Figurative Language
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Vocabulary
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A comparison between two unlike things using like or as

What is a simile

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What is this story:


You’ll think this is the beginning of some meaningful mentorship, but it won’t be. In fact, Dante won’t say another word to you the rest of the summer. Not even when you ask him a direct question. But over time you’ll begin to see the power of his silence. And surprisingly, it will remind you of your old man’s silence.

"Don't Just Sit There Like a Punk"

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in a way that can be heard

audibly

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help identify the topic of each major section. They also give readers a place to pause before reading on

heading

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What is the school in Harry Potter called?

Hogwarts

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A figure of speech/expression used

What is an idiom

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What is a counterclaim?

A counterclaim is a statement or argument that challenges or opposes the main claim or argument

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speaking hesitantly, with starts and stops

stammering

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Evidence: Numbers and Percentages are examples of

Statistics

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What superhero did Chadwick Boseman play?

Black Panther

T'Challa

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This is an example of:

Joy was a frequent visitor in my life. Sometimes it would stay with me longer than others, but I always knew it would return.

What is personification

300

What text does this belong to? What figurative language is being used?

 Earth people left to the strangeness of Mars, the cinnamon dusts and wine airs, to be baked like gingerbread shapes in Martian summers, put into harvested storage by Martian winters

Dark They Were and Golden Eyed

Simile or metaphor

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demoralized

discouraged; defeated

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mini-articles on a topic related to the main article

Side Bar

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Who is the author of Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit?

New Zealand

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What does the dove represent?

The dove on the door of the war room was deceiving but it was always the end goal.

Peace

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 a type of journalism, or nonfiction reporting, that presents science-related information for a general audience

A science feature

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serious or harmful condition or situation

plight

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 Brief passages from the text itself can be displayed off to the side, highlighting key information in an engaging way.

Pull quotes

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What is a group of flamingos called?

Flamboyance