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| Language that suggests another meaning that hepls the reader visualize what is being said. Similes and metaphors are figurative. |
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| Langauge that means the exact meaning of a word or words. |
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A simile compares two unlike things using like or as.
Example: Mary is pretty like a rose.
Example: Mary is as pretty as a rose. |
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A metphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things and does not use like or as.
Ex: Mary is a pretty rose. |
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Words that describe nouns. Nouns are people, places, and things.
Ex: Mary is pretty. The park is big. Her shoes are blue. |
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A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another.
Ex: pretty-beautiful-gorgrous
ugly-unattractive-homely |
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