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51 Cards in this Set
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Figurative language
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discribe something by using figures of speech
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examples of figurative languge
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onomatapoeia, simile, imagery
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figures of speech
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language devices create meaning through comparisson, exageration, imagery, or contrast
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examples of figures of speech
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that car cost me an arm and a leg
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simile
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comparing using "like" or "as"
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example of a simile
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she is as pretty as a rose
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metaphor
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comparing with out using "like" or "as"
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examples of metaphor
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she is an rose
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analogies
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comparison of two pairs that have the same relasion ship
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examples of analogies
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turtle is to reptial as humans are to mamales
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imagery
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its when the authour uses the 5 senses to create an image
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example of imagery
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the pillow was as soft as cloud
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onomatapeia
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words that discribe sounds
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example of onomatapeia
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boom, ouch, wow,
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personification
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to give a non living things human charciteristics
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example of personification
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the clouds were crying
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hyperbole
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it means to exaderate
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imagery
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the author uses the 5 senses to discribe a sentence
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example of imagry
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the pillow felt like a cloud
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onomatapeia
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words that discribe sounds
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examples of onomatapeia
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boom, bang, ouch
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personifscation
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it is to give a non living thing human chacteristics
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examples of personifacation
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the cloud was crying
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hyperbole
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is a big exageration
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example of hyperbole
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im so hungry i could eat a horse
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idioms
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means to know somthing by its common use only
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example of an idiom
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siccors are used to cut stuff
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symbolism
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it means to use a symbol to show something
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ex. of symbolism
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the bat symbol someones in trouble
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foreshadowing
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to represent what happend
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ex. of foreshadowing
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this morning i had ate a burrito and a tater tot
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tone
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the way they talk at a point in the story
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ex. tone
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when someone dies the author talks with emotion and sadness
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point of view
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the way and the words that they use
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ex. point of view
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first person; I
second person;YOU third person;HE |
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flashback
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they show or say somthing that happend earlyier in the story or in his life
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ex. flashback
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in stand by me they show where gordy looks back on his life after his brother died
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mood
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a conscious state of mind or predominanat emotion
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ex. mood
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i feel very very happy today
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allusion
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indirect refrence to a person, event, place, thing, or story
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ex.allusion
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there's a guy who is hairy and eats jerky ,he's the cave man off the jerky commercial
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irony
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it means that somthing ironic happend
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ex. irony
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a life guard can't swim and has to get saved
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dialogue
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A coversation between people in a scene
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ex.dialogue
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hi how are you, good how are you
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paradox
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a statement that is true
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ex.paradox
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i have a mowhawk
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bandwagon
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everybodys doing it so jump on
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ex.bandwagon
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everybodys wearing the you should to they are the next top shoes
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glitering generalities
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use of strong words but not suported supported with info
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ex.glitering generalities
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pure fresh montain water is so good i can't get enough
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