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1
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Words that have similar or the same meaning

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Synonym

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new word or expression. A word used with new meaning

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neologism

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3
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a word that spells a sound

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onomatopoeia

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a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings

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pun

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Repeating a word or phrase, or rewording the same idea

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repetition

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6
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Comparison using like or as

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simile

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the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers

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statistics

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an overused saying or idea

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cliche

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short story of an amusing or interesting event

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anecdote

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comparison not using like or as

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metaphor

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informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing

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colloquialism

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the deliberate use of strong emotive words to play on readers’ feelings. Language that carries strong emotion

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emotive language

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a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humour

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hyperbole

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A command

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imperative

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Includes reader/audience by assuming ‘we all agree or disagree.’

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inclusive language

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A list of associated ideas or things

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listing

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17
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Words with opposite meanings

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antonym

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a sentence with one independent clause

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simple sentence

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a sentence with two or more independent clauses

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compound sentence

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a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

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complex sentence

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an unfinished sentence.

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incomplete sentence

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person, place, thing, or idea

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noun

23
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replaces a noun, Eg. I, she, he etc.

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pronoun

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names an idea, quality, action, or feeling

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abstract noun

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an action word

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verb

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describes a noun

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adjective

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a word that describes a verb

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adverb

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giving human qualities to animals or objects

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personification

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The repetition of vowel sounds

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assonance

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a word that joins two phrases or sentences

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conjunction

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shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentences eg. to, by, over

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preposition

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expresses emotion eg. ah, whoops, ouch

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interjection

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The actual spoken words are written down

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direct speech

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A statement that hints at something

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innuendo

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Words which are used in their simplest, most basic meaning eg. The literal meaning of “over the moon” is “above the moon”. The non-literal meaning is “really happy”

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literal language

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A statement that puts together two ideas that seem to be opposite in meaning, but which makes sense if you think about it

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paradox

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using more words than necessary

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circumlocution

38
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the emotional association which many words have; they mean different things to different people

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connotation

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expressions or words which are a ‘nicer’ way of saying something

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euphemism

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a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase

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idiom

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intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed

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irony

42
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a word which combines the sounds and meaning of two others

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portmanteau

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words or phrases used in conversation by a particular group of people, used for informality, exclusivity

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slang

44
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a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets (meaning ‘the English cricket team’).

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synecdoche

45
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special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand

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jargon

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