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19 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" or "than" |
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Simile
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comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" or "than". (They fought like cats and dogs.)
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Metaphor
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comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as" or "than". (The moon was butterscotch candy.)
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Euphemism
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A word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is considered rude or offensive.
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Connotation
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figurative language; the emotional meaning of a word
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Denotation
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Dictionary definition of a word. (Memory trick, denote and dictionary both start with D), its literal meaning
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Hyperbole
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an extreme exaggeration
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Allusion
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A reference to a well-known person, place, literary work, work of art, religion/Bible
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Imagery
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words and phrases that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).
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Idiom
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An expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words. (It's raining cats and dogs.)
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Personification
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Non-human things are given human qualities
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Onomatopoeia
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A word that imitates the sound
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Alliteration
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds of two or more words
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Cliffhanger
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a part in a story that causes suspense and leaves the reader wondering what will happen next
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suspense
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a feeling of anxiety about what will happen next in a story.
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foreshadowing
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Clues in a story that suggest later events
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flashback
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Interrupts story to show what happened earlier
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tone
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A writer's attitude about his/her writing and toward the reader through setting, choice of vocabulary, and other details.
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mood
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The atmosphere created by the author's words; the reader's emotional response |
