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AV #7
Term | Definition |
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simile | A comparison using like or as. |
alliteration | the repetition of the beginning consonant SOUND in a string of words. |
repetition | The repeating of a word, phrase, or sentence, and/or line from a poem for effect. |
hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
personification | Giving a non-human thing human characteristics |
metaphor | A comparison without using like or as. |
onomatopoeia | a word that imitates a sound |
sensory launguage | - is the use of details from the five senses. - brings your words to life. - shows not tells. - helps readers visualize the scene a writer is setting. |
imagery | sensory language that creates images in the reader’s mind. |
trait | (noun) A special quality or feature of a person or animal. |
characteristic | (noun) A regular quality or feature of someone or something. |
character | (noun) All of the many things that make one person or thing different from another. |
characterize | (verb) To describe the character and qualities of someone or something. |
property | (noun) A distinctive physical characteristic of something; a common quality of all things belonging to a particular group. |