LA- Vocab Flashcards

1
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Synonym

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When a word has a similar meaning as another

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2
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Characterization

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When the author gives a character a personality

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3
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Fact

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Based on something that is known to be true

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4
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Opinion

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Using thoughts or beliefs

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5
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Idiom

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A meaning where the words in it can’t be understood

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6
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Infer

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Using what you know to come to an answer

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7
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Alliteration

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A sentence that has words with the same first letter

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8
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Metaphor

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Comparing to words without connecting words

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9
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Types of Endings

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  • Moral
  • Emotional
  • Cliff Hamger
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10
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Hyperbole

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An eliaborate exaggeration

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11
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Conflict

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The main problem in a story

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12
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Tone

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The authors attitude in a story

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13
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Setting

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Where the story takes place and when it takes place

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14
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Plot

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The order of events in a story

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15
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Theme

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The dominating idea in a story

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16
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Diamanté

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A poem that makes a duo mind shape

17
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Personification

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Giving an object human qualities

18
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Simile

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Comparing two words using like or as

19
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Limerick

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A funny poem using a sequence AABBA

20
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Predict

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Estimating things that could happen

21
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Haiku

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A poem that uses a sequence 5,7,5

22
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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate real sounds

23
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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each poem

24
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Free Verse

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A poem using no specific sequence and doesn’t have to rhyme