Unit 3 Vocabulary
Week 9 1
Week 9 2
Ambush
The Names
100
To attack from a place of hiding
What is ambush
100
words that mean more than dictionary definitions, sparks emotion
What is loaded language
100
a person saying the opposite of what is meant
What is verbal irony
100
narrator
What is the main character
100
A place where the poet sees the names
What is several ideas
200
slowly, but steadily
What is gradually
200
use of language that is opposite of what is meant
What is irony
200
putting 2 opposing ideas next to one another
What is juxtaposition
200
the Vietnam War and present day
What is the setting
200
the letter given to those whose body was never found
What is X
300
to pause
What is gradually
300
exposes flaws or mistakes, often humorous
What is satire
300
taken from a passage, hasn't been changed
What is excerpt
300
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion
What is plot
300
The 9/11 memorial has names _________ into it
What is inscribed
400
danger
What is peril
400
when the outcome is opposite of of expectations, funny or tragic
What is situational irony
400
a situation or a statement that contains seemingly contradictory ideas
What is paradox
400
the exposition of "Ambush"
What is when the narrator lies to his daughter
400
He had to _______ through the fog
What is peer
500
difficult to understand
What is complicated
500
act of reasoning, making inductions, debate
What is argumentation
500
to put together info from more than one source
What is precis
500
The climax of "Ambush"
What is when he through the grenade
500
Desribe the mood of the poem
What is sad, thoughtful
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