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Diction is the literary term that means
The connections we have with words
An author's choice of words
The definition of words
The common way of speaking with friends
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Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.
Synonym
Denotation
Connotation
Diction
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Denotation is a word's ____________.
Literal, dictionary definition
Emotional meaning
Diction
Mood
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Mood refers to...
The definition of words used in a text
The choices an author makes in a text
Relating to a text
The emotional setting of a text
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what is a metaphor
is when someone compares you to something without saying like
when you say a hint to someone
when you compare with someone saying like
I don´t know
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A simile.....
tells what a person likes
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Identify the simileI like apples.Apples taste sweet.You're the apple of my eye.This apple is as sweet as candy.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Identify the metaphorMy heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.My heart is a muscle.My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.My heart is like a muscle.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.similemetaphor - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.similemetaphor - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
What is theme?
a brief account of the main facts about something
a main topic or message in a the story
a way to describe things
what your essay is going to be about (claim)
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When an author gives the reader a hint of what's to come...
foreshadow
imagery
flashback
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The author's attitude toward the subject matter is called ________.moodtone
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Imagery is language that creates a picture.TrueFalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Language that appeals to the senses
similehyperbolemetaphorimagery - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is a thesis statement?A general idea of what the essay is aboutA summary of the main ideaA statement that explains the main idea of an essayA suggestion that you should read the essay
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Where should a thesis statement appear?first paragraphanywhere in the essaylast paragraphthe first sentence of every paragraph
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What is textual evidence?
Your claim.
Proof from the text to support your answer.
What the author thinks about a topic.
An explanation in your own words about your claim.