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LA Academic Vocab Flashcards

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Annotate

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To add notes or comments to (a texts, book, drawing, etc.)

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Analysis

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A careful study of something to learn about its part, what they do, and how they are related to each other

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Analyze

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To study (something) closely and carefully

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Application

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An act of putting to use

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ALLITERATION

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REPETITION OF CONSONANT (NON-VOWEL) SOUNDS

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Anticipate

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To think of (something that will or might happen in the future)

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ANECDOTE

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SHORT STORY OF AN AMUSING OR ENTERTAINING EVENT

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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THE STORY OF A PERSON’S LIFE WRITTEN BY THAT PERSON

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ALLUSION

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REFERENCE TO ANOTHER WORK OF LITERATURE, PERSON, OR EVENTS

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Abstract

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a brief written statement of the main points or facts in a longer report, speech, etc

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Abbreviate

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to make (something) shorter; especially : to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form

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BIOGRAPHY

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THE STORY OF A PERSON’S LIFE WRITTEN BY ANOTHER PERSON

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acronym

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a word formed from the first letters of each one of the words in a phrase

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Argue/Argument

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a statement, reason, or fact for or

against a point

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analogy

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a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way

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Affect

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to produce an effect upon

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Assess

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to estimate or judge the value,

character, etc., of; evaluate

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Assemble

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to put or fit together; put together

the parts of

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Assume/Assumption

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to take for granted or without proof

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Brief

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short in duration, extent, or length

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Background

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the conditions that form the setting within which something is experienced

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Audience

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the persons reached by a book,

radio or television broadcast, etc.; public

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Body

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the main reading matter of a book or article

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Brainstorm

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A sudden impulse or idea

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Caption

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The title or explanation for a picture or illustration in a book or magazine

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound like what they mean (smack, crash, boom, etc)

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things.

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Personification

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A kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics.

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Symbol

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A person, place, or thing that represents both itself and something beyond itself.

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Archetype

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A character type or symbolic object that appears repeatedly throughout literature.

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Character

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a person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature

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Chart

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A sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram

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Chronology OR chronological

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the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

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Concise

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giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive

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Compose

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write or create (a work of art, esp. music or poetry)

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Symbol

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A person, place, or thing that represents both itself and something beyond itself

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Motif

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A recurring image, subject, idea, word, theme, etc. throughout a literary or artistic work

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to the five (5) senses.

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Irony

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A contrast between expectation and reality

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Paradox

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An apparent contradiction that is actually true

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Connotation

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Any of the meanings, associations, and emotions a word suggests

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Denotation

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The dictionary definition of the word

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Tone

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The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject, or characters

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Mood

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The emotion or attitude a writer causes the reader to feel

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a writer tells a story

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Moral

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A Lesson taught by literary work:

EX: “Appearances often are deceiving” From “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”

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Stanza

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A group of lines in a poem:
Ex: Mary had a little lamb,
Little Lamb
Little Lamb

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conflict

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A problem in the story between characters or external/internal forces:
Ex: Harry must battle Voldemort to move on from the death of his parents

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Oxymoron

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A phrase that combines apparently contradictory ideas: Ex: a fine mess or lets agree to disagree, Jumbo Shrimp

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verbal irony

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The difference between what a person says and what is actually meant:
EX: “Really, genius?” Said to someone who actually stated an apparent wrong answer.

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