Define these : Amelioration, Antonym

Amelioration Making something better, Antonym: opposite of meaning

Sentences with more than one part.

A meeting or discussion on a specific topic

Special words used by a group (e.g., doctor words).

Words that start with the same sound (e.g., “Big black bear”).

Quoting someone’s exact words.

Changing the usual order of words (e.g., “Up the hill, she went”).

Making a new word by adding parts (e.g., “happiness” from “happy”).

Feeling or atmosphere in the story.

Avoiding or not giving a clear answer.

A word that makes something stronger (e.g., “very”).

Basic part of a story (e.g., plot, character).

3rd Person POV: Limited

The narrator knows one character’s thoughts.

Meaning and style( as a concept)

Meaning is what the words say. Style is how the writer says it.

3rd Person POV: Omniscient

The narrator knows all characters’ thoughts.

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Wandering or going off course.
Strident
Specious
Errant
Pliant
2
Lucid
Clear and easy to understand.
To bring out or call up
Avoiding or not giving a clear answer.
3
Protagonist
Event that happen after the climax, leads to resolution
Events that build up to the climax.
The main character.
A story with a hidden meaning.
4
Explicitly
Clear and directly
A formal request
Outstanding or rare
Empty or lonely
5
Meter:
The beat or rhythm in a poem.
Words that start with the same sound (e.g., “Big black bear”).
Changing the usual order of words (e.g., “Up the hill, she went”).
Repeating consonant sounds (e.g., “The bat sat on a mat”).
6
Terse
Brief and to the point.
A meeting or discussion on a specific topic
Avoiding the truth or giving clear answers.
Worthy of praise.
7
Exceptional
Clear and directly
Empty or lonely
Outstanding or rare
A formal request
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Define these : Amelioration, Antonym
Amelioration Making something worse, Antonym: opposite of meaning
Amelioration Making something better, Antonym: opposite of meaning
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Complex Setences
Regular writing, not poetry.
Quoting someone’s exact words.
The way something is arranged.
Sentences with more than one part.
10
Structure
Regular writing, not poetry.
Quoting someone’s exact words.
Sentences with more than one part.
The way something is arranged.
11
Denotation:
Special words used by a group (e.g., doctor words).
Making a new word by adding parts (e.g., “happiness” from “happy”).
A word that makes something stronger (e.g., “very”).
A word’s exact meaning.
12
Symposium
The narrator knows all characters’ thoughts. Simplify
Worthy of praise.
A meeting or discussion on a specific topic
The narrator knows one character’s thoughts.
13
Scrutinize
Avoiding or not giving a clear answer.
Clear and easy to understand.
To bring out or call up
To closely observe
14
In ultima res:
Starting the story at the end.
Starting the story in the middle.
15
Petition
Clear and directly
A formal request
Empty or lonely
Outstanding or rare
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Tone
Author’s attitude
Reason for writing.
Feeling in the story.
Basic part of a story (e.g., plot, character).
17
Jargon
Special words used by a group (e.g., doctor words).
A word that makes something stronger (e.g., “very”).
18
Onomatopoeia:
The beat or rhythm in a poem.
Changing the usual order of words (e.g., “Up the hill, she went”).
Repeating consonant sounds (e.g., “The bat sat on a mat”).
Words that start with the same sound (e.g., “Big black bear”).
19
Direct Speech
The way something is arranged.
Quoting someone’s exact words.
Regular writing, not poetry.
Sentences with more than one part.
20
Inversion:
Repeating consonant sounds (e.g., “The bat sat on a mat”).
Changing the usual order of words (e.g., “Up the hill, she went”).
Words that start with the same sound (e.g., “Big black bear”).
21
Rigid
Empty or lonely
Clear and directly
Stiff and unchanging
Outstanding or rare
22
Desolate
Outstanding or rare
Empty or lonely
A formal request
Clear and directly
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Misanthrope
Extreme fierceness.
Someone who dislikes people
A guess or opinion
24
Derivation
A word’s exact meaning.
Making a new word by adding parts (e.g., “happiness” from “happy”).
A word that makes something stronger (e.g., “very”).
25
Evoke
To bring out or call up
Avoiding or not giving a clear answer.
Clear and easy to understand.
26
Mood
Author’s attitude
Basic part of a story (e.g., plot, character).
Feeling or atmosphere in the story.
Reason for writing.
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Evasive
To closely observe
Avoiding or not giving a clear answer.
Clear and easy to understand.
To bring out or call up
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Intensifier
A word that makes something stronger (e.g., “very”).
Special words used by a group (e.g., doctor words).
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Prose
Regular writing, not poetry.
The way something is arranged.
Sentences with more than one part.
Quoting someone’s exact words.
30
Conjecture
Extreme fierceness.
A guess or opinion
Someone who dislikes people
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Loud, harsh, or unpleasant sound.
Strident
Errant
Specious
Pliant
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Irony
Opposite of what’s expected.
How characters connect and interact.
33
Easy to bend or flexible.
Errant
Pliant
Specious
Strident
34
Literary Element
Reason for writing.
Author’s attitude
Feeling in the story.
Basic part of a story (e.g., plot, character).
35
3rd Person POV: Limited
The narrator knows one character’s thoughts.
The narrator knows all characters’ thoughts. Simplify
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Allegory
Events that build up to the climax.
Event that happen after the climax, leads to resolution
The main character.
A story with a hidden meaning.
37
Ferocity
Someone who dislikes people
Extreme fierceness.
A guess or opinion
38
Meaning and style( as a concept)
Quoting someone’s exact words.
Sentences with more than one part.
Meaning is what the words say. Style is how the writer says it.
Regular writing, not poetry.
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Great excitement or energy.
Errant
Strident
Pliant
Ebullience
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3rd Person POV: Omniscient
The narrator knows one character’s thoughts.
The narrator knows all characters’ thoughts.

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