1) Meaning and example of alliteration  a) Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appar in conjunction b) Figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an objet or action to which it is not literally applicable. c) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. d) "The snow is a white blanket" e) "Sheep should sleep in a shed" f) "Dark light" 2) Meaning and example of hyperbole a) Is an exaggeration so dramatic that it is obviously not true. b) When a character changes due to the events of the story c) The patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables d) “Give it a chance to seek the sunlight for itself” e) "There was a deafening silence in the crowd" f) "I am so hungry I could eat an elephant" 3) Meaning and example of imagery a) A description emphasizing one or more of the 5 senses b) Inanimate objects taking on human charcteristics  c) Words that imitate a sound  d) "Six silly sisters all saw the swan" e) "A delicious hot soup" f) "Anne is a walking encyclopedia" 4) Meaning and example of simile  a) An exaggeration  b) Comparing two unlike things using like or as  c) When a character stays the same throughout the story d) "You were as brave as a lion" e) "I'm a chicken when it comes to getting an injection" f) "You will catch a cold that way" 5) Meaning and example of oxymoron  a) A saying, that if taken literally, makes no sense  b) Several words in a row whose first consonant is repeated c) Opposite word put together to create an unique meaning  d) "Break a leg" e) "Black bug bit a big black bear" f) "Alone together" 6) Meaning and example of metaphor  a) Events that directly lead up to the climax of your novel. b) Passing or indirect descriptive reference to something. c) An expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object. d) "The wind moaned outside the window" e) "Her long hair was a flowing golden river" f) "The traffic was heavy" 7) Meaning and example of personification a) The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human b) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of clauses or sentences. c) The use of casual and informal language d) "My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning" e) "The darkness was filled with cold so bitter it could freeze the air" f) "His pointed nose, red eyes and thin colorless lips, scared the children" 8) Meaning and example of repetition  a) How your story is told and through whose perspective is what your point of view is. b) The action of repeating something that has already been said or written. c) The placement of clues about what will happen in the future of your story. d) "The police station gets robbed" e) "Mike likes his new bike" f) "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" 9) Meaning and example of rhyme a) Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry. b) Basic term to describe the difficulties your protagonist or you face in your book. c) The biggest, most pivotal point in your novel d) "They fought like cats and dogs" e) "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary" f) "Better late than never" 10) Meaning and example of onomatopoeia a) The biggest, most pivotal point in your novel b) The placement of clues about what will happen in the future of your story. c) The act of creating or using words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to d) "Ticktock, ticktock… the sound of the clock was all that could be heard in the hospital waiting room" e) "Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it?" f) "Wishes are thorns, he told himself sharply. They do us no good, just stick into our skin and hurt us.”

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