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unit 2 vocab test
every thing to pass this weeks test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| thesis | a thesis statement is the main idea of an essay |
| conclusion | a final summation |
| interduqction | a short introdactory |
| topic sentence | a sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph |
| transition | a change or shift from one state subject place to another |
| abstract | expressing a quality apart from an object |
| 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 |
| simile | comparing two unlike things that are often introduced by like or as |
| hyperbole | exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| personification | a divinity or imaginary being representing a thing or abstraction |
| Dialogue | a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing |
| Monologue | a dramatic sketch performed by one actor |
| Stage Direction | a description (as of a character or setting) or direction (as to indicate stage business) provided in the text of a play |
| Aside | an utterance not meant to be heard by someone |
| Drama | to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue |
| Subordinating conjunction | a conjunction that joins a main clause and a clause which does not form a complete sentence by itself |
| dependent clause | a clause that does not form a simple sentence by itself and that is connected to the main clause of a sentenced |
| Independent clause | a clause that can be part of itself or by a simple sentence |
| Relative clause | an adjective clause introduced by a relative pronoun expressed or suppressed, relative adjective, or relative adverb and having either a purely descriptive force |
| Complex Sentence | a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses. |
| Clause | a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex |
| Phrase | a characteristic manner or style of expression |
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