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1st quarter Terms
Question | Answer |
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Genre | a type of category of literature. |
Metaphor | a comparison of two things that have some quality in common |
Nonfiction | writing that tells about real people, places and events. |
Personification | giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea(i.e. the tree whispered in the wind) |
Simile | the comparison of two things that have some quality in common using the words like or as |
Symbol | a person, place, object or action that stands for something beyond itself.(i.e. the bald eagle is a symbol of the United States) |
Tone | the writer's attitude toward what they are writing about |
Fact | a piece of information that can be proven or verified |
Opinion | a personal point of view |
1st person Point of View | Literature written as if the author is the main character. The author uses "I" to describe events |