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  • What is personification?
    Adding human characteristics to something not human
  • What is a Hyperbole?
    It exaggerates something
  • What is an Oxymoron?
    Two words combined that contradict eachother
  • What is circumlocution?
    Over complicating a sentence using excessive words
  • What is Anthropomorphism?
    Animals acting like humans
  • What is Satire?
    Satire is a type of joke that exaggerates the faults of society
  • What is Alliteration?
    Words with the same starting letter
  • What is a Simile?
    A simile compares things using Like or As
  • What is an Onomatopoeia?
    A word that depicts a sound
  • What is imagery?
    The author creating images in your mind for immersive reading
  • What is Symbolysim?
    Symbols that represent something
  • What is a Metaphor?
    A metaphor compares things directly
  • What is irony?
    Contradicting things
  • What is Tone?
    Tone is what the author wants you to feel when reading
  • What is Mood?
    Mood is what the reader feels when reading.
  • What is Foreshadowing?
    Gives tiny hints of what happens later on
  • What is a Juxtapose?
    A juxtapose are two words close together that contradict eachother
  • What is a Paradox?
    Similar to oxymorons but with ideas.
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