9/23/2024 6th Grade Vocab

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Figurative language

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A way of using words to convey meanings different from their literal sense.

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Metaphor

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A rhetorical figure that implies an implicit comparison between two different things.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement or claim that should not be taken literally.

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Synonyms

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Words that have similar meanings.

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Specific

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Clearly defined or identified; precise.

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Personification

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A rhetorical figure where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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Phrases

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A small group of words that are held together as a conceptual unit.

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Exaggeration

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A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.

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Simile

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A rhetorical figure that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.