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Define: Alliteration

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Two words back to back that start with the same first letter, example: She sells sea shells.

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What is ethereal?

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Light and airy.

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Define: Idiom

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A common phrase that can't be taken literally, example: It's raining cats and dogs.

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Define: Simile

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Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Which sentence from the text is an example of personification?

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The river was talking to me, changing colors from puce to brown to thick, murky green.

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Define: Metaphor

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Compares two things without using 'like' or 'as', example: Time is a thief.

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What is hyperbole?

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Extreme exaggeration, example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Define: Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds, example: buzz, hiss.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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Define: Personification

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Gives human characteristics to nonhuman things, example: The wind whispered through the trees.