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Alliteration: repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.Example: "Peter Piper picked a peckof pickled peppers."
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"The stars still shone.."
This is an alliteration because all the words start with the same consonant, 's'.
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"Kino saw a ghostly gleam..."
Two words here start with the same consanant, g.
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"In the moon light he could see the frantic frightened eyes..."
Frantic, and Frightened both start with 'f.'
Allusion: A reference to a specific person, place, or thing.Example: "She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa."
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"It was as large as a seagulls egg."
The quote is comparing the pearls size to that of a seagulls egg.
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"Kino lifted the flesh and there it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon."
This is an allusion because it is comparing the pearl, which I do not know much about, to the moon, which I do know about.
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"Kino lay as rigid as a tree limb."
The quote compares Kino to a tree limb.
Assonance: Repeated vowel sounds. Example: "The cat sat on the mat."
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"...lost one world..."
This is a good example because the "o" sound is repeated.
Hyperbole: An extravagant exaggeration. Example: "My backpack weighs a ton!"
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"He was terrified of that monster of strangeness they call the capitol."
This is a good example because the Capitol is not really a monster.
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" This was an impossibilty, and if he could think of having a rifle whole horizons were burst and he could rush on.
This is a good example because it is exagerating what would happen if he got a rifle.
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"He has found the pearl of the world."
This is an exaggeration because it is not actually the greatest pearl in the world.
Imagery: Creating pictures for the senses. Example: "The pitter-patter of the rain against the window."
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"And that day the wind rose to beat the gulf..."
The quote is creating an image in your head,you can see the crashing on the gulf.
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"The town lay on a broad estuary its old yellow plaster buidings hugging the beach."
This gives you a good idea of what the town looks like giving you the feeling that you are there.
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"The sky was brushed clean by the wind and the stars were cold in a black sky."
You can clearly see the picture in the head.
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"...a tiny light danced through the hut."
It describes the picture well so that you can see what is happening.
Metaphor: A comparison when one becomes the other. Example: "The book was a passport to adventure."
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"...They were little more dots or scurrying ants and behind them a larger ant."
This is a metaphor because it is saying that men were ants, but they really weren't.
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"Above, the surface of the water was a green mirror."
This is a metaphor because it is saying that water is a green mirror, but it isn't a mirror.
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"Above, the surface of the water was an undulating mirror of brightness..."
This is a good quote because the water is not a mirror.
Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning. Example: "The bees buzzed."
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"Fiddler crabs bubbled and sputtered in their holes."
This uses two words that describe the sound of what the crabs are doing.
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"...a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings."
Chittered is the sound that birds are making.
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"...ino heard the harsh click..."
Click sounds like the meaning of click.
Personification: Giving human qualities to ideas and things. Example: "Her stomach growled."
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"The forefinger poked and insulted it."
This quote is a personification because a finger can't insult something.
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"Behind him Juana's fire leaped into flames and threw spears of light."
This is a personification because the fire cant actually leap and throw spears.
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"...a tiny light danced through the hut."
This is an example of personification because light can't actually dance.
Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as." Example: "She floated in like a cloud."
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"A town is a thing like a colonial animal."
This quote is comparing a town to a colonial anima using the word 'like.'
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"It was as large as a seagulls egg."
The quote compares the pearl size to that of a egg using 'as.'
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"She looked up at him, her eyes as cold as the eyes of a lioness."
This is a simile because Juana's eyes are being compared to a lioness's using 'as'.
Symbol: Representation of something complex, general, or abstract. Example: "The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the democratic ideal."
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...the song of evil...
This is a symbol becuase is is showing how he is feeling about things, and it is playing through his head.
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...in Kino's head know there was a song, clear and soft...
This is a symbol beacuse it is showing you what he is feeling and what thoughts that is causes; there is not really a song in his head.
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Alliteration: repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.Example: "Peter Piper picked a peckof pickled peppers."
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good example of figurative language
Allusion: A reference to a specific person, place, or thing.Example: "She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa."
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Assonance: Repeated vowel sounds.
Example: "The cat sat on the mat."
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Hyperbole: An extravagant exaggeration.
Example: "My backpack weighs a ton!"
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Imagery: Creating pictures for the senses.
Example: "The pitter-patter of the rain against the window."
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Metaphor: A comparison when one becomes the other.
Example: "The book was a passport to adventure."
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Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Example: "The bees buzzed."
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Personification: Giving human qualities to ideas and things.
Example: "Her stomach growled."
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Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
Example: "She floated in like a cloud."
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Symbol: Representation of something complex, general, or abstract.
Example: "The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the democratic ideal."
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