English Flashcards

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Adjective

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a word naming an attribute or noun

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adverb

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A word describing a verb

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3
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alliteration

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The same letter/sound with closly connect words

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4
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allusion

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calling something without mentioning it

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5
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analogy

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A comparision

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6
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ancedote

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an interesting story about a real person or incident

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annotation

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A note added to explain a text or diagram

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argument

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A reason given in to support and idea

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9
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assonace

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resembles of sound or near by words

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10
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bias

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A way of being unfair

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11
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comperative

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estimating if simlar or not between one thing or another

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12
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connotation

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An idea or feeling created to the original words meaning

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13
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context

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information which helps the readers accurately get the meaning of the text

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14
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conventions

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a way something is usually done

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15
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declarative

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a simple statement used to provide information

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16
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description

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describing someone or something

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17
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ethos

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Speakers or writers credability

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18
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euphemism

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Something used to soften an uncomfortable sentence

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19
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exclamative

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a. simple sentence showing large emotions or feelings

20
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fiction

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Imaginary events

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foot

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A group of syllables consisting of the metrical system

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free verse

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poetry that does not rhyme

23
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imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language

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inference

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a conclusion based on evidence

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interrogative

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having the force of a question

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literacy

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the ability to read and write

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logos

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a speakers or writers appeal to logic

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non fiction

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Writing something true / informative

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noun

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a word used to identify any class of people,places or things

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scanning

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look quickly but not very throughly through

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pathos

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a writers or speakers appeal to emotion

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persuasion

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the action or persuading someone

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personification

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giving something non real a real feature

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pronoun

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a word that can function as a word phrase

35
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quatrain

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a stanza of 4 lines

36
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rhetoric

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persuasive speaking or writing

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rhyme

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corresponding of sound between words

38
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sibilance

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sound created from the repetition of ā€˜sā€™

39
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skimming

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the action of reading something quickly to get the important points

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smilie

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comparison using like or as

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stressed

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pronounced with stress

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subject

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Key word with what the sentence is about

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superlative

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expressing the highest or higher degree of quality

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syllable

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unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound

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symbolism

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using symbols to represent ideas

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syntax

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argganment of words or phrases to create well formed sentences

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verb

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word used to describe an action