figurative language review

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What does the 'occasion' refer to in the SOAPSTone reading strategy?

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The context that prompted the writing.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant, making reading and writing more interesting.

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What does the 'audience' refer to in the SOAPSTone reading strategy?

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The specific person or group of people who the speaker intended to reach with their writing.

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Which type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification.

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Where should the thesis statement always be in an essay?

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The last sentence in the intro paragraph.

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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'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid mental pictures.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.