2025 Spring English Vocabulary

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Alliteration

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The repetition of beginning (first) consonant sounds in words that are close together.

(Ex.: Sunday's sleet made the sidewalks and streets slick!) Remember that different letters can make the same sounds: C and K (EX.: "Corsicana kitty"); c and s: f and ph; etc.

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allusion

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An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing; or to part of another text.

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conflict

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The struggle or problem in a story; can be internal conflict (person v. him/herself) or external (v. man. vs. nature, vs. society).

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Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, often for comic effect. (Ex.: "I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse").

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Personification

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figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

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foil

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Character whose actions/thoughts are juxtaposed (compared beside) those of a major character to highlight key character traits.

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foreshadowing

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Use of hints or clues in a story to suggest future action.

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Symbol

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Anything (object, animal, event, person, place) that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level.

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Informational writing

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Writing that explains; expository essay; NOT opinion.

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Imagery

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Words of phrases that describe people, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas by appealing to the senses.