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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | using obivous exaggeration;not be taken literally |
| imagery | the use of words to create a picture in the readers mind. using elaborations creates imagery. |
| metaphor | making a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as" |
| personification | giving human qualities to inanimate objects |
| almanac | an annual reference book of useful and interesting facts relating to countries of the world,sports,entertainment,ect. |
| internet search engine | when using a keyword search |
| generalization | a broad statement made by combining facts from the text.clue words:none,always,usually,many,everyone,never,ect. |
| flashback | when the author inserts a scene from the past into the present story |
| context clues | dividing words into a base word and its ending can help to determine the meaning of a word."ed" means that it is a verb in the past,"s" or "es" show that a verb is is the present,end in "est" mean most.they may give the meaning of the word in the sentence |
| idioms | a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of the words that make it up |