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Hyperbole
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using exaggeration to show that something is important
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Enthralled means
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fascinated
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"The Ballad of Birmingham" is based...
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on a true story.
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Expostulation means
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objection or complaint.
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Palpitating means
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breathing in and out.
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A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two things are compared
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without using like or as.
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Tone is
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the attitude an author takes toward a subject not a feeling.
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Personification is
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giving characters such as animals or objects the characteristics of humans.
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Diverge means
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to branch off, not to come together.
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Animated means
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lively or happy.
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Beget means
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to breed
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