NWEA Vocabulary RIT 231-240 Set A
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 archetype | A symbol, story pattern, or character type that is found in the literature of many cultures. Example: Children of opposite qualities born of the same parents |
| omniscient | The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters. |
| oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
| pathetic fallacy | The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds; a cruel wind. |
| standard English | The common American language, words and grammatical forms that are used and expected in school, business, and other sites. |
| stereotype | a generalized belief about a group of people |
| symbolize | when an object or event represents or stands for something |
| syntax | the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language |
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