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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'as' or 'like'. Example: 'She is as brave as a lion.'

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'as' or 'like'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is Personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'buzz', 'bang', 'sizzle'.

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.4.5

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What is Rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems. Example: 'cat' and 'hat'.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is Rhyme Scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, usually described using letters. Example: ABAB.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is Alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

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What is an Idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is a Theme in literature?

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The central topic, subject, or message within a story. Example: The theme of friendship in 'Harry Potter'.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2