English III Vocab for Final Exam

Front

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Unifying element of the story

Back

Central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

Feelings of the writer about the subject.

Back

author's attitude

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Front

Deserving censure or condemnation.

Back

Reprehensible

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

A question for dramatic effect or to make a point.

Back

rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

be a typical example of

Back

exemplified

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Front

Verbal irony that mocks or ridicules.

Back

sarcastic tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

Deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite (goes against something)

Back

contradicts

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Containing or using satire

Back

Satirical

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Words or language that are colorful or complex, using ordinary sentences to imply meaning without direct statements.

Back

figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4