diction and figurative language

Connotation

The implied or suggested meaning of a word, based on context and cultural associations.

Imagery

Descriptive language that recreates sensory experiences, painting 'pictures' with words.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Simile

A figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Personification

Attributing human qualities to non-human entities or abstract ideas.

Metonymy

A figure of speech where one term is substituted for another term closely associated with it.

Synecdoche

A type of metonymy where a part of something is used to represent the whole.

Allusion

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.

Symbol

An object or event that represents something beyond itself, carrying deeper meanings.

Hyperbole

A deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

Understatement

A figure of speech that intentionally makes a situation seem less important than it is.

Ambiguity

Language that allows for multiple interpretations, often enriching the meaning.

Irony

A literary device where words convey a meaning opposite to their literal sense.

denonation

dictionary definintion of a word