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6th Grade
01/16/2012

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HYPERBOLE
Definition
AN EXTREME EXAGGERATION
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PERSONIFICATION
Definition
TO GIVE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS
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ALLITERATION
Definition
REPETITION OF THE SAME SOUND
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ONOMATOPOEIA
Definition
WORDS THAT REPRESENT SOUND
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SIMILE
Definition
COMPARISON OF 2 THINGS (USING IS LIKE OR AS)
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METAPHOR
Definition
COMPARISON OF 2 THINGS (USING IS OR ARE)
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MAN VS. NATURE
Definition
PERSON AGAINST THE EARTHLY ELEMENTS
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MAN VS. SELF
Definition
PERSON FIGHTS BATTLES WITHIN HIMSELF (FEAR)
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SUMMARY
Definition
BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END
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SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER
Definition
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OR QUOTE
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THEME

GIVE AN EXAMPLE

Definition

HOW CAN I FILE THIS

FAMILY

FRIENDSHIP

OVER COMING PROBLEMS

FAITH

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1ST PERSON
Definition

I AM TELLING MY STORY

(i, we)

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3RD PERSON
Definition
SOME UNKNOWN PERSON IS TELLING MY STORY
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CHARACTER TRAIT

GIVE AND EXAMPLE

Definition

SMART

WISE

WITTY

OUT GOING

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MAIN IDEA
Definition
MOSTLY ABOUT
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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

GIVE AND EXAMPLE

Definition
PERSUADE, INFORM, ENTERTAIN, DESCRIBE, COMPARE
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INFER
Definition
WHAT CAN YOU TELL WITHOUT IT BEING SAID
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Hyper
Definition
ABOVE NORMAL
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LESS
Definition
WITHOUT
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NON
Definition
NOT
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UN
Definition
NOT
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QUAD
Definition
FOUR
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CONTEXT CLUES
Definition
THE SENTENCE BEFORE, IN, AFTER
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STANZA
Definition
PARAGRAPHS IN A POEM
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REFRAIN
Definition
WORDS OR PHRASES THAT ARE REPEATED IN A POEM
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MAN VS. MAN
Definition
PERSON AGAINST PERSON
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SUMMARY (EXPOSITORY)
Definition
MAIN IDEA, DETAIL, DETAIL, DETAIL
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NOC
Definition
NIGHT
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RE
Definition
AGAIN
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A
Definition
NOT
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DIS
Definition
NOT
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EX
Definition
FORMER (EX GIRL FRIEND)
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ANXIOUS, ANXIETY
Definition
TO BE NERVOUS
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ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS DESCRIBE ONE TIME LINE, PIE CHART, VENN DIAGRAM, OUTLINE
Definition
TIMELINE - LIST EVENTS IN ORDER PIE CHART - BREAKS THINGS DOWN BY % VENN DIARAM - TELLS HOW THING ARE ALIKE AND DISLIKE EACH OTHER
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MIS
Definition
NOT
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PRE
Definition
BEFORE
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BI
Definition
TWO
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TRI
Definition
THREE
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FACT
Definition
CAN BE PROVEN
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OPINION
Definition
CAN NOT BE PROVEN (FEELING)
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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THEY ASK FOR A WORD WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS?
Definition
GO BACK TO THE TEXT TO READ AND DETERMINE WHICH MEANING IS CORRECT
Term
Context Clues
Definition
Replace the answer choice back into the story
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