| Term | Definition |
|---|
| IMPLY | WHAT THE SPEAKER OR WRITER PUTS INTO (AN IMPLICATION) |
| INFER | WHAT YOU GET OUT OF A LISTENER OR READER-READING BETWEEN THE LINES |
| SIMILE | COMPARES 2 UNLIKE THINGS USING "LIKE" OR "AS" |
| METAPHOR | COMPARES 2 UNLIKE THINGS WITHOUT LIKE OR AS |
| CONNOTATION | IMPLIED MEANING |
| DENOTATION | LITERAL |
| HYPERBOLE | DELIBERATE OR OVER EXAGGERATED "CRIPPLED WITH EXHAUSTION" |
| PERSONIFICATION | HUMAN QUALITY FOR AN ABSTRACT OR NON HUMAN "THE WIND SCREAMED" |
| ONAMONAPIA | POW, MEOW-WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE THEY ARE SPELLED |
| EUPHEMISM | MILD OR MORE PALATABLE EXPRESSION IN PLACE OF SOMETHING HARSH, DEATH=KICKED THE BUCKET. |
| INFERENCE-CONCLUSION | DRAWN USING EVIDENCE OR REASONING |
| CONNOTATION | FEELING SURROUND A WORD; REFLECTS ATTITUDES OF SOCIETY. ADVERTISERS MANIPULATE SYMBOLS. EXAMPLE "EASYGOING" |
| DENOTATION | SPECIFIC MEANING OF A WORD EXAMPLE "SMART" |
| PERSONIFICATION | HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS TO NON HUMAN BEHAVIOR "WORKED LIKE A DOG" |
| VERBAL IRONY, SARCASM | USE OF WORDS TO EXPRESS THE MEANING THAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS LITERALLY IS BEING SAID. WHEN IT IS MEANT TO BE HURTFUL IT IS A SARCASTIC COMMENT. |
| WHY FIGURATIVE LANG? | THE TEXT COMES ALIVE IN PICTURES. |
| MAKING INFERENCES | CONSIDER THE ATTITUDE IN THE AUTHOR'S WORDS; THINK ABOUT WHATS BEEN LEFT OUT; UNRAVEL ACTIONS; INTERPRET MOTIVES; USE SUGGESTED MEANING TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS; DRAW ON PRIOR KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS; BASE CONCLUSIONS ON STATED IDEAS AND UNSTATED ASSUMPTIONS |
| BUILD A STORY ON INFERENCE | TO KEEP THE READER INTERESTED |
| FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE | CREATES PICTURES AND ATTITUDES |
| HOW DO I DRAW CONCLUSIONS? | HINTS, FACTS AND PRIOR KNOWLEDGE |
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