Wit and Wisdom Module 1 Vocabulary

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Inferred

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Text + Your Brain = Idea. Example: If it is snowing in a book, the author doesn't need to tell you that it is winter.

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Rhythm

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Beat; how the sound of the poem rises and falls like 'beats' in music.

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Simile

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When 2 things are compared using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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Chamber

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1. A room to sleep in. 2. A fancy room where a group of people meet. 3. A judge's office. 4. A cavity in the heart that pumps blood.

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Concentrate

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Pay attention to.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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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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Rhyme

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Repetition

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The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.