Literary and Reference Terms Flash Cards Measuring Up Unit 1

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reference material

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Sources that provide information, such as magazines, books, television, and the internet.

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glossary

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A list of terms and definitions usually found on the back pages of a book. They are definitions of the words that are in the book.

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dictionary

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A book that lists in alphabetical order words and their meaning.

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thesaurus

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A book similar to a dictionary. It lists words according to their similar meanings (synonyms).

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denotation

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Dictionary definition of a word.

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connotation

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What the word suggests or the feeling you get from the particular word.

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simile

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A figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison.

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metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison from seemingly unrelated things, often using the word 'is' or 'are'.

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idiom

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A phrase that has a different meaning from the literal meaning of the words.

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allusion

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Refers to something the readers are likely to know about or recognize from other sources such as popular literature, myths, famous people, cultural reference, or stories that have been passed down through religious texts.