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The Highwayman
vocabulary and character in the poem
9
English
7th Grade
10/13/2013

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Highwayman
Definition
A robber
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Ostler
Definition
A worker in the stables.
Term
Narrative writing
Definition
A story or account of an event.
Term
Expository writing
Definition
Writing that explains or informs.
Term
Persuasive writing
Definition
Writing that can: make people think or feel a certain way about an idea or product, or persuade people to take action.  Sometimes it does both.
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Preposition
Definition

A word that relates a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence.

Ex: A boy with red hair stood near the window.

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Simile
Definition
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as.
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Stanza
Definition
A group of lines forming the division of a poem.
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