English II Fall Exam
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- The denotation of a word is
- its dictionary definition
- domineering of overbearing
- Imperious
- ____ refers to an obscure or double meaning
- Ambiguity
- used to make poetry more musical
- Repetition
- indirect but pointed reference
- Allusion
- agreeable to the ear, relating to music
- Melodious
- creates vivid descriptions or figures of speech
- Imagery
- similarity between things otherwise unlike
- Analogy
- _____ refers to the pattern of beats or stresses in language
- Meter
- repetition of similar sounds
- Alliteration
- Sonnet 116
- William Shakespeare
- natural talent or ability
- Aptitude
- boring, taking a long time
- Tedious
- feelings or emotions that are associated with it.
- The connation of a word
- a self-contradictory or absurd statement.
- Oxymoron
- repetition of similar vowel sounds
- Assonance
- incapable of being satisfied
- Insatiable
- the acquiring of foreign lands
- Imperialism
- having a bad reputation
- Notorious
- relating the past to the present
- Flashback
- disrespect for sacred things
- Sacrilegious
- painful or piercing to the emotions
- Poignant
- able to show or prove validity
- Justifiable