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15 Cards in this Set
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Foreshadowing |
Is the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the book. |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration used for emphasis. |
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Idiom |
Words or phrases that can not be taken seriously. |
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Simile |
The comparison of things using like or as. |
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Annotated Bibliography |
A bibliography and annotations/notes with a summary or evaluation of each source used to research a topic. |
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Subordinate |
Means under or below in rank. |
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Inference |
A logical guess or conclusion on observation, prior experience, or textual evidence. |
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Prediction |
A logical guess or assumption of something that has not yet happened. |
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Imagery |
Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures. It is created by details that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses. |
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Personification |
Is giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. |
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Onomatopoeia |
Is the use of a word that sounds like its meaning. |
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In 1st Person |
The teller is a character in the story, telling what he/she knows. |
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In 3rd Person |
The narrator is someone outside of the story. |
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Conflict |
A struggle. |
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Biography |
An account of a person’s life written by someone else. |
