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Literature
6th Grade
02/19/2013

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metaphor
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a figure of speech that draws comparism between2 different things, not using "like" or "as".
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simile
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A figure of speech that draws comparism between two different things, especially a phrase containing the word "like" or "as".
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Personification
Definition
the act of attributing human qualities or characteristics to animals,objects,or abstract ideas.
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hyperbole
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an extravagant statement; extreme exaggeration;or  figure of speech not to be taken literally.
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idioms
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An expression that is serperate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made.For example: "Break a leg"
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alliteration
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The repetition of the same sounds of of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of the word.For example:Peter piper picked a Peck of Pickled peppers
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Assonance
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The reputation of vowel sounds to create internal ryhming within phrases or sentences.For example:Do you like blue?
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Consonance
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A poetic device characterized by the repititation of the same consonant two or more times in short succession in pitter patter
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Onomatopoeia

 

Definition
The formation or use of words such as, buzz or murmur,that imitate the sounds ossocistedd with thes subjectsmor object in which they refer.
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Subjective pronoun
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A personal pronoun that is used as the subject of a sentence;the pronon that performs the action verb.
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Objective Pronoun
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A pronoun that is a object of a  verb.
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