| Term | Definition |
| synonyms | words that have similar meanings |
| antonyms | words that have opposite meaning |
| homonyms | words that are spelled or pronounced the same but have different meanings |
| denotation | the actual dictionary meaning of a word |
| connotation | the attitudes and feelings associated with the a word as opposed to the words actual meaning |
| idiom | words that mean something other than their actual meaning |
| simile | a comparison between two things using like or as |
| metaphore | a comparison between two things that does NOT use like or as |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration |
| personification | human qualities are given to something that is not human |