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The same sounds, or the repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word.
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alliteration
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peter piper picks a peck of pickled peppers
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main character- good guy, hero
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protagonist
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harry potter
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opponent in the story- aka the bad guy
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antagonist
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voldemort
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feelings and thoughts associated with a word. opposite of denotation
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connotation
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positive: bright
negative: dull neutral: brown |
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dictionary definition of a word. oposite of connotation
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denotation
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food: something someone eats
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reciprocal conversation between two or more people
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dialogue
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"hello" said the man
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telling/reflection of something that happened in the past
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flashback
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i went to the store
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not to be taken literally-simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom... etc
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figurative language
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he looks as ugly as a monster
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to hint or indicate before it happens
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foreshadowing
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the man went into the tool shed with a strange look on his face
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type/category of literature
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genre
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mystery
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exaggeration not meant to e taken literal
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hyperbole
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i havent seen you in a million years!
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the opposite of what is expected- verbal situational, or dramatic
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irony
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snow in the summer
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figurative language that compares two things using like or as
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simile
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as cold as winter
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figurative language that compares two or more things not using like or as
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metaphor
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looks peachy
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a legendary story passed on from generation to generation that explains why things in nature are the way they are
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myth
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greek mythology
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making an educated guess combining what you read plus what you know
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inference
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the boy is crying so he must be sad
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something that is not human that is given human-like characteristics
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personification
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the floor tripped me
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from the vantage point a story is told- usually told in forst person, third person, or omniscient point of view
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point of view
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i ran down the stairs
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a broad statement that i known to be true most of the time
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generalizations
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food is nutritious
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setting
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where the story takes place
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ohio
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a reference to something unknown
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allusion
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a concrete object that actually stands for another abstract idea or object
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symbol
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life lesson learned/ moral of the story
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theme
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a point by point comparison make between two things to show how they are alice; includes verbal analogies
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analogy
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struggle of clash between opposing characters or opposing forces
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conflict
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