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Vocabulary Word: narrative writing

Definition: writing that entertains (tells a story)

Root: narrate (to tell)narration (re-telling)

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Vocabulary Word: expository writing

Definition: writing that explains or informs

Root: expose (to make known)

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Vocabulary Word: stereotypeDefinition:

Commonly held belief about a particular group of individuals

Synonyms:judgments; labelsGeneralizations

Graphic Representation:Dumb blonde

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Vocabulary Word: archetypeDefinition:

Is a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common

across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature.

Synonyms:Common impression or belief

Graphic Representation:Examples: damsel in distress; mad scientist; the wise old man; the hero; ill-

fated or star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet)

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Vocabulary Word: ChallengeDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: ChallengeDefinition:

anything, as a demanding task, that calls for special effort or dedication

Synonyms:hardship, difficult task, obstacle,

conflict

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Vocabulary Word: ChallengeDefinition:

demanding all of one’s abilities or resources in a stimulating way

Synonyms:difficulty, obstacle, conflict, contest

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Vocabulary Word: DictionDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: DictionDefinition:

refers to the writer’s choice of words & use of language

Synonyms:Vocabulary, writing style, word

choice

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Vocabulary Word: ConnotationDefinition: Synonyms:

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A stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same literal meaning (i.e. stubborn),

• strong-willed suggests admiration for the level of someone's will , while

• pig-headed suggests frustration in dealing with someone .

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Vocabulary Word: ConnotationDefinition:

the emotional or imaginative meaning of a word or words

Synonyms:meaning, association

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Vocabulary Word: DenotationDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: DenotationDefinition:

the direct or dictionary definition of a word or words

Synonyms:Definition, literal meaning

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DOVE

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DOVE

denotation: a small, white bird

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DOVE

denotation: a small, white bird

connotation: peace

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HOME

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HOME

denotation: a building where you live

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HOME

denotation: a building where you live

connotation: a place of warmth& comfort

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SUNSHINE

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SUNSHINE

denotation: the sun’s rays

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SUNSHINE

denotation: the sun’s rays

connotation: cheerfulness & happiness & warmth

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RAT

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RAT

denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse

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RAT

denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse

connotation: disgusting, dirty, sneaky, etc.

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularLoud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularLoud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outspoken

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Vocabulary Word: ToneDefinition:

a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject

Synonyms:Attitude, feeling, mood

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Vocabulary Word: ThemeDefinition:

An author’s intended overall message, meaning or idea in a

literary work

Synonyms:lesson, message, main idea

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Vocabulary Word: valiantDefinition:

One who is brave or courageousSynonyms:

Brave, courageous

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Vocabulary Word: allegoryDefinition:

Allegory is an extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, & actions in a narrative have meanings outside

the narrative itself

Synonyms:Extended metaphor

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Vocabulary Word: rhyme schemeDefinition:

A consistent pattern of rhyming words at line endings throughout a

poem

Example:There once was a big brown cat a That liked to eat a lot of mice. b He got all round and fat a Because they tasted so nice. b

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Vocabulary Word: oxymoronDefinition:

Two contradicting termsExample:

Cold sweatFriendly fire

Jumbo shrimp

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Vocabulary Word: free verse

Definition: Poetry without a fixed pattern of

meter and rhyme

Example:Heroes Aresometimes

courageous collaborators,sometimes

originators of opportunities,sometimes

champions of coincidence or circumstance.

Sometimesheroes act through intelligence

and at other timesthrough ignorance.

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Vocabulary Word: utopia

Definition: A place of ideal perfection, especially

with laws and government

Synonyms:paradiseheaven

Greek prefix: ou (u) means “not”Greek root: top means “place”

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Vocabulary Word: analogy

Definition: Analogies are comparisons in which two

related words are paired together.

Types of Relationships:Location

Degree (lesser or greater)Performer and objectPerformer and action

Cause and effectPart of the whole

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Vocabulary Word: epilogue

Definition: a short chapter or section at the end of a literary work, sometimes detailing the

fate of its characters

Possible Options:The writer or the person can deliver a

speech, speaking directly to the reader, when bringing the piece to a close, or

the narration may continue normally to a closing scene.

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