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17 Cards in this Set
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Connotative |
Non- dictionary meaning; figurative meaning or is meant to mean something else |
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Denotative |
The literal meaning or dictionary definition |
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Simile |
Making a comparison using "like" or "as"
Ex: Mark was as fast as a Ferrari. |
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Metaphor |
Making a comparison without using "like" or "as"
Ex: She is larger than life. I am climbing the ladder of success. The sun is a golden ball.
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Personification |
Giving "life-like" characteristics to non-human objects.
Ex: The wind cried all night. My annoying alarm clock yells at me every morning. My car's headlights happily winked at me. |
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Hyperbole |
Using exaggeration to make a point.
Ex: I was crying my eyes out! I could run a 100 miles right now! I am so hungry I can eat a horse. My new leather shoes are killing me. |
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Exclamation point (. ? !) |
Periods question marks and exclamation points |
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Quotation marks (" ") |
Used for the titles of Chapters, articles, short stories, poems, or songs |
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Colons (:) |
Colons are used before a list or between title or subtitle |
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Semi colon (;) |
Semi colons are used between independent clauses
Ex: David joined the basketball team; the 5'4 young man excelled at sports. |
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Noun |
Person, place, or thing |
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Verb |
An action word (run, walk, hit) |
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Adjective |
Modifies or describes a noun (ex: flashy, enormous, colors, juicy, super, annoying) |
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Adverb |
Modifies or describes a verb. (Ex: quickly, cheerfully, gracefully, energetically, quietly, happily, immediately) |
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Pronoun |
Used in place of one or more nouns. (Ex: she him it they me he her his I we us them their(s) our(s) mine myself you) |
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Interjection |
An abrupt remark Ex: oh no! Dear god! Holy guacamole! |
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Conjunction |
Joining words or groups of words into a sentence. Ex: and if but or than which as because |
