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1
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metaphor

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a comparison between two unlike things which are said to be the same

2
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simile

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A comparison using the words like or as

3
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Adjective

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A word or phrase naming an attribute

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Verb

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Used to describe an action

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Adverb

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A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective verb or other adverb

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Noun

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A person, place, or thing

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Thesis statement

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Usually one sentence that that summarizes the main point

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External Conflict

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Struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another conflict

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internal conflict

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Conflict within someone of a literary character, resolution creates plot suspnese

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hyperbole

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Obvious or intentional exaggeration

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to to represent ideas or qualities

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Foreshadowing

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Being a warning or indication of a futures advent

13
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there

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in, at, or to that position

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They’re

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Contraction of they + are

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Their

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associated with people or things