Reading Review- 6th RLA

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Words that share the same meaning

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synonyms

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Sensory language is

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language that explores the five senses

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What is a hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is personification?

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When human qualities are given to something that is not human.

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Retelling the most important events of the text in your own words is called

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summarizing

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What is an antonym?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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What does it mean to paraphrase?

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To restate text in your own words while retaining the original meaning.

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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, entertain, or persuade.

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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 figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.