FAST Vocabulary Flashcard 1

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What is an 'anecdote'?

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A short account of an event.

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What is a 'Sonnet'?

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A poem of fourteen lines with a formal rhyme scheme.

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What does the term 'personification' mean in literature?

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Giving human characteristics to a non-human thing.

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What are 'rhetorical appeals' used for?

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To help a writer or speaker connect to their reader.

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What does 'Denotation' refer to in the context of a word?

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Its direct meaning.

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What is 'connotation'?

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The emotional or cultural meaning of a word.

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things.

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What is 'imagery' in literature?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is a 'theme' in literature?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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What is 'alliteration'?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.