Language Arts Flashcards #1

Question	Answer
ONOMATOPOEIA	a literary device that sounds the same as the sound it is describing ex. hiss, pop, oink
ALLITERATION	a phrase with words that all start with the same sound or letter to add effect ex. Peter Piper picks pickled peppers.
SIMILE	a phrase that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" ex. She is as fast as lightning.
METAPHOR	a phrase that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as" ex. He is a tornado in the classroom.
IMAGERY	a literary device that uses lots of sensory details to paint a picture ex. I lounged comfortably in the cool shade of the towering, sappy-smelling oak tree.
BIOGRAPHY	story about a person's life written by someone other than the person it is about
AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVE NARRATIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY	story about a person's life written by the person whom it is about
PERSUASIVE WRITING	used to convince someone that an opinion is "right" uses facts and statistics
INFORMATION NON-FICTION	gives facts or directions and clarifies ideas used for research papers and newspaper articles
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION	when something about a character is directly stated ex. She was being mean.
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION	when something about a character is not directly stated, but can be inferred from the context ex. She was ignoring me and talking behind my back.

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	Created by meaghan.lyons over 10 years ago