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Week 5 Book3
JBHM Vocabulary Week 5 Book3
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10th Grade
09/09/2011

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PERSONA

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A MASK THAT IS DEVELOPED BY AN AUTHOR.  IT IS USUALLY A CHARACTER THE AUTHOR CREATES TO EXPRESS A POINT OF VIEW ABOUT A SUBJECT.
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STANZA

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AN ARRANGEMENT OF TWO OR MORE LINES OF POETRY INTO REGULAR PATTERNS OF LENGTH, RHYTHM, AND OFTEN RHYME SCHEME
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PARAPHRASE

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TO SUMMARIZE OR RESTATE SOMETHING USING OTHER WORDS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT SIMPLER OR SHORTER WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING
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EXPLICATE

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TO EXPLAIN OR INTERPRET; TO MAKE CLEAR
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STYLISTIC DEVICES

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WAYS IN WHICH A WRITER USES SOUNDS, WORDS, OR WORD ORDER TO ACHIEVE A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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LANGUAGE THAT USES THE IMAGINATION TO COMPARE ONE THING TO SOMETHING THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT
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