Academic Vocabulary: U2W1

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Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of the words

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Figurative language

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a figure of speech in which a statement is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect

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hyperbole

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The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning

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onomatopoeia

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to give human qualities to something that isn’t human

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personification

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a phrase or expression in which the meaning is different than the literal meaning of the words

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idiom

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The repetition of the same initial letter in successive words; it is done for effect.

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alliteration

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Features that identify something or someone

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characteristics

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The use of something concrete that is used to represent something more than itself

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symbolism

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a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

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stanza

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an expression of a writer’s attitude toward a subject

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tone