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SAT Vocab 2
SAT Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anecdote | a short story told to illustrate a point |
| vignette | a brief literary sketch |
| simile | a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often including a phrase introduced by "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a figure of speech which two unrelated objects are compared (NOT using "like" or "as") |
| personification | a figure of speech in which inanimate objects are endowed with human characteristics |
| paradox | a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds within nonrhyming words |
| verbal irony | saying one thing and implying something else, usually the opposite of that expressed meaning |
| situational irony | an inconsistency between what is expected or intended and what actually occurs |
| parallel structure | the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that are similar in meaning and structure |
| understatement | a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important than it is |
| hyperbole | the use of exaggerated language for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect |
| allusion | a reference to a person, place, or thing, historical or literary, that adds to the readers understanding of the subject |
| parenthetical expression | an expression inserted into the flow of thought and set off by parentheses |
| satire | the use of wit, irony, and sarcasm to make fun of human follies |
| analogy | a comparison of an unfamiliar idea or object to a familiar one |
| analogous | characterized by parallel similarity that permits the drawing of analogy |
| lampoon | to ridicule using satire |
| eulogize | to praise with elegant words |
| euphemism | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept |
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