Understanding Context

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What is the definition of 'context'?

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The events, situations, or language that surround a particular word, phrase, or piece of text that help explain its meaning.

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figurative language

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expressions used for descriptive or rhetorical effect that are not literally true but that express some truth beyond the literal level

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figure of speech

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a word or phrase not meant to be taken literally, but rather used for effect

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things but implies a comparison instead of stating it directly with the word like or as

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personification

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a figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force of nature, or an idea is given human form or qualities

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simile

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a figure of speech that uses the word like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things