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Annotation
I had to make an annotation of a book I was reading for a Haltom High School Class. |
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a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
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Imagery
Imagery was one of the things I was looking for as a annotated the book I was reading for Mrs. Finch. |
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figurative or descriptive language in a literary work
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Antithesis
Mr. Hull, my band director at Haltom High School, is always yelling for more antithesis. |
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opposition; contrast
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juxtaposition
People always use juxtaposition when comparing people at Haltom High School. |
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an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially
for comparison or contrast.
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parallelism
The trains around Haltom City have a lot of parallelism. |
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agreement in direction, tendency, or character
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colloquialism
The kids at Haltom High use colloquialisms all the time when they talk. |
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informal word or phrase
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close reading
When the students took the English TAKS test, they had to use close reading before they could answer the questions. |
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careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text
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satire
Mr. Pierce is full of satire. |
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irony, sarcasm, ridicule
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Refute
I, Caleb Hill, refute my teachers all the time. |
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to prove (a person) to be in error
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concession
Haltom High is not the place where concession lives. |
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the act of agreeing or yielding, as a right,
a privilege, or apoint or fact in an argument
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