Week 6 vocab quiz

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

• Antecedent

• cadence

• synthesis

• bombast

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

• candene

• antecedent

• Euphemism

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

• allegory

• foil

• Euphemism

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• pedantic

• foreshadowing

• motif

• parable

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

a grammatical mood that expresses a command or exhortation

• personification

• hyperbole

• foil

• imperative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a refutation or contradiction

• motif

• rebuttal

• refute

• hubris

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy

• synthesis

• foil

• hubris

• bombast

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A word, expression, spelling, or phrase that is out of date in the common speech of an era, but still deliberately used by a writer, poet, or playwright for artistic purposes

• archaism

• satire

• parable

• refute

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.

• Juxtaposition

• foil

• archaism

• satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A character who acts as a contrast to another character

• foil

• Juxtaposition

• bombast

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5