If you come across a word you don't know, write it in a blank space below. Try to figure out what the word means by looking at its context. Then use your dictionary or the Internet to look up the correct definition for the word. Word Definition

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author's purpose - An author's purpose is his reason for or intent in writing.

tone - The tone of a literary work expresses the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience.

connotation -an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

denotation - the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

figurative language- Figurative language is language that's intended to create an image, association, or other effect in the mind of the listener or reader that goes beyond the literal meaning or expected use of the words involved.

metaphor - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

personification - the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

hyperbole- exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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