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17 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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a reference to a familiar person, place or thing
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She had a Cinderella wedding.
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Hyperbole
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an intended exaggeration used to add effect
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I smelled the pizza coming from a mile away.
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Imagery
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words that create images in your head
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He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.
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Juxtaposition
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2 things being put close together with a contrasting effect
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Kill me, I still won't tell.
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Metaphor
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-Compares 2 unlike objects
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You are my sunshine.
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Oxymoron
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Words that have opposite meaning but make sense when put together
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Alone in a crowd
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Paradox
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a statement that sounds wrong, but holds a deeper truth
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You have to be cruel to be kind.
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Personification
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a figure of speech that gives non-human objects, human like qualities
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Opportunity knocked on my front door.
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Simile
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a figure of speech that compares 2 things using the words "like" or "as"
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He was sturdy like a tree trunk.
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Symbolism
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the use of symbols to represent ideas and qualities
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A red rose represents love
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Alliteration
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the repetition of of a letter sound at the beginning of words that are closely related
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The lion licked the locally lemon flavored lollipop.
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Assonance
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a repetition of a vowel sound within close proximity
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Do you like Blue?
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Consonance `
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a repetition of a consonant sound within close proximity
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slither-slather
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Onomatopoeia
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sound effect words
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Bing Bang Bong
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Connotation
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emotions that you feel when reading something
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Oblivious to those around him, the father tenderly smiled at his newborn baby through the window of the hospital nursery.
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Denotation
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definition of a word
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Joy: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
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Rhyme
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Are you serious??? :)
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There is sand in my hand.
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