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example- The house stood tall ]]> 2017-03-31 15:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164006957 Allusion- is a brief indirect reference to donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008392 a person,place,thing or idea of  historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. 
example- You are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.]]> 2017-03-31 15:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008392 Metaphor - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008586 example- The classroom was a zoo]]> 2017-03-31 15:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008586 Simile- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008741 example-
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]]> 2017-03-31 15:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008741 Onomatopoeta- the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008940 example- ]]> 2017-03-31 15:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164008940 Irony- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009310 2017-03-31 15:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009310 Foreshadowingbe a warning or indication of (a future event).- donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009350 example-]]> 2017-03-31 15:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009350 Symbolism- symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts. donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009480 example- black represents evil or death. ]]> 2017-03-31 15:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009480 Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009832 example-]]> 2017-03-31 15:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009832 Paradox- a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009930 example- i'm nobody ]]> 2017-03-31 15:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164009930 Imagery - visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164010399 example- came and went like sand through an hour glass.

]]> 2017-03-31 16:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164010399 Point of View- a particular attitude or way of considering a matter donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164011252 example- I could picture it]]> 2017-03-31 16:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164011252 Conflict- a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164011822 example-]]> 2017-03-31 16:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164011822 Flash Back- a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. donburton https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164012107 example-]]> 2017-03-31 16:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/donburton/lxe8jser461j/wish/164012107