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To look closely at something and break it into parts to understand it better.
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To figure something out using clues from the text and what you already know.
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The way something is organized or put together.
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A small but important difference in meaning, feeling, or tone.
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A word that means the same or almost the same as another word.
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A word that means the opposite of another word.
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To explain how two or more things are alike.
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To explain how two or more things are different.
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Using more than one type of media, such as text, images, video, or sound.
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The writer’s unique style or personality that comes through in their writing.
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The author’s attitude or feeling about the subject (serious, funny, sad, excited, etc.).
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How a poem is arranged, including lines, stanzas, rhythm, and rhyme.
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A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in writing.
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The pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem.
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A meaning that is not literal; the writer uses creative language to suggest ideas or feelings.
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A comparison between two unlike things by saying one is the other.
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Descriptive language that helps the reader see, hear, smell, taste, or feel something.
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Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
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A strong exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
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When something (an object, color, or action) represents a bigger idea or meaning.
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A brief reference to a well-known person, story, event, or text.
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When a word, phrase, or line is repeated to emphasize an idea or create rhythm.
