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13 Cards in this Set
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Denotation |
a words literal meaning |
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conotation |
an idea or feeling a word evokes |
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alliteration |
repeated constant sounds at the beginning of word placed near each other ex: Peter purchased pickles for Patricia |
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onomatapeia |
words that sound like their meaning ex: Pop! Buzz, Tick, bang! |
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Repetition |
the purposeful reuse of words ex: Jumpman, Jumpman,Jumpman |
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cliché |
figure of speech that was once clever and original but through over use became outdated ex: It's not you, it's me |
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euphenism |
an understatement used to lessen the effect of a statement ex: He's in jail/he's on vacation |
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hyperbole |
extreme exaggeration ex. My backpack weighs a ton |
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metaphor |
comparison of two unlike things, saying one is the other or does the action of the other ex: This girl is on fire |
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oxymoron |
a combination of words that contradict each other ex: Jumbo Shrimp |
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personification |
giving an animal, idea or object human characteristics ex: Olaf from Frozen |
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simile |
direct comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as Ex: Eyes as blue as the ocean |
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Symbol |
ordinary object, event, person or animal given extraordinary meaning ex: The sorcerer's stone in Harry Potter. |
