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Figurtive Language
Final Exam Review
Question | Answer |
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Simile | Uses the words "like" or "as" to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they're alike. |
Metaphor | When you compare 2 unlike things |
Personification | A figure of speech in which human characteristics are givin to a animals or an object. |
Aliteration | The repetition of the same initial letter,sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. |
Onomatopoeia | The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound mage by an object or an action. |
Hyperbole | An exaggeration that is so dramatic that noone would beleives the statment is true |
Idiom | Say something but you don't actually mean it |
Noun | Name people,places,things, or ideas |
Pronoun | Takes the place of nouns |
Verb | Shows actions or states of being |
Adjective | Describes a noun |
Adverb | Modifys verbs,adverbs, and sometimes adjectives |
Exposition | Introduces the characters, describes the setting, and establishes the problem in the story |
Rising Action | Where the suspense builds and the problem gets worse and becomes more complicated |
Climax | Turning point of the story |
Falling Action | The events that happen after the climax that lead to a resolution to the story |
Resolution | The outcome of the story |