COMMON CORE VOCABULARY #4

hyperbole

• repeating the same word or phrase more than once close together

• Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words 2 or more times close together

• words that are sounds

• an exaggeration of the truth, usually meant to be humorous or funny.

alliteration

• repeating the same word or phrase more than once close together

• Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words 2 or more times close together

• words that are sounds

• an exaggeration of the truth, usually meant to be humorous or funny.

onomatopoeia

• repeating the same word or phrase more than once close together

• Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words 2 or more times close together

• words that are sounds

• an exaggeration of the truth, usually meant to be humorous or funny.

repetition

• repeating the same word or phrase more than once close together

• Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words 2 or more times close together

• words that are sounds

• an exaggeration of the truth, usually meant to be humorous or funny.

irony

• a comparison between two different things so you can point out something about how they are similar.

• Descriptive language that incorporates the senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, feel

• When the outcome of events is different from what you expected

• When the author provides clues to the reader at what is to come later in the story or the play. Often characters within the play or story are unaware.

analogy

• a comparison between two different things so you can point out something about how they are similar.

• Descriptive language that incorporates the senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, feel

• When the outcome of events is different from what you expected

• When the author provides clues to the reader at what is to come later in the story or the play. Often characters within the play or story are unaware.

foreshadowing

• a comparison between two different things so you can point out something about how they are similar.

• Descriptive language that incorporates the senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, feel

• When the outcome of events is different from what you expected

• When the author provides clues to the reader at what is to come later in the story or the play. Often characters within the play or story are unaware.

imagery

• a comparison between two different things so you can point out something about how they are similar.

• Descriptive language that incorporates the senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, feel

• When the outcome of events is different from what you expected

• When the author provides clues to the reader at what is to come later in the story or the play. Often characters within the play or story are unaware.

symbolism

• a phrase that is made up of words which can't be understood by literal, or ordinary, meaning.

• Something which stands for or suggests something else

• when words rhyme at the end of lines

• verse or paragraph in a poem.

idiom

• a phrase that is made up of words which can't be understood by literal, or ordinary, meaning.

• Something which stands for or suggests something else

• when words rhyme at the end of lines

• verse or paragraph in a poem.