Technical Definition - specific meanings in informational text, such as science, mathematics or social studies books., Connotative Definiton - Suggested feelings that go behind their literal meaning. How the word makes the reader feel., Figurative Definiton - Expression or phrase that uses figurative language to express an idea (similes, metaphors, imagery, onomatopoeia, alliteration, etc), Technical - Example: The word “mass” means how much matter an object has in science. The word "mass" can mean a group or gathering., Connotative - Example: Shack-negative, house-neutral, home-positive, Figurative - Example: The cloud is a marshmallow. Uses a simile to describe how soft and fluffy the cloud appears in the sky., Technical Example - Example: “Snatch up its meal.” The author to suggest that the wasp takes the meal suddenly, perhaps rudely, Connotative Example - Example: “Ovipositor, or egg-laying organ, is found in the abdomen.” The author uses it to communicate precisely which part of the wasp is being described, Figurative Example - Example: “Eyes seem borrowed from the face of a space alien.”The author uses it to suggest that the eyes seem strange, unearthly.,

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