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Imagery

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Sensory details of a work.

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Metaphors

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Comparison in which one thing is said to be another.

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Similes

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Figure of speech including comparison between alike things using like, as, or as though.

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Lines

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A single row of text in a poem.

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Verses

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Stanza

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Rhyme

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A word that corresponds with another in terminal sound.

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Rhythm

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The pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row.

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe.

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Assonance

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Repetition of similar word sounds in a sentence.

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Personification

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Is giving human qualities to animals or objects or an idea.

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Symbolism

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Something that represents a completely different thing or idea.

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Propoganda

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Info, ideas, rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

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Tone

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Authors attitude

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Wharf

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An area to place a sea vessel securely.

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Foredeck

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The front portion of a ship, the front deck.

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Canneries

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A factory where food is stored.

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Armada

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A fleet of ships or moving vehicles.

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Aerial

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An antenna that is in the air. Or anything that is capable of taking flight, in flight, or in the air.

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Futile

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Useless

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Unmarred

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Untouched

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Horizon

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Imaginary line where earth meets sky.

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Fedora

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Black felt hat.

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Interrogation

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Interview, Examine, Question

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Independent
Doing things on your own.
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Duty
A moral or obligation. Responsibility.
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Vigil
A devotional watching.
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Alien
Non-citizen or person born in another country.
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Saboteur
Someone who destroys or damages.
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Dignity
A sense of pride in oneself.
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Barracks
A cheaply made home to house typically military servicemen, refugees.
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Mess Halls
A cafeteria/meal room.
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Chow Lines
Foodline
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Mess Kits
Utensils/Kit with tools for cooking and dining.
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Block
A row consisting of barracks.
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Unit
Part of a barrack that is 16 x 20ft.
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Isolated
Secluded, Remote, Solitary.
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Boisterous
Unrulty
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Reign
Control
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Humaliating
Degrading, Crushing, Embarrassing.
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Patriarch
Male figurehead, Father.
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Migrant
Someone who moves from different places and positions constantly.
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Refugees
People forced out of their original homes by government or nature and take shelter somewhere else temporarily.
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Internment
Prison
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Tolerance
capacity to endure pain or hardship.
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Shiver
To shake with coldness fear, or excitement.
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Heap
To put in a pile.
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Scan
To survey.
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Scrounge
To find by looking.
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Assert
To defend.
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Lath
Leftover scraps of material including fabrics and papers.
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Mischievous
Suspected bad by being sneaky.
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Dimmest
Lightest, Littleset.
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Surplus
Extras, Leftover.
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Marooned
Stranded or Struck.
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Modest
Neither bold nor self-assertive.
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Endure
To undergo without giving in.
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Abundant
A lot, many, much.
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Edicts
Rule.
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Filial
Connection with parents.
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Grunion
Type of Fish.
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Promenade
Walk.
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Astounded
Surprised, Flabbergasted.
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Reptilian
Lizard like, Snake like.
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Catechism
Catholism.
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Reverent
Respectful.
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Derision
Ridicule, Scorn.
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Buxom
Healthly plump.
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Perilously
Dangerous, On the Edge.
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Desolate
Joyless, Lonely.
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Defer
Postpone, Pause, Work, Hesitate.
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Remnants
Leftover pieces, People.
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Wield
Bore as a weapon.
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Virtue
Behavior showing kind moral standing. Desire, Deep feeling or respect.
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Metamorphosis
Change in society/economy and lifestyles.
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Feudal
Outdated village/ economy to a newer one.
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Magistrate
Official administrative judge.
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Emigrate
Move from one area or country.
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Brooding
Showing deep unhappiness in thought.
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Concoct
Prepare or make by combining ingredients.
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Lurching
To stagger.
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Lingered
To stay in a place longer than necessary.
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Leper
An outcast, an ostracized person.
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Brandishing
To wave a weapon.
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Tirade
An angry speech.
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Symbolism
When an object represents an idea.
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Denotation
Dictionary definition.
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Connotation
A word's emotional content.
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Inu
Dog; or highly disrespectful term for a traitor in Japanese culture.
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Summary
The gist.
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Inference
Making a connection.

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