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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Which One?. Instructions. You will see a word and then two definitions or examples. Choose which definition or example is the correct one. Allegory. Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Which One?

  2. Instructions • You will see a word and then two definitions or examples. • Choose which definition or example is the correct one.

  3. Allegory • Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds • Story or poem in which characters or events stand for or symbolize real people, events, or abstract ideas

  4. Alliteration • Repetition of consonant sounds • Repetition of vowel sounds

  5. Ambiguity • Deliberately suggesting two or more meanings • Reference to someone or something known from outside of the work

  6. Analogy • Extended metaphor, elaborately comparing two things that are vastly different • Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike

  7. Anecdote • This guy pulled over to help me change my flat tire. Which seems like a nice thing, but he took over instead of helping. After he was finished, I thanked him, let him leave, and then I unloosed the lug nuts again. I had to fix his mistakes. I hate when people think they know more than me because I am a female. • A struggle between opposing forces or characters.

  8. Internal Conflict • The ice kept me from driving to work. • My depression kept me from getting out of bed.

  9. Epanalepsis • Common sense is not so common • A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area, often confused for “accent”.

  10. Farce • Spaceballs, The Hangover, The Bridesmaids • A short story which teaches a lesson on how to succeed in life.

  11. Foil • A character who can only be described in a few words, doesn’t change, one dimensional • Acts as a contrast to the protagonist, a mirror, a reflection of the character traits.

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