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14 Cards in this Set
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Personification
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Giving human qualities to an inanimate object. Ex. The wind whispered through the trees. |
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Onomatopoeia
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A word that imitates the sound it describes. Ex. Twinkle, buzz, meow, moo, boom, zing. |
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Alliteration
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A repetition of the same consonant at the beginning of two or more words in a series. Ex. The snake slithered silently through the grass. |
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Hyperbole
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When a writer uses exaggeration to make a point; an exaggerated image. Ex. She wore her fingers to the bone. |
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Apostrophe
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When a writer directly adresses an abstract quality or inanimate object as if it were alive. Ex. Death, be not proud. |
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Allusion
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A reference to a famous literary, mythological, Biblical, historical, pop-culture figure or event. Ex. Cupids arrow struck him. |
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry. Ex. Easy, breezy, beautiful cover girl. |
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Oxymoron
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Two opposite words side by side. Ex. Thundering silence, sweet sorrow, loud silence. |
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Image
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A vivid mental picture in the readers mind created through words-imagery is not a description.
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Imagery
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Appeals to the 5 senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, sound).
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Images
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Evoke emotions and feelings; they create meaning through juxtaposition.
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Metaphor
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A direct comparison between 2 or more things that allows us to see them differently.
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What are 4 different kinds of metaphors?
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"To be", "of", extended, implied.
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Simile
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A metaphor that uses "like" and "as" and sometimes "than".
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