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2nd 9 Weeks (Set 1)
Test Friday November 1, 2019
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | a symbolic representation : |
| Alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| Apostrophe | the addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically |
| Figures of speech | a form of expression (such as a simile or metaphor) used to convey meaning or heighten effect often by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning or connotation familiar to the reader or listener |
| Invective | insulting or abusive language |
| Onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| Pun | the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound |
| Style | a distinctive manner of expression |
| Symbol | something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance |
| Anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect |
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