Vocab Words 2nd Semester Flashcards
1
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allusion
A
references to something in literature or history
2
Q
apostrophe
A
someone dead addressed as if they were alive
3
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aside
A
speaking directly to the audience
4
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connotation
A
what a word suggests beyond its meaning
5
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diction
A
choice of words with regard to correctness
6
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figurative language
A
figures of speech to go beyond the literal meaning
7
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metaphor
A
comparing two things that aren’t alike, not using like or as
8
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metonymy
A
a snapshot representing something larger
9
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paradox
A
a statement that contradicts itself
10
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overstatement
A
extreme exaggeration
11
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personification
A
giving human qualities to something non human
12
Q
satire
A
irony or sarcasm used to discredit, vice, or folly
13
Q
simile
A
comparing something using the word like or as
14
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understatement
A
saying less than one means
