Determining the Meaning of Words and Phrases in a Text

Compares two unlike things using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

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A _______ compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

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Compares two unlike things by saying one thing is, or some things are, the other.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• connotation

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A ______________ compares unlike things by saying one thing is, or some things are, the other

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When a non human is described as expressing or having human actions, characteristics, or emotions.

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

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Giving something human like qualities when it's not human is ________________.

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The dictionary meaning of a word is also known as _________.

• personification

• denotation

• simile

• onomatopoeia

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________________ is basically the dictionary meaning of a word.

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_______________ is when one spells out a sound.

• simile

• denotation

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

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These meanings are based on the positive or negative associations and feelings people have when they read a word or phrase.

• denotative

• connotative

• technical

• personification

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