Reading
This reading took all of 1st semester to complete.
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Gist
The main idea of the text
The sun was a fiery orb, casting a warm golden glow on the fields.
Sight
Hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
Book of Poetry
Electric Arches
Metaphor
directly compares unlike things
Figurative
The symphony of birdsong filled the air, a melodic harmony of tweets and trills
Sound
Personification
giving human characteristics to a non-human
Speech by Abraham Lincoln
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate the sound
Tone
the attitude of the author
The cool marble floor numbed her feet and sent shivers up her spine as she walked.
Touch
Euphemism
To make less harsh
Letter written by Martin Luther King Jr
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Oxymoron
Contradicting words or phrases
Ode
A type of poem that is about or dedicated to something, someone, or somewhere
The tartness of the lemonade made her pucker, while the sweetness of the sugar balanced it out
Taste
Alliteration
A sentence or phrase with the same letter or sounds repeated
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Allusion
an indirect reference to something, someone, or somewhere else
Cumulative
growing in quantity, strength, or effect by adding to or by through gradual steps
The pungent aroma of garlic and onions wafted from the kitchen, making her mouth water.
Irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning