English II EOC Vocabulary

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Situational Irony

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The outcome is the opposite of what is expected.

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Imply

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To suggest indirectly.

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Pathos

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An appeal to emotion that convinces the audience by creating an emotional response.

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Tone

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How the author feels about the subject he is writing about.

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Symbolism

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The act of using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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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.'

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.