English Flashcards

Assignment

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Position

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Auhor’s opinion about the topic (thesis)

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Perspective

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Point of view

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Issue

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Topic or a problem

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Parallel Structure

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Repeating of the first few words

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Metaphor

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Comparing two things without using the word “like” or “as”

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Simile

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Comparing two things using the word “like” or “as”

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Imagery

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When the author uses descriptive words to decribe a person, place, or thing.

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Repitiion

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When the author repeats the same words

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Symbol

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Something that represent a person place or thing

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Adjective

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To descrive a noun

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Pronoun

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A word by itself that refers to someone or something elsewhere in the discourse

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Conjunction

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A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (and,but,if)

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Verb

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A word used to describe an action

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Determiner

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A word that introduces a noun

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Exclamation

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A word or phrase that expresses a strong emotion

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