lit Flashcards
1
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Imagery
A
author uses 5 senses to create a imagine
2
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Inference
A
a educated guess
3
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diction
A
word choice
4
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topic
A
main idea in one word
5
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theme
A
the main idea in a complete sentence or statement
6
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denotation
A
the actual meaning
7
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connotation
A
the emotional meaning
8
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onomatopoeia
A
the sound written as the word
9
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metaphor
A
when you compare two things that aren’t alike
10
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personification
A
briefly giving human characteristics to something that isn’t living
11
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tone
A
the way the author feels about the topic
12
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mood
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the way the audience feels about the topic
13
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alliteration
A
the same sound or letter at the beginning or end of a word
14
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assonance
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the same sound or vowels at the beginning or end of the word
15
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repetition
A
a thing being repeated
