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11th grade vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Figurative | departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical. |
| Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. |
| Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |
| Concrete | existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract. |
| Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
| Literal | taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. |
| Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
| Dramatic irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
| Denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. |
| Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt |
| Pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. |
| Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. |
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