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Poe (Poetry) Vocabulary 8

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Poe (Poetry). Vocabulary 8. implore: beg. The man was overly distraught when he lost his job. He ___________ his boss for his job back. token: sign. lattice: window frame. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted . beguiling: tricking. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Poe (Poetry)

Vocabulary 8

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implore: begThe man was overly distraught when he lost his job. He ___________ his boss for his job back.

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token: sign

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lattice: window framesmall opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

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beguiling: tricking

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decorum: formal behaviorOne should act with _________ when meeting invited to a dinner party.

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countenance: facial expressions

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discourse: speech

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reverie: daydream

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blasphemous: disrespectful or offensive

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impede: to interfere or slow down

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alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds

“While I nodded, nearly napping…” is a line that uses _________ for effect.

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onomatopoeia: words that sound like the meaning( rustling, boom, bam, etc)

The old batman cartoons used _________ for sound effects because the word sounds like its meaning, too.

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apathy: lack of feeling or interest

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anomaly: departure from the normal rules

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stanza: group of lines that form a unit in a poem