| Term | Definition |
|---|
| insolence | (noun) rude behavior, treatment, or speech |
| cahoots | (noun) questionable collaboration; secret partnership |
| hullabaloo | (noun) a loud noise or uproar |
| awash | (adjective) covered, filled, or crowded |
| inconceivable | (adjective) unthinkable, unimaginable |
| obscure | (adjective) not clear in meaning |
| "Which" | Introduces un-necessary clauses |
| Action Verb | Verb that shows action |
| Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| Papa | Hattie's Dad, Adam's brother |
| Punctuation of Novels, Movies, Poems and Plays | Punctuated by underlining |
| Prepositions | Creates relationships in time and space |
| Punctuation of Short Stories and Songs | Punctuated with quotes |
| Plot | Consists of an exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution |
| Hyperbole | Obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| Interjections | A word added to a sentence that shows emotion or excitement (at the beginning of a sentence, seperated by comma or exclamation pont |
| Predicate Adjective | Describes the subject |
| Tone | Style or manner of expression in speaking or writing |
| "That" | Introduces necessary clauses |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them |
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