SMS Vocab 1

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Mood

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Overall feeling in a story

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Figurative Language

Back

describes familiar things in new and surprising ways

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Similes

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compare two things using 'like' or 'as'

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Media:

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television, magazines, and the Internet

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Alliteration

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repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words nearby

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Metaphor

Back

compare two things by stating one is another

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Personification

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gives animals or objects human qualities

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration to make a point.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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Onomatopoeia

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make sounds imitate real sounds: meow, buzz, splash