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NWEA vocab

TermDefinition
Scene a place where something occurs in a setting or a story
Secondary Source a piece of information that was passed along others by one who didn't witness an event
Tale a story, either real or fiction, that is told
Thesis Paper an explanation of the topic or purpose of a research paper
Word Play Jokes and witty remarks
Allusion passing reference or indirect mention
Appendix supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
Characterization the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
Contrast the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
Extended Metaphor a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines a poem
Guide Word a word printed at the top of a page indicating the first or last word entry on that page
Homonym same pronunciation but different meaning AND spelling
Homograph words with the same spelling but different meaning
Homophone a letter or group of letters having the same sound as another
oxymoron conjoining contradictory terms
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