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The prefix un- means not or the reverse of. Here are some words which begin with the un- prefix.
unclean unhappy unfair unbeatable uncertain uncommon unable unexpected unwilling
revisit recheck restart regain renew rebuild repay rewrite return
Figurative Language
When people say exactly what they mean, they are using literal language. Sometimes people choose to express themselves using figurative language. Here are four forms of figurative langauge:
EXAGGERATION: The writer stretches the truth to make the story more
interesting or funny.
EXAMPLE: The fog was so thick you could slice it with a knife.
PERSONIFICATION: The writer gives human qualities to nouns that
aren't actually human.
EXAMPLE: The house watched us as we walked past it.
SIMILE: The writer compares two things that are not the same
using the word like or as.
EXAMPLE: Jill could run like a cheetah.
METAPHOR: The writer compares to things that are not the same
and states that one thing is the other.
EXAMPLE: Jill was a busy bee.