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Literature terms
| Term | Example |
|---|---|
| Theme | If you work hard enough you can do whatever you want |
| Alliteration | Frank fought Fred ferociously. |
| Rhyme | The cat and the rat went in Jack's sack because they heard a crack |
| Simile | “His voice was as loud as a trumpet.” |
| Hyperbole | “He weighed a million pounds.” |
| Tone | The student sounded mad |
| Mood | The author was very grumpy |
| personification | The daisies danced in the breeze.” |
| onomatopoeia | Crash Bash Boom Pow |
| idiom | “Give it a shot” |
| imagery | On a starry winter night in Portugal Where the ocean kissed the southern shore There a dream I never thought would come to pass Came and went like time spent through an hourglass |
| extended metaphor | “The Sea” on page 623 is an extended metaphor that compares the sea to a dog. |
| stanza | We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. |
| symbol | A heart represents love . |