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Simile
A comparison between two unlike objects using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: John's face was red as a tomato. Example from The Crossover: 'Your dad's old school, like an ol' Chevette.'
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Definition
Simile
A comparison between two unlike objects using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: John's face was red as a tomato. Example from The Crossover: 'Your da...
Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike objects. Example: Life is a highway. Example from The Crossover: 'Your game so sweet, it's a crepes suzette.'
Alliteration
Definition: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Example: Miranda, the magnificent magician. Example from The Crossover: 'Fil...
Onomatopoeia
Definition: Words whose sounds suggest their meaning. Example: Swoosh, bang, sway, swipe Example from The Crossover: 'MOVING & GROOVING, POPping and R...
Personification
Definition: Giving non-living objects human like characteristics. Example: The hot tea seemed to whisper to me. Example from The Crossover: 'The red s...
Hyperbole
Definition: A huge exaggeration. Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. Example from The Crossover: 'When I play ball I'm fire.'
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Simile | A comparison between two unlike objects using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: John's face was red as a tomato. Example from The Crossover: 'Your dad's old school, like an ol' Chevette.' |
Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike objects. Example: Life is a highway. Example from The Crossover: 'Your game so sweet, it's a crepes suzette.' |
Alliteration | Definition: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Example: Miranda, the magnificent magician. Example from The Crossover: 'Filthy McNasty is a MYTHical MANchild Of rather dubious distinction.' |
Onomatopoeia | Definition: Words whose sounds suggest their meaning. Example: Swoosh, bang, sway, swipe Example from The Crossover: 'MOVING & GROOVING, POPping and ROCKING- Why you BUMPING? Why you LOCKING? Man, take this THUMPING. Be careful though. 'Cause now I'm CRUNKing CrissCROSSING FLOSSING...' |
Personification | Definition: Giving non-living objects human like characteristics. Example: The hot tea seemed to whisper to me. Example from The Crossover: 'The red scissors from Coach's desk smiled at me.' |
Hyperbole | Definition: A huge exaggeration. Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. Example from The Crossover: 'When I play ball I'm fire.' |
Irony | Definition: Irony is a literary device in which the reality is opposite of what we expect. Example: It's ironic when a fire station burns down. Example from The Crossover: The reader does not expect that Dad is going to die, especially since he's so young but he does. |
Idiom | Definition: An idiom is an expression or phrase whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its words. Example: 'I'm feeling under the weather.' |
Stanza | Definition: A group of lines arranged together in poetry (like a paragraph). |
Symbolic | Definition: When something is symbolic it represents something by using a symbol, not words. Example: The color red often represents passion, love or devotion. Example from The Crossover: 'In this game of your life family is the court and the ball is your heart.' |
Point of View | The narrator's position in relation to a story being told. |
First Person Point of View | Storytelling in which a narrator relays events from their own point of view using the first person i.e. 'I' or 'we' Connected to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander: Josh Bell is the narrator and he tells the story in first person point-of-view. |
Protagonist | The main character Connected to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander: Josh Bell is the protagonist. |
Characterization | Ways the author creates believable characters. This can be done directly (what the author says) or indirectly (what the text implies). |
Theme | The central idea that recurs in a work of literature. |
Tension | An element in a novel that evokes mental or emotional strain on the characters and the reader. Connected to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander: Will Josh and JB repair their fractured relationship? Will they win the championship game? Will Dad take care oh himself? |
Foreshadowing | An author's tool to hint at a future event in a story. Connected to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander: the vomiting the nosebleed, the reluctance to make a doctor's appointment, and Josh's feeling of worry that 'you can get used to / things going well, / but you're never prepared / for something / going wrong.' (100) |
Tone | The feelings the author gives to a piece of writing. Connected to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander: celebratory, triumphant, nostalgic, self-assured, tender, fearful or worried, doubtful, sadness, grief. |
Mood | The feelings the reader generates from the writing. Connected to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander: empowered, energetic, playful, sympathetic, moody, worried, confused. |
Repetition | Repeating words or phrases to stress importance. Connected to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander: Repeating words or phrases to stress importance. |