What is an author's claim?
Q2 ASSESSMENT 1

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An author's claim is their position or stance on a topic; it is the point the author is arguing.
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What is personification?
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Personification is a type of figurative language where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.
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How do you spell the word that means the quality of being generous?
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The correct spelling is 'generosity'.
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How do you spell the word that means showing compassion?
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The correct spelling is 'compassionate'.
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What figurative language describes a personality as timid and shy?
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The shoe describes her personality as timid and shy using personification.
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What is a simile?
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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
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What is a metaphor?
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
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