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what is personification?

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giving an inanimate or non-living thing human qualities

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what are adverbs?

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words that describe actions or movements

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what is a verb?

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words that explain actions or movements

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what is a adjective?

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words that describe nouns (people, places, objects)

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what is repetition?

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repeating a phrase or word for effect

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what is a metaphor?

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comparing something to something else by simply stating that it is

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what is a simile?

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comparing something to something else using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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what does prophecy mean?

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a prediction about the future

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what does hamarita mean?

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a characters tragic flaw

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what does tyranny mean?

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cruel or oppresive government or rule

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what does regicide mean?

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to kill a king

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what does ambigious mean?

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somethiing that doesn’t have an obvious meaning

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what does supernatural mean?

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something beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature

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what does cynical mean?

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believing that people are generally selfish and dishonest, a negative outlook on life

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what does tradgedy mean?

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a play dealing with tragic events, involving a tragic hero and moments of great sadness/death

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what does unconventional mean?

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different to the norm

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what does A RIPE FOREST stand for?

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Allieration
Repetition
Imperative
Pronouns
Emotive language
Figurative language
Opinion
Rhetorical question
Exageration
Statistics
Triparte sequence
18
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what does noble mean?

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having more princples and values

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what is a simile?

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comparing something to something else using ‘like’ or ‘as’

20
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what is repitition?

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repeating a plhrase or word for effect

21
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what is a metaphor?

A

comparing something to something else by simply stating that it is

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what is an adjective?

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words that describe nouns (people, places, objects)

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what is a verb?

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words that explain actions or movements (danced)

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what are adverbs?

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words that describe actions or movements

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