Understanding Context

Understanding Context

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English

4th - 5th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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Erika T

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the definition of 'context'?

Back

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

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

figurative language

noun

Back

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

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

figure of speech

noun

Back

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

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

metaphor

noun

Back

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

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

personification

noun

Back

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

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

simile

noun

Back

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

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