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When the first letters of a word make a word.
N.A.S.A |
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Same letter/sound at the beginning of words that are close together
Liplapper Lane |
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A personal account of an event used to illustrate a point
Back when I was young... uphill both ways (shows how easy youth today have it) |
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An activity that more and more people are becoming involved in.
People joined Martin Luther King's cause |
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A disagreement, argument, or opposition between 2 characters or groups.
Conrad vs. Larry |
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A character that changes in the story.
Sally and Conrad |
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A short tale to teach a moral lesson using personified animals.
The Cat in the Hat |
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A scene or event taking place before the present time as stated by the narrator.
Fish shows flashback of the kids' mom saying "No one steps foot in the living room" |
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A simple character with a small roll
Ms. Kwon |
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An extreme exaggeration
Best Day EVER |
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Words not meant to be taken literally
Babysitter |
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A word that sounds like the word its describing
BANG BOOM POW |
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Imitation with dramatic exaggeration for comic effect
Cupcake Machine commercial (cat in the hat) |
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Giving inanimate objects/animals human qualities
talking cat
talking fish
burping house |
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details that appeal to readers senses
and your mother smelled of eldeberries
the cupcakes tasted awful |
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Time and place of the action
on that midnight train to Georgia |
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Propaganda that uses celebrities to market
Lavine for proactiv |
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Repetition of sound
Too glum to complain
It started to rain |
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Instructional device to help readers comprehend information
Graph/Map |
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Narration via the main character in the story
Wake Me Up |
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Narrator only reveals thoughts/feelings of one character
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
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Narrator reveals thoughts/feelings of all characters.
The Princess Bride |
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