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Vaughn Linton # 14

Bishop Pritchard # 8

Alliteration: repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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1	"The Stars Still Shone..."	Because it has the same starting sound 3 time in a row.

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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68	"...with bits of sticks..."	It has the same vowel sound

Hyperbole: An extravagant exaggeration.
Example: "My backpack weighs a ton!"

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58	"... and then like a shadow she glided towards the door."	She isn't actually a shadow but she seemed to be.

Metaphor: A comparison when one becomes the other.
Example: "The book was a passport to adventure."

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83	"Juana's eyes were two sparks reflecting a low star."	This is a metaphor because

Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Example: "The bees buzzed."

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86	"...Kino heard the harsh Click as he cocked the rifle."	This is a onomatopoeia because Click is a sound and thats what an onomatopoeia is.

Personification: Giving human qualities to ideas and things.
Example: "Her stomach growled."

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13	"...its old yellow plastered buildings hugging the beach."	This is an example of personification because houses can notreally hug the beach."

Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
Example: "She floated in like a cloud."

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11	"...as ugly and gray as little ulcers..."	This is a simile because the pearls were really not ulcers but he is making a point that they were ugly and worthless.

Symbol: Representation of somehting complex, general, or abstract.
Example: "The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the democratic ideal."

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2	"... everything they saw thought or did or heard became a song."	This represents a symbol because what they do represents a song.


WHO IS THIS MAN? About the authors:

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2. R.J......... Not that intresting
3. Vaughn............ #14 on Hawks 8th grade football team
4. Bishop............. #8 on the 8th grade Hawks football team...