Grade 8 week 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Patriotic

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Having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for your country.

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Chivalrous

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Characterized by qualities such as honor, courage, and courtesy, especially toward women.

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Equivocal

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Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous; uncertain.

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Manifest

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To show or display something clearly.

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Pathetic fallacy

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A literary device where human emotions are attributed to nature or inanimate objects.

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Semantic field

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A set of words that are related in meaning and belong to the same category.

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Sibilance

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A literary device that creates a hissing sound by repeating 's' sounds.

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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Blank verse

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Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter.

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Paradox

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A statement that seems contradictory but may reveal an underlying truth.