Spellings 2 Flashcards
Penetrating, cutting, biting
Incisive
A cut or gash
Incision
Tools used for cutting
Scissors
Clearly stated, accurate
Precise
Definite, clear-cut
Decisive
Brief and direct
Concise
An unbeliever
Infidel
To trust
Confide
One you trust with secrets
Confidant
Genuine or real
Bona fide
A report of related events presented to listeners or readers, in words arranged in a logical sequence
Narrative
A person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story
Character
A common figure of speech that explicitly compares two things usually considered different. Most similes are introduced by like or as
Simile
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
Metaphor
The same sound at the start of a series of words
Alliteration
To use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such away that it appeals to our physical senses
Imagery
A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable
Repetition
A group of related words that sense. It can be a statement, question, exclamation or command
Sentence
Two or more characters to be engaged in a conversation with one another
Dialogue
When you take a passage from a book or poem and repeat it as written without changing any of the words
Quotation
