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English
Language features
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English
9th Grade
05/22/2013

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Term
Symbolism
Definition
Object used to represent an idea.
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Oxymoron
Definition
Words that seem to be opposite placed together for meaning.
Term
Anecdote
Definition
Personal story
Term
Jargon
Definition
Technical language used by a particular group
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Pun
Definition
Play on words
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Slang
Definition
Particular terms that dates rapidly
Term
Informal/Colloquial language
Definition
Everyday language
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Hyperbole
Definition
Deliberate exagerration
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Cliche
Definition
Over-used phrase
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Allusion
Definition
Brief reference to something well-known
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Pronoun
Definition
Words that replace a noun / NOUN- naming word
Term
Emotive language
Definition
A word that makes you feel something
Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition
Sound words
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Rhyme
Definition
Words that rhyme
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Assonance
Definition
Constant vowel sounds
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Alliteration
Definition
Three or more tongue twisters
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Repetition
Definition
Repeats / Emphasizes
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Personification
Definition
Non human thing that has been given human characteristics
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Similie
Definition
Something is like/as another thing - non human
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Metaphor
Definition
Something IS another thing - non human
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Imperative
Definition
a command
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Denotation
Definition
Negative emotional words
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Connotation
Definition
Positive emotional words
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