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| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds (Peter Piper picked..) |
| allusion | indirect reference to a person, place or event that everyone understands (Yes we can!) |
| chronological | put something in order according to time (07:00, 09:30, 11:00) |
| cliche | a statement people say over and over again and it gets old - a statement that is overused (can't judge a book by its cover) |
| connotation | word that has an understood positive or negative meaning (home - safe place, love, memories) |
| denotation | dictionary meaning of a word -exact meaning of a word (home, 4 walls where someone lives) |
| epic | a long story |
| fantasy | magical characters and events (something that could not really happen) |
| foreshadowing | a hint to something that is going to happen (music in Jaws) |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for effect (If I've told you once, I've told you a million times." |
| irony | difference in actions or words, between reality and appearance |
| juxtapositon | deliberate contrast for effect |
| metaphor | comparison without using like or as (she was a grumpy bear in the morning) |
| monologue | a speech or story presented by one person |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate the sounds to which they refer (buzz, whisper) |
| parallelism | he liked playing sports, cooking meals and reading novels) |
| parenthetical | a word or phrase that explains or modifies a thought |
| personification | giving human attributes to objects or ideas (the bus groaned to a halt) |
| point of view:first person | Told by first person (I) |
| rhetorical question | a question that a reply is not expected or wanted (Is there anyone who does not believe in freedom?) |
| satire | writing that exposes the failings of individuals, institutions or society (ridicule) |
| simile | comparison using like or as (hungry as a bear) |
| thesis | statement that is made as the first step of an argument (Students should not be able to quit school at the age of 16) |
| point of view:third person | he/She/Tom/They |
