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11th Grade
02/09/2009

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Active Voice

Definition
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
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Allegory
Definition
is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal.
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Alliteration
Definition
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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Allusion
Definition
passing reference or indirect mention
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Analogy
Definition
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
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Antagonist

Definition

adversary: someone who offers opposition

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Anti-climax
Definition
a disappointing decline after a previous rise
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Antithesis

Definition
a counter-propositions and denotes a direct contrast to the original proposition. In setting the opposite, an individual brings out of a contrast in the meaning
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Apostrophe
Definition
an exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech, when a talker or writer breaks off and directs speech to an imaginary person or abstract quality or idea
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Anecdotal Evidence
Definition
An informal form of hearsay obtained from random sources and having no legal basis
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Archaic Language
Definition
language no longer in use
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Aside
Definition
on or to one side
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Assonance
Definition
 The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, especially in stressed syllables, with changes in the intervening consonants
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Atmosphere
Definition
a particular environment or surrounding influence
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Audience

Definition
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
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Autobiography
Definition
a biography of yourself
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Ballad

 

Definition
A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain
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Bias
Definition
A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
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Biography

 

Definition
An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another
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Blank Verse
Definition
Verse consisting of unrhymed lines, usually of iambic pentameter
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