Figurative Language Review

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Writer's attitude toward audience, subject, or character

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Tone

Front

Feeling or atmosphere created by a writer

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Mood

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Reason for writing: Inform, persuade, describe, entertain.

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Author's Purpose

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Main writing focus

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Main Idea

Front

Comparison without 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech using extreme exaggeration to express strong emotion or humor.

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Hyperbole

Front

Common expression that doesn't make sense literally.

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Idiom

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Humorous wordplay using similar sounds with different meanings.

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Pun

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or art, not detailed but culturally recognized.

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Allusion

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile