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fcat set 3
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English
11th Grade
09/07/2011

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Authors Purpose
Definition
Why someone would even write a story?
explain, inform, persuade, entertain, life lession
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Context Clues
Definition
Context clues using what the author gave you to define the word.
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Imply
Definition
Suggest the meaning by hints.
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Infer
Definition
Make a conclusion based on what you read and what you know. :more then hints.
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Simile
Definition
Compareing two things using LIKE or AS
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparing WITHOUT using LIKE or AS
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Personification
Definition
Giving human like qualities to something that is not human.
Ex: i felt like the statue was watching me.
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Imagery
Definition
Create a picture by using words that involve the 5 senses
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Alliteration
Definition
Big bartha bit a bug
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