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junior sem. 1 final
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English
11th Grade
12/13/2011

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Term
personification
Definition
the practice of showing a particular quality in the form of a person, or an instance of this
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free verse
Definition
unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
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narration
Definition
spoken information about what is happening in a television program or movie, given by someone who you do not see
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allusion
Definition
a statement that refers to something in an indirect way
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dialect
Definition
a way of speaking a language that is used only in a particular area or by a particular group
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parallel structure
Definition
repitition of words/phrases that have similar gamatical structure
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paradox
Definition
self contradicting statement but reveals a kind of truth
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carpe diem
Definition
sieze the day
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fiction
Definition
fake
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non-fiction
Definition
real
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hyperbole
Definition
great exageration
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assonance
Definition
repitetion of voul sounds
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imagery
Definition
words that evoke any of the four sences
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onomatopoeia
Definition
word as a sound (bang,boom,zap)
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rhetorical question
Definition
statement as a question?
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satire
Definition
literary tone used to make fun of weakness
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denotation
Definition
dictionary deff
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connotation
Definition
spoken meaning
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first person writing
Definition
writing in the first person view (i, me, we)
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second person
Definition
you
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third person
Definition
outside of story.
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