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Visual and Verbal Features of Texts
Words and Definitions
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English
8th Grade
10/22/2013

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Term
Adjective
Definition

A describing word

The sleepy cat. 

Term
Alliteration
Definition

Repeated constant sound. 

Blowing Big Bubbles

Term
Antonyms
Definition

Opposite meaning. 

Cold and Hot

Term
Assonance
Definition

Repeated vowel sound. 

Doomed Youth

Term
Cliche
Definition

Over used expression. 

It is raining cats and dogs. 

Term
Colloquial Language
Definition

Everyday expression. 

How are you going?

Term
Dominant Image
Definition
Main image on the page.
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Emotive Language
Definition

Words that evoke emotion. 

Tsunmai destroyed town.

Term
Extended Metaphor
Definition
The idea is continued through several sentences.
Term
Font
Definition
Type of lettering
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Hyperbole
Definition
An over exagggeration
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Imperative
Definition

Command form of the verb. 

Help us stop this! Buy Now. 

Term
Jargon
Definition

Language unique to a topic. 

Megabite, browser (computer jargon)

Term
Metaphor
Definition
A direct comparison,does not use like or as.
Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition

The word is said as it sounds.

Growl, bam, pow, smack

Term
Personal pronouns
Definition

I, you, we.

Term
Pun
Definition
Play on words
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Rule of thirds
Definition
The image is divided into thirds.
Term
Simile
Definition
A comparison using like or as.
Term
Slogan
Definition

'The Warehouse Where Everyone Gets A Bargain'

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