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45 Cards in this Set
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succinct
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characterized by cler, persice words
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous, not undesirable noticable
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acrimonious
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bitter and sharp in language or tone
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conplacently
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contented to a fault
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stealthy
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marked by or acting quiet
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impudent
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characterized by rude or offensive boldness
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aridity
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dryness
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furtive
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characterized by steaalth
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sordid
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smelly
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lament
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to express grief about
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taciturn
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habitually uncommunative
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vapid
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lacking interest
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condescended
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act in a superior way
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tacit
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implied but not expressed
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aloof
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remote in manner
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prowess
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superior skill
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noble
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having excellent moral behavior
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cordial
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warm friendly
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innate
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present from birth
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evasion
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avoidance of something
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feeble
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not strong
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irony
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contrast between apperance and actuality
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situational irony
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contrast between what a reader or character expects and what accually exists or happens
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dramatic irony
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the contrast between what a character knows and what the reader knows
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epithets
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a word or phrase expressing characterists of someone. "bright-eyed athena"
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homeric or epic simile
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comparison between 2 unlike things that uses LIKE or AS.
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assonance
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repitition of the same vowel sound in a line
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alliteration
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repitition of the first letter in a word
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allusions
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inderect references to a famous person, movie, works of literature
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soliloquy
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a speech given by a character when he or she is alone on the stage, as if he or she is thinking out loud
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direct object
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noun or pronoun that recieves the action or shows the result of the action. it answers the qestions WHOM or WHAT after an action verb.
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gina called me.
whats the direct object |
gina called who?
ME. |
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hot soup may burn your throat.
whats the direct object |
hot soup may burn what?
THROAT. |
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direct objects are never found in...
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prepositional phrases.
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my mom rode the horse.
whats the direct object |
my mom rode what?
HORSE. |
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my mom rode on the horse.
whats the direct object |
there is none.
my mom rode on the horse is prepositional phrase. |
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indirect object
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noun or pronoun that precedes the direct object and usually tells to WHOM or FOR WHOM (or TO WHAT or FOR WHAT) the action of the verb is being done.
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the coach gave josh and him awards.
whats the direct and indirect objects |
the coach gave josh and him what? awards. awards is the direct object.
who did the coach give the awards to? josh and him. josh and him are the compound indirect objects. |
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juan built his sister a shelf for her books.
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built what? shelf. shelf is the direct object.
for who? sister. sister is the indirect object. |
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if the word TO or FOR is used, the noun or pronoun following it is...
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part of a prepositional phrase. it cant be an indirect object.
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i made a card for you.
revise this sentence so theres an indirect object. |
i made you a car.
IO= you |
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he gave the extra ticket to tom.
revise this sentrence so theres an indirect object. |
he gave tom the extr ticket.
IO= tom. |
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identify the direct object!
your mom and dad own the liberty deli. |
liberty deli
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identify the direct object!
students and staff buy lunch there. |
lunch
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identify the direct object!
twice a month mr. yomomma makes his own sausage. |
sausage
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