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10 Cards in this Set
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connotation
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The feelings or emotions surrounding a word
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denotation
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The dictionary meaning of a word
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mood
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The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
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imagery
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The giant tree was ablaze with orange, red, and yellow leaves.
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simile
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The word spread like leaves in a storm.
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hyperbole
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It is going to take him a million years to get through medical school.
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metaphor
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Life is a journey, and the choices that you make are crossroads.
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alliteration
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, / Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
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onomatopoeia
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Water gently plops into the river.
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tone
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The author's attitude toward the subject
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