English 11 Reading VDOE SOL Vocabulary

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What is hyperbole?

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Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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Identical final word sounds at the end of lines of poetry. Example: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

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What is a rhetorical question?

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A question asked for effect with no expected answer. Example: 'Isn’t it a bit too late to be asking that?'.

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What is repetition in writing?

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The repeated use of words or phrases for emphasis. Example: 'I have a dream' in Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech.

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What is expository writing?

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Writing that explains information or provides facts. Example: A textbook chapter explaining photosynthesis.

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What is understatement?

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A figure of speech in which a situation is made to seem less important than it is. Example: 'It’s just a scratch' when referring to a large dent.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is tone in literature?

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The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. Example: A sarcastic tone in a critique.

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What is meter in poetry?

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The rhythmic structure of verses, determined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.