FAST Terms (7th Grade)

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Simile

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A comparison using like or as

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Personification

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The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

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Allusion

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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the beginning sounds of words

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

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Analogy

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A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

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Juxtaposition

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Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts