English

Question 0

Simile

Answer 0

A comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

Question 1

Imagery

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Language that appeals to the senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the sounds associated with them

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Personification

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A kind of metaphor that gives nonhuman things human qualities

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two unlike things NOT using the words “like” or “as”

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Connotation

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A meaning, association, or emotion that a word suggests

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Allusion

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A reference to a person, place, action, or other literary work that the author expects the reader to recognize

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Hyperbole

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A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration.

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Irony

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A contrast between what appears to be true and what really is true; expectations vs. reality

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Denotation

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The literal, dictionary definition of a word

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Symbolism

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A use of symbols, which are any objects, persons, places, or actions that has both a meaning in itself and that stands for something else.

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Foreshadowing

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Clues or hints about what is going to happen later in the story

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Skeptical

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Doubting; disbelieving

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Articulate

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Well-spoken; clear

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Refuse

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To decline

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Belittle

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To speak of someone or something as small or unimportant

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Blasé

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Uninterested or unimpressed because of frequent expose or excess

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Concoct

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To devise cleverly; to invent

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Placate

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To calm; to pacify

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Inconsequential

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Of little or no importance: erelivant

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Repress

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To hold back or put down with grey force

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Quibble

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To evade the main point by arguing over petty details.

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Pommel

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To strike or to beat

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Nominal

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Existing in name only; indefinite-gently small

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Scrutinize

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To examine in great detail

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Bizarre

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Extremely unusual; strange

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Irk

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To annoy; to irritate

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Adjacent

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Lying near; adjoining

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Duress

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Threat of harm forcing someone to act against his or her will

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Kindle

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To set fire to; to catch fire; to arouse feelings; to stir emotions

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Badger

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To harass; to annoy

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Innate

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Possessed from birth; inborn; inherent

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Integral

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Necessary to make something complete; essential

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Alight

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To descend and settle, as after flying

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Impugn

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To attack as false; to cast doubt on

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Exposition

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Beginning; intro to story an characters

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Rising action

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1 to 3 events that lead up to the climax

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Climax

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Most suspenseful part/ turning point

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Falling action

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1 to 3 events that lead up to the resolution/ loose ends are beginning to tie up

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Resolution

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Conflict resolved/ all loose ends tied up/ the end