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An author’s reason for writing: to inform, to persuade, to narrate
What is Author's Purpose
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the voice/narrator in the text; it is not necessarily the author
What is Speaker-
100
Sound words “Pop, crackle, boom.”
What is Onomatopoeia-
100
The particular way in which a writer uses language
What is Style
100
Word, line, or image repeated for emphasis
What is Repetition-
200
A narrator who can’t be trusted
What is Unreliable narrator
200
Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together “Hard on Hector’s heels/kept after him, the way a hound will harry.”
What is Alliteration-
200
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
What is Juxtaposition-
200
A question to which an answer is not expected or already known
What is Rhetorical Question
200
Very, very brief story, usually told to make a point; a short account of an interesting or humorous incident, often biographical
What is Anecdote-
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the repetition of a vowel sound in several words throughout a sentence (the night sky seemed to be crying out with sighs of sadness)
What is Assonance-the
300
Words that mean the same thing or almost the same thing (shut the door; close the door)
What is Synonym-
300
Two lines that rhyme
What is Couplet
300
The rhyme pattern found in a poem (AABBA)
What is Rhyme scheme-
300
Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
What is Propaganda
400
A “chunk” or group of lines in poetry
What is Stanza
400
involves two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form. “Mary likes hiking, swimming, and biking.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the end of times.”
What is Parallel structure
400
In poetry a phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated.
What is Refrain-
400
rhymes that are close but not exact
What is Slant rhyme-
400
An overused expression that has lost its originality. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
What is Cliché-
500
Expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of each word. “It’s raining cats and dogs” or “We heard it through the grapevine.”
What is Idiom-
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The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. “To pass away” instead of “To croak, kick the bucket, or die.” “Aroma” instead of “smell.” “Upset stomach” instead of “puked, barfed, or upchucked.”
What is Euphemism-
500
same sound found in different words (fame/game)
What is Rhyme
500
The literal, dictionary definition of a word. School: an institution of learning
What is Denotation-
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A short literary composition on a particular theme or subject usually written in prose.
What is Essay
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