English Flashcards

(7 cards)

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word choose equation

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1- Quote
2- suggests
3- shows

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2
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imagery equation

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1- “quote the image”
2- identify as simile, metaphor or personification
3- say what is being compared to what
4- say what they have in common
5- say what effect the imagery has

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3
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sentence structure

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  • short sentences
  • long sentences
  • varied sentence length
  • lists
  • colons
  • brackets or dashes ( parenthesis )
  • exclamation marks
  • questions / rhetorical questions
  • repetition
  • word order
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4
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a simile is

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” to create a more vivid description.

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5
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a metaphor is

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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personification is

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a literary device where human qualities, actions, or emotions are given to non-human things like inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas.

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sentence structure equation

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