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  • What is an example of Simile
    He is as busy as a bee. I've been working like a dog.
  • In The Giver, Asher is shown as fun and careless. What definition goes with this example?
    A technique a writer uses to create and describe a character
  • Idiom definition
    An expression that means something other than the literal meaning.
  • You are a turtle. Is an example of what?
    Metaphor
  • Figure of speech where nonhuman objects are given human qualities.
    Personification
  • The grass danced in the wind. Is an example of what?
    Personification
  • Idiom example
    "Break a leg!" "let's hit the road."
  • Alice’s aunt ate apples around August. This is an example of what word?
    Alliteration
  • A scene from an earlier time that interrupts the action of the story.
    Flashback
  • Example of Onomatopoeia
    The cat's "meow." The doorbell's "ding."
  • Alice’s aunt ate apples around August - What definition goes with this Example?
    The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of a phrase
  • Definition of Characterization
    A technique a writer uses to create and describe a character
  • Definition of Onomatopoeia
    Words that imitate sounds associated with an object
  • What is the definition of Simile?
    A comparison using "like" or "as"
  • Definition of Climax
    The point of maximum interest and intensity
  • A comparison not using like or as.
    Metaphor
  • When the Giver transmits a memory to Jonas, the goes to a time from the past - i.e. the Civil War - Is an example of what?
    Flashback