12/18 Vocabulary Flashcard 3rd Period

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Rhyme

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Words that end in the same sound or sounds.

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Figurative Language

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Words or phrases that mean more than their direct definition; similes and metaphors are two examples.

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Apostrophe

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Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present.

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Rhyme Scheme

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The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem.

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Theme

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The main point or topic of a piece of writing.

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Personification

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the sound they describe.