A Kidnapped Santa - Part 2

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What does 'repentance' mean?

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To have sincere regret or remorse.

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What is a 'bower'?

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Climbing plants in a garden.

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What type of figurative language is used in 'the brilliant sun peeping over the edge of the forest'?

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Personification.

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What does 'fortified' mean?

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Something added to increase strength.

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What type of figurative language is used in 'an anxious look would creep at times into his kind old eyes'?

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Personification.

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Define 'figurative language'.

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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What is 'personification'?

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A figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is a 'simile'?

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

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What does 'calamity' mean?

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A serious event causing distress or misfortune.