“Mirror” Vocabulary

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Preconceptions

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An idea or opinion you have about something before you really know much about it

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”

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Allusion

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A figure of speech that indirectly refers to a person, place, event, or idea.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize a point.

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to represent ideas, qualities, or concepts.

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Personification

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A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to non-human things, like objects, animals, or abstract ideas.