Review Vocab. 1-5 all year Flashcard

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Intentional exaggeration, e.g., 'I am starving to death'

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hyperbole

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words, e.g., Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers.

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alliteration

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Final part of a play, book, or movie (resolution)

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denouement

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A speech revealing a character's inner thoughts.

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soliloquy

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Original model on which something is patterned (e.g., "damsel in distress", "wicked witch", "hero knight")

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archetype

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To write comments and mark up a text for comprehension

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annotate

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Events in a story

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plot

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Term for giving human traits to inanimate objects; e.g., Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

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personification

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Poetry with meter but no rhyme, like in Shakespeare's works.

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blank verse

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Literary technique using humor/sarcasm to ridicule weaknesses in individuals or society.

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satire