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End Rhyme

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Rhyming at the end (of line
of poetry)

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern made by rhyming words

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Stanza

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Group of lines forming a unit

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Repetition

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Repeated words or phrases in poems, stories, or speeches

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Alliteration

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Repetition of beginning sound

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects/things

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Simile

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Comparison: must use the words like or as

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Metaphor

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comparison

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Imagery

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When the writer uses extreme details to appeal to the readers 5 senses

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Allusion

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Reference to history

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Theme

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Overall message the author wants us to know

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Main Idea

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What the text/story is about

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Tone

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Attitude

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Symbolism

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Author uses symbols, shapes, and colors to communicate a deeper meaning

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Rhyme

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Same sounds ex. cat and hat

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Conotation

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Causes emotion: The feelings that you associate with a word

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Dennotation

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Dictionary definition of a word

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Pathos

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Persuading based on emotion

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Logos

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Persuading based on logic;facts

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Ethos

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Celebrity endorsement

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Anarchy (noun)

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State of disorder; without law; chaos

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Dissentient (adjective)

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The person who disagrees

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Scapegoat (noun)

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The person who is blamed for the wrongdoing

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Enmity(Noun)

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Active hatred or hospitality

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Ensconce (Verb)
Establish feeling of safety; comfortable
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Benevolent (adjective
With kindness; with positive intentions
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Plait (verb)
Braid or twist material
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Apathy (noun)
Lack of interest; really doesn't care
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Preeminent(Adjective)
Superior; extremely important
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Tormentors (noun)
Person who inflicts severe mental or physical pain
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Knoll (noun)
Small hill; mound
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Gambol (verb)
Run or jump about playfully
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Vivacious
used to describe a person who is full of; animated
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Cryptic (adjective)
Having a meaning that is mysterious
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Maxim (Noun)
Short statement expressing a general rule
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Principle (noun)
A truth to follow, Foundation of a system, Belief or reasoning
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Parasitic (Adjective)
Being infested by a parasite
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Rations (Noun)
A fixed amount of food/ goods allowed to a person (during wartime)
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Indefatigable (Adjective)
About a person as they persist tirelessly
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Toil (verb)
Work extremely hard
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Indignation (noun)
Anger by unfair treatment
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Solicitor (noun)
Person who tries to obtain business
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Arable (Adj)
Suitable (land) for growing crops
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Intermediary (noun)
Person who acts as a link between others in order to agree
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Malignant (Adj)
Spiteful; hostile; Opposite of benevolent
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Avenge (Verb)
Cause harm in return for another wrongdoing
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Broker (noun)
Person who buys and sells goods for others
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Quarry (Noun)
A large place from which stone or metals are extracted
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Slogan (Noun)
Similar to a motto: short and striking phrase for advertising
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Vague (Adj)
Uncertain or unclear
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Despair (Noun* Verb*)
Complete loss of hope
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Commission (noun)
Money given as payment to somebody who sells for another person
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Gale (noun)
Very strong wind
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Attribute (verb)
Shifting blame or credit
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Capitulate (Verb)
Stop; surrender
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Incite (Verb)
Encourage or stir up violence
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Retribution (Noun)
Punishment towards someone as vengeance
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Cower (Verb)
Crouch down in fear
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Stupefied (Verb)
Astonish! Shock!
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Countenance (Noun)
Person's facial expression