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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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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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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assonace

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resembles of sound or near by words

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bias

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A way of being unfair

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comperative

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estimating if simlar or not between one thing or another

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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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conventions

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a way something is usually done

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declarative

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a simple statement used to provide information

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description

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describing someone or something

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ethos

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Speakers or writers credability

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euphemism

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Something used to soften an uncomfortable sentence

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exclamative

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a. simple sentence showing large emotions or feelings

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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

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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
having the force of a question
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literacy
the ability to read and write
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logos
a speakers or writers appeal to logic
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non fiction
Writing something true / informative
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noun
a word used to identify any class of people,places or things
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scanning
look quickly but not very throughly through
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pathos
a writers or speakers appeal to emotion
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persuasion
the action or persuading someone
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personification
giving something non real a real feature
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pronoun
a word that can function as a word phrase
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quatrain
a stanza of 4 lines
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rhetoric
persuasive speaking or writing
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rhyme
corresponding of sound between words
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sibilance
sound created from the repetition of 's'
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skimming
the action of reading something quickly to get the important points
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smilie
comparison using like or as
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stressed
pronounced with stress
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subject
Key word with what the sentence is about
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superlative
expressing the highest or higher degree of quality
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syllable
unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound
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symbolism
using symbols to represent ideas
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syntax
argganment of words or phrases to create well formed sentences
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verb
word used to describe an action