Vocab List 3 Flashcards

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Imagery

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The language that creates pictures in the readers mind

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2
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Simile

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A comparison of two things using like or as

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3
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Metaphor

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A comparison of two things not using like or as

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4
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Personification

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To give a object or animal human like quality

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5
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Hyperbole

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A over statement or exaggeration of something

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6
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Foreshadowing

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A hint or clue to suggest something that will happen in the future of literature

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7
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Flashback

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A scene that shows a past event in the story

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8
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Verbal irony

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Sarcasm through dialogue

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9
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Dramatic irony

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When the readers know what the characters are going to do

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10
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Fecicious

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Inappropriate sarcasm

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11
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Depression

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To lower somethings

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