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PSSA VOCABULARY
WORD 1-10
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English
6th Grade
01/12/2012

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Alliteration


 

Definition
Repetition of first (consonant) sound
Term
Allution
Definition
Reference in literature to person, place, or event
Term
Antonym
Definition
word with the opposite meaning of another word
Term
Synonym
Definition
Two or more words in a language that have similar meanings
Term
Characterization
Definition
The method author uses to reveal his characters and their presonalities.
Term
Figurative Language
Definition
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a spacial effect or feeling
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Genre
Definition
A category used to classify literary words ( usually by form , technique or content)
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Hyperbole
Definition
An exaggeration or overstatement
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Idiomatic  Language (Idiom)
Definition
An expreesion that cannot be understoood if taken literly.
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Irony
Definition
THe use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning.
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