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Assimilation
When two sounds become more similar to one another because they are spoken consecutively.
Ominous
Foreboding; threatening.
Flippant
Disrespectful; shallow, lacking in seriousness.
Undeterred
Not discouraged or prevented from acting.
Undaunted
Not intimidated or discouraged.
Dumbfounded
Speechless with amazement; astonished.
Overt
Done or shown obviously or publicly; not hidden or secret.
Facetiousness
Quality of joking around or treating serious subjects in a humorous way.
Gall
Bold and impudent behavior.
Misgiving
Doubts or concerns about something.
Hostility
Anger and aggression.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Allusion
A reference to some famous event, person, place, or artistic work, which is not explained by the writer but relies on the reader's familiarity with what is mentioned.
Imagery
The use of vivid description and figurative language, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures or images in the reader's mind.
Theme
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
Connotation
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or main meaning.
Mood
How a scene makes the reader feel.
Tone
How the author feels about a topic.
Themes in A.R.I.T.S
Dreams, racism, family, hope, identity, self-worth.
imagery
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
imagery
The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.
allusion
The weather forecast called for clear skies, making my grandfather look like Chicken Little.
allusion
Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother
personification
"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."
personification
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
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