language arts mid unit test – Flashcards
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data having to do with how things are arranged on Earth's surface
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Spatial Data
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an expression comparing one thing to another using the words like or as
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simile
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a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
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metephor
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a word that imitates the sound it represents
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onomatopoea
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an obvious exaggeration or over statement
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hyperbole
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the repetition of the same constant sound in words accuring near one another
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alleteration
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when a writer gives human quality's to animals or objects
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personification
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an expression with a meaning that is not taken literally
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idiom
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when a writer invokes the five senses
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imigry
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two opposite terms
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oxymoron
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a casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event
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allusion
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is a humerus play on words often involving double meanings
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pun
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using an object or action that means something more that its literal meaning
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symbolism
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an expression that has lost its power or originality from overuse
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cliche
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the opposite of what you think will happen
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irony
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to connect two independent causes that are related
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semicolon
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it connects a list with an independent causes and comes after a complete sentence
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colon
