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Giver Academic Vocab
Term | Definition |
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analogy | a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way |
imagery | language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind |
pun | a humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested |
allusion | a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly |
flashback | a part of a story or movie that describes or shows something that happened in the past |
irony | the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny |
metaphor | comparing 2 items without using like or as |
point of view | a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated |
science fiction | stories about how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific developments in the future |
fantasy | something that is produced by the imagination; an idea about doing something that is far removed from normal reality |
bacteriological specimens | samples of single celled organisms |
polishing the apple | acting a way to get on a person's "good side" |