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Simile

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A comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two things that does not use ‘like’ or ‘as’.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that sounds like what it means.

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Personification

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A special kind of metaphor where a non-living thing is given human qualities.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for effect.

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Repetition

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When a word or phrase gets repeated for effect.

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First Person Narrator

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Narration using ‘I’ or ‘we’; creates closeness to the narrator’s perspective.

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Second Person Narrator

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Narration using ‘you’; shows the relationship between the narrator and the character.

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Third Person Narrator

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Narration using ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, or ‘they’; creates distance from the story.

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Allusion

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A reference to a well-known cultural story or character.

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Dialogue

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Direct speech that engages the reader and reveals character information.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds close together.

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Rhyme

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The ends of words at the ends of lines sound the same.

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Rhythm

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The pattern of sounds in a line or sentence.

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Symbolism

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An object that represents something abstract, like a concept or emotion.

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Cliché

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A commonly used and widely known phrase.

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Pun

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A play on words having two meanings.

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Connotation

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An idea or feeling evoked by a word, which can be positive or negative.

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Sensory Imagery

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Imagery that appeals to the senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight.

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Assonance

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When the vowel sounds of two words are the same, but the consonants are different.

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Consonance

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When the consonant sounds are the same, but there is no full rhyme.

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Emotive Language

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Language designed to appeal to emotions.

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Rhyme Scheme

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A way of identifying the pattern of rhyme words in a poem.

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Internal Rhyme

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Rhyme words that occur within a line or across two lines.

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Imperative Verb
A command verb.
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Analogy
Comparing two things to explain their similarity.
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Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed over several lines or a whole passage.
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Euphemism
A word or phrase that makes a difficult topic seem less harsh.
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Jargon
Terms specific to a particular area, hobby, or workplace.
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Slang
Casual language often used in spoken forms.
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Colloquial Language
Casual language used in conversation understood by large groups.
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Parallel Structure
Using the same pattern of words for phrases or clauses.
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Listing
A series of items is given in a list.
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Contrast
When authors use contrast between two things or emotions to make a point.
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Sibilance
The repetition of the 's' sound, similar to alliteration.
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Oxymoron
When two terms that mean opposite things are combined together for effect.
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Apostrophe
Addressing someone directly using 'O ...'.
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Pathetic Fallacy
When things, animals, or Nature are treated as if they have human characteristics.
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Enjambment
In poetry, when the meaning runs across line breaks without punctuation.
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Caesura
A distinct pause in the middle of a line of poetry.
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Irony
When a character says something and the readers understand the opposite of the surface meaning.
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Dramatic Irony
When a character does not understand the significance of their actions, but the readers do.
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Prepositions
Words that indicate place, position, time, or means.
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Adverbs
Words that describe an action, often ending in 'ly'.
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Adjective
Describing words for nouns.
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Verbs
Doing words that express actions.
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Nouns
Words that represent a thing.
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Common Nouns
Ordinary nouns like cat, pen, couch.
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Proper Nouns
Names of specific people, places, or things.
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Concrete Nouns
Nouns that can be seen or touched.
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Abstract Nouns
Nouns that cannot be seen or touched.
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Collective Nouns
Nouns that represent a group of something.
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Sentence Types
Different structures of sentences, including parallel and balanced.
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Balanced Sentence
A sentence where similar structures are used in roughly equal length and proportions.
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Tricolon
A sentence that uses three parallel clauses of equal length and importance.
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Anaphora
When a word is repeated at the beginning of phrases or clauses that follow one another.
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Simple Sentence
A sentence that has a subject and a verb and may also have an object.
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Compound Sentence
A sentence that has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or a semi-colon.
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Complex Sentence
A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
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Minor Sentence
A short sentence missing a subject or verb, often used in informal writing.
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Declarative Sentence
A sentence that makes a statement or expresses a fact.
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Interrogative Sentence
A sentence that asks a direct question.
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Exclamatory Sentence
A sentence that expresses a strong feeling or emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.
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Imperative Sentence
A sentence that gives an instruction, command, or request.
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Comma Splice
An error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined with a comma without a conjunction.
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Sentence Fragment
An incomplete sentence that lacks a subject or verb.
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Run-on Sentence
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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