U4L13 Det. Word Meaning

the feeling suggested by a word or phrase

• connotative meaning

• figurative language

• sensory language

• comparison

appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch)

• connotative meaning

• figurative language

• sensory language

• comparison

makes unusual comparisons to help readers see things in a new ways

• connotative meaning

• figurative language

• sensory language

• comparison

a comparison using like or as

• comparison

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

a comparison that doesn’t use like or as

• comparison

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

a noted similarity

• comparison

• realistic fiction

• metaphor

• personification

giving human qualities to something nonhuman

• comparison

• realistic fiction

• metaphor

• personification

creates imaginary characters and situations that could exist in our real world and society

• comparison

• realistic fiction

• metaphor

• personification

TRUE OR FALSE: Authors choose words for their connotations in order to make a specific impact on the reader.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Figurative language and sensory language are exactly the same thing.

• TRUE

• FALSE