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simile
Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Compares the unknown to the known so the reader can imagine the image or concept in their mind
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“His teeth were crooked like a pile of wrecked cars.”
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“Their house was like a big hotel.”
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“… standing in front of a cement house which is more like a box.”
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“Stroking the soft leather as if it were gold…”
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“He caressed the glove like it was a new born puppy.”
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“… pushing the ball out of his palm, like it was sticky and disgusting.”
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In the movie, “Independence Day,” alien ships ________ over major cities around the world, waiting to strike.
The woman ________ over her daughter’s shoulder whenever she chatted on the internet with anyone.
Syn: linger, float, loom (over)
Ant: soar
Definition: (v) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth over or around
hovered
hovered
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hover
While hovering over my best friends shoulder while he was texting, I realized that he was texting my own phone number.
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“The _______ worker caused the entire project to fall behind schedule.” (adj.)
“Tour guides often have to urge ________ to keep up with the rest of the group.” (noun)
Syn: (n) slowpoke, straggler, (a) sluggish, lazy
Ant: (n) early bird (a) swift, speedy
Definition: (n) a person who moves slowly or falls behind
(a) Falling behind; slow to move or act
(describing a person or thing)
laggard
laggards
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laggard(noun)
While pretending to be a ghost, the laggard was being carried around in his bed.
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laggard(adjective)
While the laggard turtle was running away from a 16 wheeler truck, he got hit.
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“Several students plan to ___________on a History Fair project about the American Revolution.”
Syn: (team up, join forces)
Ant: work alone
Definition: to work together
collaborate
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collaborate(verb)
When the ants needed food, they collaborated to carry an acorn all the way to their ant pile.
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imagery
Definition: The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.
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imageryExample 1: “I peeled my orange that was so bright against the gray of December that, from a distance, someone might have thought I was making a fire in my hands.”
from “Oranges” on page 37
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imageryExample 2: “Her house, the one whose porch light burned yellow night and day, in any weather.”
from “Oranges” on page 37
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imageryExample 3: “December. Frost cracking beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone…” from “Oranges” on page 37
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Internal Conflict
• Definition: psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense
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