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Language Arts Flashcards #1
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- 1ONOMATOPOEIAa literary device that sounds the same as the sound it is describing
ex. hiss, pop, oink - 2ALLITERATIONa phrase with words that all start with the same sound or letter to add effect
ex. Peter Piper picks pickled peppers. - 3SIMILEa phrase that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
ex. She is as fast as lightning. - 4METAPHORa phrase that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
ex. He is a tornado in the classroom. - 5IMAGERYa literary device that uses lots of sensory details to paint a picture
ex. I lounged comfortably in the cool shade of the towering, sappy-smelling oak tree. - 6BIOGRAPHYstory about a person's life written by someone other than the person it is about
- 7AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVE NARRATIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHYstory about a person's life written by the person whom it is about
- 8PERSUASIVE WRITINGused to convince someone that an opinion is "right"
uses facts and statistics - 9INFORMATION NON-FICTIONgives facts or directions and clarifies ideas
used for research papers and newspaper articles - 10DIRECT CHARACTERIZATIONwhen something about a character is directly stated
ex. She was being mean. - 11INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATIONwhen something about a character is not directly stated, but can be inferred from the context
ex. She was ignoring me and talking behind my back.
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- preschool 7th Grade Flashcards on Language Arts Flashcards #1, created by meaghan.lyons on 27/05/2014.
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