Figurative Language
Simile
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A comparison using like or as.
Characterization
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The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities.
A simple sentence
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An independent clause with NO dependent clause or conjunction.
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The single word that is the subject of a verb
He ran quickly in last year's race.
"quickly" is what part of speech?
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Adverb
Form of figurative language is used in the following sentence...
Peter played the piano perfectly.
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Alliteration
Difference between fiction and nonfiction texts...
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Fictional texts are NOT real and Non-Fictional texts ARE real.
A compound sentence
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Two independent clauses combined with a COORDINATING conjunction.
A simple predicate...
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The verb that is done in the sentence.
Abstract Noun
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a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.
Form of figurative language is used in the following sentence...
I walked a million miles to get here.
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Hyperbole
Conversations between multiple people in a story...
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Dialogue
A complex sentence
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A sentence with a dependent clause and independent clause, combined with SUBORDINATING conjunctions.
My brave mother took her four children to the airport alone.
mother
Mood
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The atmosphere created by a given situation or setting.
Irony
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Something happens that was the exact opposite of what was expected.
The formation of a mental image of something...
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Visualization
Difference between independent clause and dependent clause...
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dependent clause - cannot stand alone (not a complete thought)
independent clause - can stand alone
The simple predicate of this sentence...
The boy with blue glasses on is hungry.
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is
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a word opposite in meaning to another.
Personification
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Giving human qualities to non-human things.
The FIVE parts of a plot diagram
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Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
A compound-complex sentence...
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Contains multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. These sentences will contain both conjunctions and subordinators.
This is a ___________ type of sentence...
The prisoner and his friend escaped, but they were eventually caught.
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A compound sentence
Homophone
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a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling.