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Vocab
Vocab II
Literary Words
Lit. Words II
Lit. Words III
100
Satisfy a thirst.
What is quench
100
The hero or good person in the story.
What is protagonist.
100
Anything that stands for or represents something else.
What is symbol.
100
When the author repeats certain lines, words, or phrases to emphasize meaning.
What is repetition.
100
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else; a comparison between the two.
What is metaphor.
200
Persist; be steadfast in purpose
What is persevere
200
A heap of animal excrement; manure
What is dunghill.
200
The descriptive of figurative language used to create pictures for the readers, create details for sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, or movement.
What is imagery.
200
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two subjects using either like or as.
What is simile
200
The use of words that imitate sounds. Ex: Boom, bam smash!
What is onomatopoeia.
300
Arousing sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune
What is piteous
300
In many ways
What is manifold.
300
Repitition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words of accented syllables.
What is alliteration.
300
A thought provoking question that does not require an answer
What is rhetorical question.
300
A figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
What is personification.
400
To feel or express unhappiness of discontent
What is repine.
400
To satisfy completely
What is sate.
400
A contrast between what is stated and what is meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
What is irony.
400
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, often used for comic effect.
What is hyberbole.
400
Why the author writes. (To entertain, to inform, to pursuade, to explain).
What is purpose.
500
Repayment; something given or done in return for something else.
What is recompense.
500
The main idea or message in the story.
What is theme
500
A reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
What is allusion
500
A saying whose meaning cannot be understood by the individual words used.
What is idioms.
500
A figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas.
What is oxymoron.