Semantic Patterning Flashcards

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Denotation

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Literal meaning of the word

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Connotation

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Cultural meaning attached to the word

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Metaphor

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When one thing is said to be another

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Simile

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Figure of speech which explicitly connects one thing to another

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Personification

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To give non humans human like qualities

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated language

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