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English- "To Kill a Mockingbird" Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imagery | descriptions that create "mental pictures" |
| Figurative Language | uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation |
| Simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing of a different kind, to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally appicable |
| Personification | the attribution of a personal nature of human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form |
| Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
| Idioms | a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words |
| Diction | choice of words enunciation |
| Tone | reflects the writers feelings about the topic/subject |
| Mood | how the reader feels |
| Gerund | a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun, in English ending in -ing |
| Characterization | the way the author reveals the traits of a character |