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English Vocab Finnal
Includes both semesters words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sophomore | a second-year student in a high school or college |
| Rhythm | in poetry, the pattern formed by stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Alliteration | a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants, as in "Whither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?" |
| Vernacular | the everyday language of the people in a country or region, as distinct from official or formal language |
| Onomatopoeia | the formation or use of words that imitate the sound associated with something, e.g. "hiss" and "buzz" |
| Prose | A literary work that uses the familiar spoken form of language, sentence after sentence. (Usually, organized in sentences and paragraphs.) |
| Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience by adding meaning |
| Imagery | Words or phrases that appeal to a reader’s senses |
| Hyperbole | Purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor |
| Periodical | Another word for magazine |
| philanthropy | The effort to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations |
| soliloquy | In drama or literature, a speech in which a character talks to himself or herself, revealing his or her thoughts without addressing a listener |
| metamorphosis | Any complete change in form, structure, appearance, character, circumstances, etc. |
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