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English 1-2 Academic Vocabulary
English 1-2 Academic Vocabulary
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Think you know literary devices? Test your skills and see how you do!
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A comparison of two unlike things with similar characteristics using "like" or "as."
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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Text clues given by the author that hints at events that may come later in a story.
Irony
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
Imagery
3
Language used for descriptive effect that includes metaphor, simile and personification.
Description
Figurative Language
Style
Theme
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The formation of a mental image, figures, or of such images collectively.
Photos
Imagery
Allusion
Graphics
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writing that collects and evaluates information to answer specific questions
Research
Expository
Persuasive
Literary Response
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Paragraphs that come between intorduction and conclusion
topic sentence
body paragraphs
main idea
supporting details
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Expression of words revealing without vagueness or ambiguity; leaving no question of intent.
Implied
Explicit
literal
Theme
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Word that means the opposite of another word
Conclusion
Inference
Antonym
Synonym
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"The ocean waves slapped the beach," is an example of...
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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Considered or described as similar.
Compare
Contrast
Clause
Analyze
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A direct comparison of two unlike things with similar characteristics.
Personification
Metaphor
Description
Simile
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The first paragraph of your response which introduces your argument or idea.
conclusion
main idea
introduction
text features
13
An act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself
Self-Contradiction
False Casuality
Oversimplification
Overgeneralization
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A figure of speech that compares two things that are unalike and uses the words like or as.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
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The author makes reference in his/her text to another popular text, song, person or event.
Omnicient Point of View
Allusion
Direct Characterization
Personification
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The writer's attitude about a topic and the way he/she expresses it in a text.
Tone
Style
Direct Characterization
Mood
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An appeal based solely on emotions or feelings
Logos
Pathos
Anaphora
Emos
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Writing ideas out in logical order, using prewriting plan.
Editing
Drafting
Revising
Prewriting
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Drawing President Obama with big ears or
Saturday Night Live
are examples of...
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Satire
Idiom
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When an animal, object or force of nature is given human characteristics.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
