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Figurative Language
8th grade figurative language flashcards
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8th Grade
02/16/2011

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personification
Definition
Making something non-human do something a human does.
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foreshadowing
Definition
A hint or clue about something that is going to happen later.
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plot
Definition
A sequence of events in a story (the things that happen).
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conflict
Definition
A struggle between opposing forces.
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metaphor
Definition
Comparing two unlike things by saying that one IS the other.
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simile
Definition
Comparing two things by using "like" or "as"
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protagonist
Definition
The main character in a story.
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dialogue
Definition
A conversation between two characters.
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antagonist
Definition
Someone who makes life more difficult for the protagonist (main character).
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turning point
Definition
The moment of greatest dramatic interest in a story. The part where things start to change.
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onomatopoeia
Definition
A word that resembles (sounds like) the sound it represents (buzz, bow-wow, woof, swish).
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pun
Definition
Confusing similar sounding words or phrases to be funny (the student body shows too much student body).
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pun
Definition
Confusing similar sounding words or phrases to be funny (the student body shows too much student body).
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oxymoron
Definition
A short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory (doesn't seem to make sense: pretty ugly, etc.)
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palindrome
Definition
A word or phrase that is the same backwards and forwards.
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symbolism
Definition
When something stands for something else (statue of liberty stands for freedom, etc.)
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allusion
Definition
A reference to something outside the story that is well-known (reference to the Bible, etc.)
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alliteration
Definition
Repeating the initial (starting) consonant sound in neighboring words (the slippery serpent slid...)
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flashback
Definition
An interruption that takes a story back to an earlier point in time (jumps backwards in time).
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irony
Definition
Something unexpected that is amusing or even contradictory (a firehouse on fire, a child from a smart family failing school)
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