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BMMS LA Ch. 6

BMMS LA Ch. 6 Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
imagery a language that creates pictures; it appeals to the senses -sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
simile comparing two different things using words such as LIKE, AS, THAN, RESEMBLES
metaphor comparing two different things directly without using like, as, than, or resembles
symbol a person place or thing that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well, Think of Adam and Eve and the Apple
gawky clumsy;awkward
repose state of rest
listless lacking energy or interest
animation liveliness
defy resist; oppose
reticent tending to speak little
melancholy gloomy
omens things believed to be signs of future events
paramount most important
crusade a struggle for a cause
assertion a statement or a claim
citation evidence
vaguely not clear or definitely; in a general way
urgency pressure; insistence
contemplated studied carefully
intently with close attention
personification giving human or human-like qualities to something non-living
making inferences using details to guess at larger ideas the writer is trying to convey
figurative language the general term for metaphors, similes, idioms, and symbols
bawdy humorous but crude
abolitionist a person who supported abolishing or ending slavery
dismemberment separation into parts
interval a period of time between two events
threshold entrance
countenance face or facial expression
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