition
A word formed from the initial letters of a name.
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Active voice
Definition
when the subject does the action in the sentence,active voice is preferred over passive voice(when the subject recieves the action)
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Alliteration
Definition
the repition of the same consonant sound at the begining of several words in a line poetry .
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allusion
Definition
reference to a commonly known look,idea,or saying.
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analogy
Definition
similarity between things that are other.wis disimilarthrough the comparison the unclear idea,object,or technical concept is understood.
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anaphora
Definition
repititon of a word or phrase at the begining of seccessive lines in verse.
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anecdote
Definition
a short story or joke told at the begining of a speech to gain the audiences attenion.
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anachronism
Definition
an occurance that is out of place and time
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antagonist
Definition
the protagonist adversary.The main characters opponent
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Anti-Clamatic
Definition
when the ending of the plot in poetry or phrase is unfilling or lackluster.
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antithesis
Definition
just a position of opposing ideas
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archtype
Definition
representation of various or different types of personalities in novels,films,and plays
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Assonance
Definition
the repition of the same vowel sound in A phrase or line of poetry
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Bildungsroman
Definition
there are six rules when corresponding in a bussiness atmosphere,otherwise called the 6 C's of bussiness writing
1.Courtious
2.Clear
3.Concise
4.Concrete
5.Correct
6.Complete
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Caesura
Definition
A pause within a body of a line sometimes marked by punctuation.It may institute for a missing syllable
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