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13 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration |
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
She sells sea shells |
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Allusion |
A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. |
Your backyard is a Garden of Eden |
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Assonance |
The close repetition of middle vowels. |
Rain, Pain |
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Blend |
To combine 2 or more words, creating a new word. |
Brunch |
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Cadence |
Music that refers to the audible of features of speech |
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Concrete Image |
Using words that induce you to image pictures in your mind by appealing to one of your 5 senses. |
The bacon sizzled on the hot stove top. |
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Connotation |
The image or felling unstated but associated with a word. |
Dove is much more pleasing than Pigeon. |
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Construct meaning |
Understanding what is read through the interaction with text |
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Context Clues |
Information a read may obtain from a text that helps confirm the meaning of a word or group of words |
It was an idyllic day; sunny, warm and perfect for a walk in the park. |
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Denotation |
Literal meaning or dictionary definition of a word. |
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Double Denotation |
A word that has one or more meaning |
Fly |
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Enjambed Line |
When a line physically ends before its meaning ends. |
The dancers go round, they go round, they go round and around. |
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Figurative Language |
Language Enriched by word images and figures of speech |
Passed Away |
