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Flashcards by Aimee Blanchard , updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Aimee Blanchard
over 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Pathetic Fallacy | The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals. "The moody sky." |
| Repetition | The action of repeating something that has already been said or written. OR the recurrence of an action or event. |
| Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. "Fun Fact Friday" |
| Metaphor | When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action that isn't literal. "She's a Princess." |
| Simile | Comparison of one thing with another to make a description more vivid "She was as soft as a snowflake" |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." |
| Onomatopoeia | Words used to describe sounds. "Bang, smack, crash!" |
| Personification | The attribution of a human characteristic to something nonhuman. "The fire waved and danced." |
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