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Term | Definition |
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imagery | descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses |
simile | direct comparison between to unlike things, usually with the words like or as |
metaphor | implied comparison between two relatively unlike things. The comparison is not announced by like or as |
alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words |
personification | which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea |
onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic sounds |
hyperbole | an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect |
idioms | expression refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word- for- word in another language |
tone | The author's attitude toward the story and readers |
mood | how the writer's words make us feel |
complex | one independent clause and one dependent clause |
compound | 2 independent clauses combined with a semi;colon or comma and conjunction |
simple | 1 independent clause |