The 8th Grade Vocabulary Notebook Check Test

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Define: Anaphora

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Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences, such as in "I have a dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.

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Define: Pontificate

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To speak or express opinions in a dogmatic or pompous manner.

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Define: Smorzando

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A directive to gradually decrease volume and intensity in music.

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Define: Decussate

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To cross or intersect.

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Define: Epochal

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Significant or momentous, marking a new era.

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Define: Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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Define: Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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Define: Alliteration

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

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Define: Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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Define: Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.