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English: Vocab
Vocabulary for English Final
38 cards·by JarrodHomework
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guile
taunting; deceitfulness
vexed
annoyed; angry
intrepid
fearlessness
cravat
scarf; tie
venerable
made scared
caterwauling
harsh cry
repose
calmness; peace
havoc
destruction
swagger
to walk with overconfidence
wistfully
yearningly; desiring
tedious
boring; in great detail
vengeance
revenge
opulent
luxurious; rich
inveterate
habitual
fickle
inconstant; changeable
ague
fever; chill
imagery
creation of images using words
catalog
verse that lists people, places, things, or ideas
haiku
Japanese poem of seventeen syllables (5-7-5)
cliché
timeworn expression
simile
comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
metaphor
comparison of two things without "like" or "as"
personification
giving human characteristics to inhuman objects
onomatopoeia
word that imitates a sound
hyperbole
exaggeration for dramatic effect
diction
choice of words and phrases in speech or writing
pun
similar sounding words with different meanings; single words with multiple meanings
quatrain
stanza of four lines
tone
attitude of the poet
meter
regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
free verse
verse without formal meter or rhyme pattern
rhythm
strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound
rhyme
similar sounding words or word endings
rhyme scheme
ordered pattern of rhymes
alliteration
same letter or sound at the beginning of words
dramatic monologue
poem narrated by an imaginary character in the manner of a speech
consonance
words sharing the same consonant sounds
assonance
words sharing the same vowel sounds