Grammar 1-12 Flashcards

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Genre-

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A literary category, type, or form.

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Onomatopoeia-

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A word intended to simulate the actual sound of the thing or action it describes.

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Satire-

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Ridicule of a subject to change a ridiculous behavior.

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A deliberate exaggeration-

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hyperbole

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A comparison using like or as in which two unlike things are compared.

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Simile

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Point of View-

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The perspective from which a story is presented to a reader.

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Alliteration-

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The use of a repeated consonant sound, usually at the beginning of a series of words.

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Figurative language-

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Devices such as metaphor, simile, repetition, personification, mood, theme and more.

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Narrative-

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A story, either fictional or non-fictional.

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Metaphor-

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A comparison of two like things, usually used to introduce or explain something familiar.

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Choice of words-

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Diction

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Imagery-

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A word or group of words in a literary work that appeal to one of more of the senses.

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