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English 3 Vocabulary

First part of the year vocab. for Mr. Glester.

AB
MetaphorComparison w/o like or as
ConceitOutlandish Exaggeration
ToneAuthors attitude about work
SatireTo make fun of
AllusionRefer to another work
Analogycomparision showing similarities
ThemeAuthors purpose
Charactermain person(s) in a story
Settingtime and place
Onomatopeiawords that make sounds, ie buzzing bee
Personificationgiving human qualities to objects
Inversionswitching sentance signtex
DemotationDictionary meaning of a word
Paraphraseputting in your own words
Similecomparision using like or as
TranscendentalTo come beyond/ writting phlosophy
End rhymesRhyme at the end of a line
internal rhymesRhyme in the middle of a phrase
foilsopposite characters
foreshadowhints of what will come
hyperboleexaggeration
assonancerepition of vowel sounds
dialectlocal language
Flashbacktelling of prior events
MaximPithy sayings


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