English Short Stories Grade 10

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Simile

Comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.

Ex: Her eyes were link stars.

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Metaphor

Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Calling one thing, another.Saying one thing is something else.

Ex: He’s a lion when he fights.

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Hyperbole

An exaggeration so dramatic, no one could believe it; overstate to emphasize a point.

Ex: This bag weighs a ton!

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Alliteration

The repeating of the same letter orsound, especially consonant sounds.This would include “tongue twisters”.

Ex: Miss Warren was worried when Wendy was waiting.

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Personification

Giving human characteristics to things that are not human.

Ex: The angry flood waters slapped the house.

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Onomatopoeia

The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action; words that sound

like what they mean.

Ex: BA-DUM TSS, POW, BOOM

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Oxymoron

Words or phrases in which contradictory or opposite terms are used together

Ex: Baby Grand, Jumbo Shrimp, Climb Down