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language arts exam
quarter one L.A exam
Term | Definition |
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Alliteration | the repetition of the same initial letter,sound,or group of sounds in a series of words |
Allusion | A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to well-known historical literary event,person,or work |
hyperbole | An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would ever believe the statement is true. |
idiom | An idiom is n expression that has meaning apart from their meanings of its individual words |
metaphor | The metaphor makes a direct comparison between two unlike things. a simile would say you are more like something while a metaphor is more positive. |
Onomatopoeia | The use of a word to describe or intimate a natural sound o the sound made by an object or action |
oxymoron | When something is described using contradictory terms |
Personification | figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to animal or object |
Repetition | When a specific word,phrase or structure is repeated several times usually in close proximity to emphasize one another. |