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Mental Models
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English
8th Grade
09/28/2011

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simile
Definition
compares two unlike things using like or as
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alliteration
Definition
has the same beginning constant sound
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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cliche
Definition
worn out idiom
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Idiom
Definition
literal/figurative (playing with fire)
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personification
Definition
gives something a human like characteristic
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imagery
Definition
senses (smell,taste,touch,hearing,amd sight)
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irony
Definition
dramatic,situation,and verbal
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onomatopoeia
Definition
sound noises (splash,swoosh,and bang)
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jargon
Definition
special group of words for a special group of people
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slang
Definition
diffrent way of saying something for another word(cool,groovy,and jiggy)
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dialect
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accents and regions how people pernounce words
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symbolism
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a symbol that stands for a word (no words)
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euphemism
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a more softer way of saying something
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paradox
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it contridicts but its true
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metaphor
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compares two things without using like or as
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oxymoron
Definition
contradicts in the middle(bright,night)
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