Mills Vocab. #2

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"She was as pale as a ghost." This is an example of...

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simile

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What is a metaphor?

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to compare two things using is or are.

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"Boom!" is an example of...

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onomatopoeia

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Theme:

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an idea that happens often in literature

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Main idea?

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Most important or central idea of the text.

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Mood: an element in reading that evokes feelings.

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an element in reading that makes the reader feel a certain way

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"How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" Is an example of?

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alliteration

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Context clues:

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hints within a sentence to understand new words.

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"The tree leaned over and whispered in my ear." This is an example of...

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personification

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What is personification?

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Describing non-human things with human traits.