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Vocabulsry
Term | Definition |
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denotation | the dictionary definition |
synonym | words that mean the same or nearly the same |
antonym | words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite |
context clues | words inside the text that help define an unknown word |
figurative language | language that creates images in the reader's mind |
simile | a comparison that uses like or as |
metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as |
personification | when an author has something nonhuman do something only humans can do |
hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |