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EOG Vocab
Words
Question | Answer |
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Historical Fiction | the genre of literature, film, etc., comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages. |
Lyrical Poetry | Lyric poetry is a genre of poetry that expresses personal and emotional feelings |
Concrete Poem | a poem whose meaning is conveyed through its graphic shape or pattern on the printed page |
Secondary Source | next after the first in order, place, time, |
Opposing | fight |
matter of fact | to the point |
convey | share |
observation | to take a look;observe |
prop | support |
stage directions | directions for actors in a play |
genre | type of literacy;book |
figure of speech | language;similie;metaphor;personification |
primarily | one idea |
interpretation | a belief |
progression | progress; improvement; moving forward |
invariable | constant |
usage | being used |
lousy | terrible; bad |
essential | important |
strenuous | difficult; challenging |
emerge | appear; born |
revulsion | dislike |
massive | huge |
roundabout | twisting |
astounded | amazed |
scoured | to remove dirt |
makeshift | temporary structure |
reckoned | to count |
irony | sarcasm |
prose | cliched saying or idea |
biography | a story written about another persons life |
heading | topic |
salutation | greeting |
plot | events in a story |
bias | your opinion |
legend | a story about a person in the past; usually fictious |
cinquain | a poem |
limerick | |
stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
encountered | meeting |
indignant | |
light-hearted | easy going; happy |
exaggerated | over embellish |
illustrations | pictures |
almanac | a nonfiction text that has facts |
conveys | tells the meaning; story |
stunning | beautiful; striking |
milled around | something you are thinking about |
desolate | lonely |
abyss | a deep dark hole |
boisterous | loud |
motto | a saying |
pleated | something that folds-skirt |
forage | look for |
metaphor | comparison without using like or as |
sarcasm | being funny; rude |
subheading | a mini-topic |
authors purpose | the reason an author writes a story-Entertain, Inform, Explain, Persuade |
bandwagon | trying to get people to join your cause |
idiom | It is raining cats and dogs-saying |
realistic fiction | a story that is made up but has real facts |
free verse | |
primary source | main source |
cause and effect | why-what happened |
indifferent | |
facetious | being |
timid | shy |
monologue | one person reads a line or story |
repetition | repeat |
according to | referring to; what someone/something says |
symbolic | a symbol that stands for something |
elaborate | tell in depth with details |
striving | working towards a goal |
shuddered | frightened; scared; shake |
agony | pain |
procrastinating | leaving to the last minute |
startle | scare |
mode | |
distort | change shape |
immense | huge |
crumpled | bend |
sparked | ignite |
vast | big area |
isolated | being by yourself; lonely |