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Descriptive Writing
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English
9th Grade
11/23/2008

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Term
descriptive
Definition
giving a picture in words, telling about something in great detail
Term
senses
Definition
the five - sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell
Term
figure of speech
Definition
an expression in which words suggest an image that is different from the literal meaning of the words
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literally
Definition
actually, really, exactly as things are
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exaggeration
Definition
something that is stretched beyond the truth; something made larger or greater than it really is
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simile
Definition
a figure of speech in which two things are compared by using the words like or as
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metaphor
Definition
a figure of speech in which one thing is compared with another by suggesting a likeness between the two
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implies
Definition
suggests in an indirect way
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