Fifth Grade ELA Vocabulary

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  1. internal rhyme
    a rhyme between words in the same line
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  2. root word
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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  3. complex sentence
    a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
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  4. double negative
    an affirmative constructed from two negatives
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  5. collective noun
    a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
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  6. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
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  7. acronym
    a word formed from the initial letters of several words
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  8. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
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  9. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
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  10. viewpoint
    a mental position from which things are considered
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  11. inflection
    the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
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  12. pronoun
    a function word that is used in place of a noun
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  13. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication
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  14. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
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  15. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
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  16. documentary
    a film presenting the facts about a person or event
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  17. anecdote
    short account of an incident
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  18. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
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  19. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
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  20. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
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  21. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
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  22. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
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  23. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
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Created on Fri Oct 21 11:28:23 EDT 2011

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