Word Meanings and Spelling

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Crucible

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A place or situation that forces someone to change.

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Predicament

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An unpleasant situation.

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Correct Spelling of 'subsides'

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Subsides.

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Figurative language for 'Hope is a thing with feathers that perches the soul.'

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Metaphor.

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Denotative vs Connotative Meaning

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Denotative is the literal meaning of the word while Connotative is the figurative meaning.

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What is a synonym for 'problem'?

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Predicament.

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What does 'personification' mean?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is 'alliteration'?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a '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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What is the meaning of 'figurative language'?

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