Figurative Language Terms

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Antonyms

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Words that have opposite meanings.

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Cause

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An event or action that makes something happen.

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Counterarguments

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Arguments against, or in opposition to, the main arguments presented in a persuasive text.

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Context Clues

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Words in a sentence surrounding an unfamiliar word that help the reader figure out the word's meaning.

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Connotation

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The feeling or idea associated with a word from its context, rather than the dictionary definition.

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Denotation

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The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Figurative Language

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.