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English Terms & Famous Quotes
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Figurative Language Definition and Examples. Plus quotes from Julius Caesar & TSB
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Simile
Makes a comparison, uses like or as. Ex "swims like a fish"
point of view
evoke the sound - Ex. "tick tock = clock"
opposites
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Hyperbole
explicit comparison between two different things - Ex."She's my rock"
language that stimulates teh reader's senses
directly compares two dissimilar things - like or as.
Exaggeration to heighten effect. Ex. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
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Metaphor
Words that evoke the sound. Ex. “tick tock”= clock, “boom” = fieworks
to suggest a likeness or analogy between them - Ex."She's my rock"
thinking one’s thoughts aloud
verse in a poem
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Figurative Language
Explicit comparision between two different things
makes writing more impactful, effective, enjoyable.
poetry
literature that is written in verse
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"Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town..." - Ex. of Personification?
True
False
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"For an eternity, the bear remained over Cole in the chiling rain." Ex. of Allusion
True
False
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Allusion
language that stimulates teh reader's senses
flashback of an event in the story
refers to a famous person, place, or historical event
Exaggeration-"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
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What 2 characters - “‘We allowed ourselves to become a part of the big circle. That’s why we saw the spirit bear.’” ?
Garvey and Cole
Edwin and Garvey
Cole and Peter
Peter's Mom and Dad
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"The Radley Place jutted into a sharp curve beyond our house."
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Allusion
Idiom
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Oxymoron
Contradictory words to express more complex meaning. Ex. "soft rock"
directly compares two dissimilar things - like or as.
line graph of the story's events
Comparing two things - Ex. "the camera loves me"
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Who said "“Beware the Ides of March” (Beware the 15th of March) ?
Brutus
Calphurnia
Flavius
Soothsayer
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Who said “Not until your anger skips a day.”
Peter
Garvey
Edwin
Cole
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What did Garvey mean when he said “I suggest you make your time here on the island a celebration.”
Garvey, Edwin, Cole have an island party.
Garvey helps Cole understand the importance of changing, celebrate life.
Edwin wants Cole to celebrate.
Cole and Peter finally come together to party.
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Who said "“Cowards die many times before their death, the valiant never tastes of death but once.” ?
Caesar
Mark Antony
Flavius
Cassius
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Who said “The Ides of March are come.” ?
Brutus
Caesar
Soothsayer
Artemidorus
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"It would all come to a sudden screeching stop." Example of Alliteration?
False
True
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"her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard."
metaphor
simile
allusion
oxymoron
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Who said “Do so. And let no man die by this deed. But we the doers.” ?
Flavius
Caesar
Portia
Brutus
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Who said “Aye Caesar, but not gone.”
Caesar
Soothsayer
Decius
Brutus
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Who said "“Et tu Brute?" (Then fall Caesar) ?
Caesar
Brutus
Mark Antony
Cassius
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"Cole heard the loud CRACK of bones breaking in his forearm."
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
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Personification
extended speech by one person
atmosphere of the narrative
Exaggeration to heighten emotional effect - "I told you a million times"
Human attributes to non-human things -Ex. “the leaves danced"
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Alliteration
atmosphere of the narrative.
Repetition of same sounds - emphasize phrases and feelings
Literal meaning of a word
character who is opposite of main character
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Onomatopoeia
atmophere of the narrative
Words that evoke the sound. Ex. “boom” = fireworks
Comparing two things - Ex. "the wind is whispering outside"
verse in a poem
