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This is an assignment for Period 6 Language Arts
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Writing
6th Grade
05/07/2014
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Metaphor
 Definition
Making a direct comparison without like or as
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Onomatopoeia
 Definition
A sound word
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Repetition
 Definition
Repeating a word or phrase
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Personification
 Definition
Giving human-like properties to something that is not living
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Assonance
 Definition
The repetition of vowel sounds
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Simile
 Definition
Making a comparison using like or as
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Alliteration
 Definition
Reusing a letter at the beginning of a word often to create a hard to read out loud phrase
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Hyperbole
 Definition
An exaggeration, usually for comical effect
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