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10 grade Vocab
part 1 summerwork
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analogy | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
| anecdote | a short account of a particular incident or event |
| antithesis | opposition; contrast; a figure of speech in which irreconcilable opposites or strongly contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition and sustained tension |
| bandwagon appeal | the belief that something should be done because the majority of people do it |
| bibliography | a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer |
| biography | a written account of another person's life |
| carpe diem | seize the day; enjoy the present, as opposed to placing all hope in the future |
| connotation | an association or idea suggested by a word or phrase; implication |
| crisis | a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point |
| diction | style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words |
| empathy | the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself; the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another |
| epic | noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style |
| epilogue | a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel |
| fiction | fake; unreal |
| figurative language | speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning, speech or writing employing figures of speech |
| flashback | a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work |
| Gothic | (being of a genre of contemporary fiction typically relating the experiences of an often ingenuous heroine imperiled, as at an old mansion, where she typically becomes involved with a stern or mysterious but attractive man?) |
| imagery | the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively |
| mood | a state or quality of feeling at a particular time; mindset of a seen of a story |
| name-calling | the use of abusive names to belittle or humiliate another person in a political campaign, an argument, etc |
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Kelsey R
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