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24 Cards in this Set
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imagery
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words and phrases that appeal to a reader's sight, sound,touch smell and taste.
The fluffy white clouds |
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simile -
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uses "like" or "as"
His fleece was white as snow |
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Metaphor
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Not using "like" or "as"
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personification
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objects take on human characteristics
The trees bowed in the wind |
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alliteration
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same sounds at the beginning of the words
silver shells shown in the sun |
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Onomatopoeia
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use of works whose sound suggest their meaning
"buzz" "swish" "whisper" |
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repetition
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repeat the use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect or emphasis
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, etc |
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rhyme
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repetition of sounds at the ends of words
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rhythm
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pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
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myth
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traditional story created to explain the mysteries of the universe
Usually has gods in it |
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legend
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a story passed down through generations that is believed to be true and based on a real person
Ex. Robin Hood |
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fable
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brief story that teaches lesson about human nature. Usually has animals in the story
Tortoise and the Hare |
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tall tale
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a funny exaggerated story about impossible events
Has a hero bigger, stronger, even louder than an ordinary person Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox |
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cultural values
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ideal and beliefs that are honored by a culture
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biography
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story of someone's life
written by someone else |
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autobiography
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story of a persons life
written by that person |
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chronological order
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The order in which events actually happened
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author's purpose
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author's reason to write the story
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theme
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main idea of the text
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fact
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statements that can be measured
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opinion
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personal belief, feeling, or thought that doesn't require proof
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main idea
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most important ideas about topic
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text features
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special design features
Headings, boldface letters, "captions" |
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How did Johnny get all the cuts on his face
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He got jumped
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