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  1. Figurative Language

Words that don’t mean exactly what they say

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  1. Verbal Irony

When someone says something but means the opposite

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  1. Pun

A play on words

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Connotation

The feeling a word gives

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  1. Denotation

Literal meaning

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  1. Word Relationships

How words connect to each other

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  1. Allusion

A hidden shout-out to another story, song, etc.

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  1. Juxtaposition

Two things placed together with a contrasting effect 

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Oxymoron

Two opposing words blended together 

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  1. Theme 

A central message or lesson

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Inference

A smart guess using clues from the text

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  1. Nuance

A tiny shade of difference

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  1. Metaphor 

Direct comparison

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Simile

Comparison using “like” or “as”

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  1. Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration

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  1. Understatement

Describing something as less significant or severe than it really is

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  1. Idiom

A common phrase whose meaning isn’t literal