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18 Cards in this Set
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acronym |
an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word |
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alliteration |
the occurance of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected
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analogy |
a comparassin between two things typically on the basis of their structure and or the explanation or clarification |
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anecdote |
a short and amusing or interesting story |
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antagonist |
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something |
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antonym |
a word opposite in meaning to another |
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audience |
the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event
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authors purpose |
a text written to persuade means the authors goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author |
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bias |
a trend or opinion |
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cause |
a person or thing that gives a rise to an occation |
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chronological order |
when this are arranged in a specific order |
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climax |
the most intense, exciting, or important thing in something |
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compare |
the similarities between two or more things |
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conclusion |
the end or finish to an event or process |
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conflict |
a serious disagreement or argument |
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connotation |
an idea or feeling that an idea invokes |
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context clues |
hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word |
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