| Term | Definition |
|---|
| connotation | the emotion associatied with a word. (reservation has a negative connotation among Native Americans) |
| denotation | The literal meaning of a word (Think define) |
| diction | style of speaking or writing as dependant on choice of words |
| synonym | words that have nearly the same meaning |
| antonym | words that have the opposite meaning |
| homonyms | words that have several meanings depending on how they are being used in a sentence (their, there, they're) |
| hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| personification | to give an inanimate objects human-like characteristics (teapot speaking) |
| foreshadowing | to present an indication or suggestion of something that may happen in the future |
| bias | a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement |
| divert | to distract someone or something |
| usurps | to take something over, to use up |
| august | dignified, marked by grandeur |
| pervading | Saturating, spreading through every layer of something |
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