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What is Onomatopeia?
Boom! Splack!
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What is metaphor?
'Her hair is gold' is an example of this.
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What is foreshadowing?
'The leaves fell early that year' is an example of this.
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What is allusion?
I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinoccio's.
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What is consonance?
The repetition of consonants in a verse.
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What is simile?
'You are as brave as a lion' is an example of this.
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What is hyperbole?
'I can smell pizza from a mile away' is an example of this.
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What is internal rhyme?
'I went to town to buy a gown. / I took the car and it wasn’t far.' is an example of this.
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What is assonance?
'The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plane' is an example of this.
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What is Personification?
'The tree danced with the rhythm of the wind' is an example of this.
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What is a symbol?
A dove is an example of this.
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What is irony?
You study all week for a spelling test then misspell your name on the test.
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What is rhyme?
The last syllable or two in lines of verse that have similar sounds.
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What is Oxymoron?
It is painfully beautiful.
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What is prose?
'The poor are very great people, they can teach us many beautiful things. We just have to give them a listen to learn and see.' is an example of this.
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What is idiom?
'Sick as a dog' is an example of this.
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What is alliteration?
'An apple after an almond' is an example of this.
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What is paradox?
You can save money by spending it.
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What is imagery?
On a starry winter night in Madrid.
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What is tone?
The attitude a writer takes towards a subject, character, or the reader.
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