Literary terms review

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Define hyperbole.

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An over (excessive) exaggeration

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Mood refers to...

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The emotions created (in the reader) by the author's choice of words

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What is the "tone" of a story?

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The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Personification

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Diction

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an author's choice of words

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-living things

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using like and as

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The sky misses the sun at night is an example of Options: Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition

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Personification

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I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti. This line is an example of

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Simile

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I've told you a million times to clean your room! This line is an example of

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Hyperbole