Vocab Test 2 Flashcards

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Connotation

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The implied meaning of a word aside from the literal meaning

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Denotation

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The literal meaning of a word or phrase

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Characterization

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The way an author makes her characters act in a play, book, movie, story, seem real

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Allusion

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An implied reference to other literary works

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Imagery

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The use of pictures, descriptions, or figures of speech such as similes to visualize a mood, idea, or character

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Forshadow

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To suggest something that will happen in the future

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Motif

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A recurring word or phrase in a literary work

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Juxtapose

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To place (different things) together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are similar or Difrent

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Genre

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Difrent classification

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Antagonist.

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One that fights with the protagonist

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Protagonist

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A character that the adjunct is meant to sympathize with

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Ephifiny

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The moment you suddenly understand something in a very new or clear way

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Linguistics

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Languages and the study of them

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Permutation

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One of the manny forms in which something can be arranged

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Inference

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Something that is implied

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Benign

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Being un harmful, but not nessaserily helpful

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Self possessed

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Composed in your mind of matter

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Ghastly

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Ghostly

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Dowry

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Money or property that the wives family gives to the husbands family

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Caste

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A social ranking system. Based on social standing or wealth