Onomatopoeia - a word that mimics the sound it represents, Onomatopoeia examples - examples: boom buzzz, clang, Personification - giving human characteristics or qualities to non-human things, Personification examples - examples: The sun smiled down on us. The flowers danced in the breeze. The storm clouds angrily gathered overhead., Simile - a direct comparison between 2 unlike things using "like" or "as", Simile examples - Examples: She moved as gracefully as a swan. Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. The child was as innocent as a lamb. , Mood - The feeling that a writer creates in a text using imagery, setting, figurative language. The emotional response that a reader has to a text, Mood examples - A story might evoke a sense of suspense(scary...) through dark imagery, a gloomy setting, and a tense tone. A story might create a happy mood with bright imagery, a cheerful setting, and a lighthearted tone. , Tone - the author's attitude or voice expressed through the text. , Tone examples - Tone can be serious, humorous, sarcastic,..., Point -of-View - The perspective from which a story is told. , Point-of-View - Who's telling the story?, Point-of-View examples - 1st. Person: a character in the story is telling the story(I, me, my, we,...) 2nd Person: not used in a story, used for giving instruction (you) 3rd Person: narrator tells the story (uses names, he/she, they), Alliteration - repeating the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words, Alliteration examples - Example: big, bad, blue bear Example: fresh flowers flourish fully, Hyperbole - intentional exaggeration, to bring drama or humor, Hyperbole examples - Example: I've told you my favorite ice cream flavor a million times. Examples: My grandmothe is older than dirt. , Idiom - common sayings where the meaning does not match the literal meaning of the words , Idiom examples - Exmple: That fancy dinner cost and arm and a leg. Example: When it was my turn to go out on stage, I got cold feet. , Antonym - Opposite meaning or a contrast, Antonym examples - Exmples: tall/short; agree/disagree; destroy/create, Synonym - Same meaning or a comparison, Synonym examples - Examples: cold/chilly/frosty/freezing, Metaphor - an implied comparison that is untrue in a literal way, Metaphor examples - Examples: The classroom was a zoo. His fingers had become icicles after playing in the snow. ,

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