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15
English
8th Grade
02/04/2015

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Term
pug/n
Definition
war/fight

impugned
Term
dict
Definition
speak

dictionary
Term
lingu
Definition
language;tongue

language
Term
herb/i
Definition
plant

herbivore
Term
fid
Definition
trust

bifid
Term
pell
Definition
to push away

repellant
Term
ambul
Definition
walk

ambulance
Term
ode
Definition
lyrical stanza

ode to joy
Term
oxymoron
Definition
contradictory sentence

little giant
Term
personifcation
Definition
making inanimate objects sound human

the sun wispered
Term
quatrain
Definition
a four line stanza

he shot the man
in the head
he survived
the man was dead
Term
simile
Definition
a comparison using like or as

he's as nice as a pickle
Term
symbol
Definition
an item or phrase that represents something

doves = love
Term
allusion
Definition
an expression or word used to call something to mind that's usually famous

an allusion to a play
Term
anaphora
Definition
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

I like it, and so do they.
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