Figurative, Connotative and Denotative Word Meanings

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What is figurative language?

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Using words or phrases that do not have their everyday, literal meaning.

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What is an idiom?

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A common phrase that represents a non-literal meaning.

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Which sentence is describing something denotatively (literally)?

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Her cheeks were red because she was nervous.

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What is alliteration?

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Repeating of similar sounds at the beginning of words.

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What does denotation mean?

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The dictionary definition of a word. The literal meaning.

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What is connotation?

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The emotional or cultural association with a word, beyond its literal meaning.

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Give an example of an idiom.

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It's raining cats and dogs.

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What is hyperbole?

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Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What does it mean to compare using similes?

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To compare two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things.