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Figurative Language
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Describing something by using Figures of speech
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Example of Figurative Language
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simile
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Figures of Speech
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Language devices that create meaning through companson, exageration, imagery, or control.
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Example of Figures of Speech
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"falling in love"
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Simile
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comparing to things using "like or as"
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Example of Simile
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The dog was as dark as the black hole
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Metaphor
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comparing two things without using "like or as"
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Example of Metaphor
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George is a sheep
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Analogies
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Comparison of two pair relationship
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Example of Analogies
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girl is to long hair as boy is to short hair
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Imagery
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Picture created by the mind or memories.
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Example of imagery
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Her blue eyes were as bright as the sun
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Onomatopoeia
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Sound affects
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Example of Onomatopoeia
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BANG!!!
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Personification
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giving life characteristics to objects
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Example of personification
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The table was dancing in the rain.
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Hyperbole
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Exaggeration
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Example of hyperbole
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I ate the hole cow!
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Idioms
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An expressing whose meaning is not predictable
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Example of Idioms
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A chip on your shoulder
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Symbolism
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The active of practice of representing something by a symbol
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Example of symbolism
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Character
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Foreshadowing
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To show or indecate beforehand
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Example of foreshadowing
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image before something happens
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Tone
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and sound considered with references tp its quality, pitch, strength, source.
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Example of tone
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toning a guitar
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Point of View
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a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal, standpoint.
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Example of Point of View
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point of view in a doctor.
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Flashback
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an earlier event is inserted into a normal event
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Example of Flashback
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illusianating
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Mood
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How u feel
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Example of Mood
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the girl was feeling very sad that day
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Allusion
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when you imagine something in your head
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Example of Allusion
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She imagined that she saw somthing but it was just an allusion
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Irony
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The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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Example of Irony
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Chinese women are at a mexican party
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Symbolism
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The practice of representing things by mean of symbols
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Examples of Symbolism
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In the howling storm
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Imagery
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a set of pictures or images
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Example of imagery
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she pictured a beautiful picture in her mind
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Dialogue
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a converstation between two or more people
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Example of dialogue
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the boys soccer team was having a conversation wit the coach
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Paradox
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A seemiling crantradically statement that may nonetheless be true
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Example of Paradox
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Nobody goes to that resturant, its to crowded
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Bandwagon
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somebody does it eerybody else does it
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Example of bandwagon
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everyone is doing it
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Glittering Generalities
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amotionally appealing words
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Example of Glittering Generalities
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If you call you can help alot of animals in need
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Citing statistics
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the use of scientific data to support an idea product or idea
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Example of citing statistics
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the hypothesis he had on his schience fair project came out to be right
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citing Authority
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the use of expert knowledge to support an idea, product, or opinion
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Example of citing authority
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Graduation Matters!
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Testimonials
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the use of empirical (From Experience) evidence to support a product, idea, or belief
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Example of testimonials
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with magic telephone service i saw a reduction in my monthly bill
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Appeals to reason, Emotion
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the use of emotion or logic to support a product idea or opinion
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Example of appeals to reason, emotion
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think of all the children.... "We all want what's best for our earth.
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Protagonist
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main character
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Example of Protagonist
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Cinderella
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Antagonist
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the evil character in the story
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Example of Antogonist
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witch in snow white
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Round
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round character can change
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example of a round character
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transformers
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Flat
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flat character easy recognized character may not be that use full
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Example of a Flat
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the minie aliens in men in black
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Dynamic
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dynamic character can grow
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Example of Dynamic
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transformers
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Static
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static character stays the same
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Example of static
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Cinderella step sisters
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Exposition
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introuduces the reader
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Example of exposition
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narrator
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Rising Action
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the main conflict in the story
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Example of rising action
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the step sisters of cinderella were being mean
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Climax
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turning point of the story when character faces the conflict
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Example of climax
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cinderella feels sad and doesnt know that what to do
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falling action
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there will be suspence (When killer isnt dead)
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Example of falling action
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everything is fixed and the antagonist dies
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Resolution
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end of the story when conflict has been worked out
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