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Lit. Device/Spelling
Term | Definition |
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alliteration | the repetition of similar sounds,usually consonants or consonant Ex. purple pickle |
metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things Ex. The black cat is a poem. |
onomatopoeia | when the word is the sounds and the sound is the word Ex. gurgle, bloop, pow, pur |
rhyme | the repetition of sound in two or more words or phase Ex. cat, rat |
simile | a comparison between two things using such, like,as or than Ex. The black cat is like a horrible nightmare |
The Floss Rule | In a one syllable base word immediately followed by a short vowel the final f, s, or l is doubled. Ex. stuff, miss, full |
Short Vowel Rule | Vowels make a short sound when a syllable ends in a consonant and has only one vowel. |
Irregular Word | Spell captain |
Irregular Word | Spell forfeit |
Irregular Word | Spell laugh |
Irregular Word | Spell plaid |
Couplet | A stanza composed of two lines |