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9 Cards in this Set
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Simile
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comparing 2 things using the word "like" or "as" i.e.
"We are as happy as a clam" |
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Metaphor
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comparing 2 things-saying one thing IS another thing.
i.e. "her smile is a ray of sunshine" |
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Personification
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giving human characteristic to inanimate objects i.e.
"The sun smiled down on us at our picnic" |
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration i.e.
'I have a ton of homework" |
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Alliteration
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the repetition of a sound, usually the initial sound i.e
"We forgot to water the beautiful blue begonias" or "CHIT-CHAT CHIEFS" |
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Imagery
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Words the author uses to create a picture in our minds.
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Tone
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the overall feeling you feel from the story.
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Point of View
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Who is telling the story?
1st Person-someone inside the story is telling it. 2nd PERSON-not used often 3rd PERSON-The narrator tells the story |
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Idiom
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a phrase that has 2 meanings-one is figurative
one is literal i.e "It is raining cats and dogs" literally=animals are falling from the sky figuratively-it is raining very heavily |
