Questions and Answers
What is a synonym?
What is an antonym?
A word with a meaning that is opposite to another word.
What are connotations?
Ideas or qualities that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning.
What defines a simile?
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What is a metaphor?
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What is an analogy?
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What is hyperbole?
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What does personification mean?
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What are idioms?
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Study Notes
Figurative Language Basics
- Synonym: A word with the same meaning as another word within the same language.
- Antonym: A word that has an opposite meaning to another word.
Additional Language Concepts
- Connotations: Feelings or ideas that a word evokes beyond its literal meaning.
- Simile: A figure of speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as" to highlight similarities.
Comparisons in Language
- Metaphor: Directly refers to one thing as another to illustrate similarities without using "like" or "as".
- Analogy: A comparison between two different things that illustrates a point of similarity, often used to explain complex ideas.
Exaggeration and Personification
- Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.
- Personification: Assigning human traits or qualities to non-human entities, enhancing imagery (e.g., "The wind howled").
Idioms and Sound Words
- Idioms: Phrases whose meanings cannot be understood from the individual words, often culturally specific (e.g., "A chip on your shoulder" indicates holding a grudge).
- Onomatopoeia: Words that phonetically imitate the sounds they describe (e.g., "buzz", "sizzle").
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