Question | Answer |
a symbolic representation. | allegory (noun) |
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. | alliteration (noun) |
to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis. | analyze (verb) |
a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident | anecdote (noun) |
to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to | anticipate(verb) |
resemblance of sound in words or syllables | assonance (noun) |
receiving or entitling one to recive advantage, use, or benefit | beneficial (adjective) |
of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time | chronological (adjective) |
to represent as similar | compare (transitive verb) |
the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes | connotation (noun) |
harmony or agreement among components | consonance (noun) |
the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning | context (noun) |
to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences | contrast (verb) |
a contention by words or arguments | debate (noun) |
an act or process of denoting,to serve as an indication of | denotation (noun) |
to represent or give an account of in words | describe(verb) |
to add details to; expand | elaborate(verb) |
a person or thing that shows all the typical qualitys of something | epitome (noun) |
to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study | evaluate (verb) |
to make known | explain (verb) |
a thing done: as | fact (noun) |
to put into a systematized statement or expression | formulate (verb) |
involving risk or danger :dangerous | hazardous (adjective) |
a phrase or expression that has a meaning that differs from the literal meaning of it's parts taken together | idiom (noun) |
bright or shiny | illustrious (adjective) |
to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises | infer (verb) |
having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment | judicious (adjective) |
of, relating to, or expressed in letters | literal (adjective) |
to manage or utilize skillfully | manipulate (verb) |
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them | metaphor (noun) |
uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity | monotonous (adjective) |
having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight | omniscient (adjective) |
the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it | onomatopoeia (noun) |
a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter | opinion (noun) |
someone who is positive | Optimist (noun) |
a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form | paraphrase (noun) |
a small area of land marked of for special use. a peice of land | plot(verb) |
to declare or indicate in advance | predict (verb) |
very strict | rigorous (adjective) |
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as | simile (noun) |
to tell in a shorted version of a story or written passage | summarize (verb) |
to give help or comfort | support (verb ) |
a condensed statement or outline | synopsis (noun) |
to form by bringing together seperate parts | synthesize (verb) |
a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation | theme (noun) |
a course or path that one follows | trace (noun) |
an imaginary and indefinitely remote place | utopia (noun) |
devotion to the truth : truthfulness | veracity (noun) |
being in or following the exact words | verbatim (adjective) |
necessary for life | vital (adjective) |
a statement that seems unbelievable or absurd but that may be true in fact | paradox (noun) |
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