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Language arts vokab
15 words
Question | Answer |
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Symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else. |
Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
Metaphor | A figue of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
Simile | A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. |
Personification | Attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something not human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
Argument | A reason or set of region given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong. |
Imagery | Visually descriptive or figurative language. |
Issue | An important topic or problem for debate or discussion. |
Claim | State or assert that something is in the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. |
Persuade | To do something with reasoning or argument. |
Inform | Give facts or information |
Entertain | Provide someone with amusement or enjoyment |
Reflect | Think deeply or carefully about. |
Chronological | Organizing events in which one came first to last. |
Playwright | The person who writes the plays. |