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what compares two things, using the words like, as, as if, as though, as ... as.
Examples: The old man's face was as wrinkled as an elephant's hide. Her eyes were like emeralds. |
Simile
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what is a Metaphor?
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it compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. It does not use the words like or as.
Examples: My teacher is a drill sergeant. The snow was a soft blanket completely covering the brown earth. |
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what is a Hyperbole?
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a description that is greatly exaggerated.
Examples: That music is so loud it can be heard across the sea. His shirt was so big his brother could wear it at the same time |
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what is a repetition of a letter or sounds, usually at the beginning of words. This is how tongue twisters are formed.
Examples: She wore sixty shimmering shells under her shawl. The majestic moonlight made Maria melancholy. |
Alliteration
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what is an Onomatopoeia?
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its a words which suggest the sound of what they are describing.
Examples: The ducks were quacking and the bees were buzzing. The silence was broken by the sound of the cuckoo clock. |
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What is a noun?
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a word that names a person, place thing, or idea.
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whats the word for something that expresses action, condition, or state of being?
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Verb
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What does not contain a subject-verb combination?
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Phrase
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what is an Oxymoron?
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a contradictory phrase.
Examples: Your answers are perfectly wrong. The jacket was made with genuine imitation leather. |
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What is a figure of speech that functions to connect words, phrases, clauses and sentences?
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Conjunction
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