Author's Craft

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What is an onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' and 'thud'.

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What is alliteration?

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The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines.

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What is imagery?

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Words that create images that appeal to the senses.

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What may be an author's purpose for writing a text?

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To express or inspire.

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What is a hyperbole?

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Exaggerations that make things sound better.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is a theme?

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The main idea or underlying message in a story.

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What is a narrative?

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A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.