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2. Stylistic device - Wikipedia

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   The easiest stylistic device to identify is a simile, signaled by the use of the words "like" or "as".A simile is a comparison used to attract the reader's attention and describe something in descriptive terms.

3. Metaphor - Wikipedia

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   Analysts group metaphors with other types of figurative language, such as antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy, and simile. [3] “ Figurative language examples include “similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, allusions, and idioms.”” [ 4 ] One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature comes from the " All ...

4. Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia

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   Literal and figurative language is a distinction that exists in all natural languages; it is studied within certain areas of language analysis, in particular stylistics, rhetoric, and semantics. Literal language is the usage of words exactly according to their direct, straightforward, or conventionally accepted meanings : their denotation .

5. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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   Comprehension specifically is a "creative, multifaceted process" that is dependent upon four language skills: phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. [6] Reading comprehension is a part of literacy. Some of the fundamental skills required in efficient reading comprehension are the ability to: [7] [8] [9] know the meaning of words,

6. Ceasefire between Turkey and US-backed rebels extended ... - AOL

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   A ceasefire between Turkey and the U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian forces (SDF) around the northern Syrian city of Manbij has been extended until the end of this week, State Department spokesperson ...

7. 49ers suspend De'Vondre Campbell for refusing to enter game ...

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   The San Francisco 49ers on Monday suspended linebacker De'Vondre Campbell for the final three games of the regular season for refusing to play Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams.. Niners ...

8. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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   A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). [1] [2] In the distinction between literal and figurative language, figures of

9. Man accused of trying to smuggle meth-caked clothing on ...

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   Other recent drug busts. Tuesday's indictment is the latest in numerous drug trafficking cases across the country, in which suspects have been accused of using various ploys to smuggle illicit drugs.