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Flashcards by Misty George, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Misty George
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| METAPHOR (N) | A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS THAT ARE UNALIKE |
| BALLAD (N) | A POEM OR SONG NARRATING A STORY IN SHORT STANZAS |
| SIMILE (N) | A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS THAT ARE UNALIKE USING LIKE OR AS |
| ONOMATOPOEIA (N) | A WORD THAT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT IT IS DESCRIBING |
| SONNET (N) | A POEM THAT IS 14 LINES LONG, USES ANY NUMBER OF FORMAL RHYME SCHEMES, IN ENGLISH IT TYPICALLY HAS 10 SYLLABLES PER LINE |
| RATIONS (N) | a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage |
| PREPOSTEROUS (ADJ) | completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish |
| REPENTANCE (N) | deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like |
| PREDICAMENT (N) | an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation |
| DISSENT (V) | to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view |
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