Love That Dog Flashcard

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What are Jack's feelings toward Sky?

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Jack was sad and missed Sky very much.

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What is hyperbole?

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A figure of speech that makes something seem larger or more important than it really is, an exaggeration.

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase: 'The tree tops sway side-to-side against the Carolina blue sky'?

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Imagery and rhyme.

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What is repetition in literature?

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A figure of speech where the author uses the same word or phrase over and over again.

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What did Jack think about poetry at the beginning of the year?

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Boys don't write poetry.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.