LA 10 Vocabulary list 5 (2018-2019)

Question 1

Comparison between two unlike things using "as" or "like".

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Simile

Question 2

A subject or piece for a discussion, exploration, and/or study. Any medium meant to communicate

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Text

Question 3

Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis, whether for humorous, serious, or ironic purposes.

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Hyperbole

Question 4

A statement or theory that is put forward as an assertion to be upheld or proved.

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Thesis Statement

Question 5

The general topic that is being discussed, described, or dealt with in a text.

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Subject

Question 6

Something non-human is given human characteristics.

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Personification

Question 7

The Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together.

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Repetition

Question 8

The Central meaning or message of a text that can be either explicitly or implicitly stated.

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Theme

Question 9

The literal and/or dictionary definition of a word.

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Denotation

Question 10

The implied definition of a word that creates additional meaning.

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Connotation

Question 11

Portraying a person, place, thing, or action as being something else, even though it is not.

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Metaphor

Question 12

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together.

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Alliteration

Questions 12