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GRADE 10 CCGPS

Recommended Vocabulary for Teaching and Learning 04

TermDefinition
Simile a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using like or as
Juxtaposition the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Iamb a foot containing unaccented and short syllables followed by a long and accented syllable in a single line of a poem
Literal representing the exact words of the original text
Personification the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
Onomatopoeia the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Foot a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables
Connotation an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Hyperbole exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Trochee a foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable
Denotation the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
Idiom a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
Mood a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
Spondee a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables
Metaphor a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Alliteration the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Iambic Pentameter a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet where each foot consists of an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable
Created by: mari098
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