December 18 Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the term for giving human characteristics to abstract ideas or non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is a comparison between two different things using like or as?

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Simile

Front

What is a big idea, lesson, or message in a story that the author wants the reader to learn?

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Theme

Front

What literary craft technique uses sensory details to create a picture in the mind of the reader?

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Imagery

Front

What is a short, catchy phrase that expresses a true or useful idea?

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Proverb

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What do we call the central idea or message in a piece of writing?

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Theme

Front

What is the literary device that involves the use of descriptive language to create vivid images in the reader's mind?

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Imagery

Front

What is the term for a story's underlying message or moral?

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Theme

Front

What is the term for a phrase that gives human traits to animals or objects?

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Personification