English 10-1 Final; Vocabulary

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Deduction

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A conclusion reached by logic or reason or examining all the available information

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Free Verse

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Usually written in variable rhythmic cadences; may be rhymed or unrhymed; rhymes are likely irregular and may not occur at the end of lines.

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Discrepancy

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Distinct difference between two things that should not be different.

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Ballad

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A narrative poem that tells a story, often in a straightforward and dramatic manner; once were songs.

Often about: love, honour, & courage.

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Flat

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One sided character

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Round

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Real, complicated, many traits

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Stock

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Often used but flat

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Dynamic

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Change or grow; can be good or bad

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Change or grow; can be good or bad

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Static

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Don't change

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Foil

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Used as contrast to protagonist or main character

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Protagonist

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Main character

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Antagonist

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Character the protagonist suffers against

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Apathy

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Lack of interest

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Allegory

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A story or visual image with a second hidden meaning

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Anecdote

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A brief story of an interesting event

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Archaic

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Belonging to an earlier time

Words or expressions that have passed out of use

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Assonance

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Repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds

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Dissonance

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Harsh sound or discordance

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Connotation

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Implied or additional meaning that a word or phrase imparts. Meaning is often subjective.

(Opposite of denotation)

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Analogy

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A comparison that is made to explain something that is unfamiliar by presenting an example that is similar or parallel to it in some significant way.

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Denotation

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The direct or explicit meaning of a word or expression aside from the impression it creates

(Opposite of connotation)

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Denotation

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The direct or explicit meaning of a word or expression aside from the impression it creates

(Opposite of connotation)

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Parallelism

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The arrangement of similarly constructed clauses, verses, or sentences.

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Denotation

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The direct or explicit meaning of a word or expression aside from the impression it creates

(Opposite of connotation)

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Parallelism

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The arrangement of similarly constructed clauses, verses, or sentences.

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Apostrophe

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A speech addressed to a dead or absent person, or inanimate object.

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Denotation

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The direct or explicit meaning of a word or expression aside from the impression it creates

(Opposite of connotation)

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Parallelism

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The arrangement of similarly constructed clauses, verses, or sentences.

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Apostrophe

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A speech addressed to a dead or absent person, or inanimate object.

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Motif

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Recurring theme, situation, incident, idea, image, or character type.

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Denotation

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The direct or explicit meaning of a word or expression aside from the impression it creates

(Opposite of connotation)

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Parallelism

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The arrangement of similarly constructed clauses, verses, or sentences.

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Apostrophe

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A speech addressed to a dead or absent person, or inanimate object.

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Motif

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Recurring theme, situation, incident, idea, image, or character type.

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Abstract

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Things that are not knowable through the senses.

Example; love, justice, guilt, honour.

(Opposite of concrete)

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Denotation

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The direct or explicit meaning of a word or expression aside from the impression it creates

(Opposite of connotation)

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Parallelism

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The arrangement of similarly constructed clauses, verses, or sentences.

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Apostrophe

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A speech addressed to a dead or absent person, or inanimate object.

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Motif

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Recurring theme, situation, incident, idea, image, or character type.

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Abstract

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Things that are not knowable through the senses.

Example; love, justice, guilt, honour.

(Opposite of concrete)

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Caricature

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A distorted representation to produce a comic or ridiculous effect

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Colloquial

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Informal, suitable for everyday speech but not for formal writing.

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Colloquial

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Informal, suitable for everyday speech but not for formal writing.

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Justification

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Giving reasons or support

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Mood

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The atmosphere; suggesting a dominant emotion through part of a story.

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Concrete

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Something that exists in a solid, physical state, and is knowable through the senses.

Example; trees, copper, kangaroos

(Opposite of abstract)

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Interior monologue

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Conversation-like-thoughts of a character

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Prologue

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Into to a play or story

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Epilogue

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A final address to the audience often delivered by a character in a drama

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Epilogue

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A final address to the audience often delivered by a character in a drama

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Blank verse

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Poetry written in unrhymed pentameters

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Cliché

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An overused expression; one that has become stale through overuse

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for effect

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Aside

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Comment made by an actor and supposedly not heard by other actors

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Aside

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Comment made by an actor and supposedly not heard by other actors

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Antithesis

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A contrast or opposition of ideas

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds (buzz, whisper)

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds (buzz, whisper)

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Foreshadowing

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Something early in the story that hints at later events

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds (buzz, whisper)

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Foreshadowing

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Something early in the story that hints at later events

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Imagery

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Language that encoded sensory impressions

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Chronological

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In order of time

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Epic

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A long poem often about a heroic character

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Jargon

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Special vocabulary of a collective

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Jargon

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Special vocabulary of a collective

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Antecedent action

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Action that takes place before the story begins

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Juxtaposition

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Deliberate contrast

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds