LA Academic Vocab

Question 0

Annotate

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Analysis

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Analyze

Answer 2

To study (something) closely and carefully

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Application

Answer 3

An act of putting to use

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ALLITERATION

Answer 4

REPETITION OF CONSONANT (NON-VOWEL) SOUNDS

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Anticipate

Answer 5

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

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ANECDOTE

Answer 6

SHORT STORY OF AN AMUSING OR ENTERTAINING EVENT

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Answer 7

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

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ALLUSION

Answer 8

REFERENCE TO ANOTHER WORK OF LITERATURE, PERSON, OR EVENTS

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Abstract

Answer 9

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

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Abbreviate

Answer 10

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

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BIOGRAPHY

Answer 11

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

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acronym

Answer 12

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

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Argue/Argument

Answer 13

a statement, reason, or fact for or

against a point

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analogy

Answer 14

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

Answer 17

to put or fit together; put together

the parts of

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Assume/Assumption

Answer 18

to take for granted or without proof

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Brief

Answer 19

short in duration, extent, or length

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Background

Answer 20

the conditions that form the setting within which something is experienced

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Audience

Answer 21

the persons reached by a book,

radio or television broadcast, etc.; public

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Body

Answer 22

the main reading matter of a book or article

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Brainstorm

Answer 23

A sudden impulse or idea

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Caption

Answer 24

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Chronology OR chronological

Answer 32

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

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Concise

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Compose

Answer 34

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

Answer 38

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

Question 41

Denotation

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The dictionary definition of the word

Question 42

Tone

Answer 42

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

Question 45

Moral

Answer 45

A Lesson taught by literary work: | EX: "Appearances often are deceiving" From "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

Question 46

Stanza

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

Question 47

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

Question 49

verbal irony

Answer 49

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.