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Literary Terms ProjectLiterary Terms ProjectClauseClause
Colloquial/ColloquialismColloquial/ColloquialismConceitConceit
ConnotationConnotationDenotationDenotation
By: Alex LeeBy: Alex Lee
1. Clause1. Clause
Contains a subject and a predicateContains a subject and a predicate• Not necessarily a whole sentence unless simple Not necessarily a whole sentence unless simple
sentence (ind clause)sentence (ind clause) Independent Clause- Independent Clause- a complete idea. Able a complete idea. Able
to stand alone as a sentenceto stand alone as a sentence Dependant Clause- Dependant Clause- Needs to be with an Needs to be with an
independent clause.independent clause.
Clause ContinuedClause Continued
ex. The dog ran. ex. The dog ran. (Independent).(Independent).
ex. ex. Life moves Life moves pretty fast pretty fast (Independent)(Independent) if you if you don’t stop and look don’t stop and look around once in a around once in a while (Dependent).while (Dependent).
ex. When I was ex. When I was younger younger (Dependent)(Dependent)
2. Colloquial/Colloquialism2. Colloquial/Colloquialism
Basic everyday slangBasic everyday slang• Could be specific to a region or ideaCould be specific to a region or idea
Usually too informal for essay writingUsually too informal for essay writing Familiar conversationFamiliar conversation Often coincides with diction or dialectOften coincides with diction or dialect
Colloquial/Colloquialism ContinuedColloquial/Colloquialism Continued
ex. “Y’all best be ex. “Y’all best be gitt’n back”gitt’n back”
ex. Whatever floats ex. Whatever floats your boat.your boat.
ex. They were ex. They were going to war, what going to war, what a pickle!a pickle!
Could very formal Could very formal language be colloquial if language be colloquial if you use it all the time?you use it all the time?
3. Conceit3. Conceit
A clever or unusual way of A clever or unusual way of expressing an idea or expressing an idea or comparing/contrasting very different comparing/contrasting very different thingsthings
A complicated/extended metaphorA complicated/extended metaphor Often found in poetry/lyricsOften found in poetry/lyrics Purposely meant to entertain reader Purposely meant to entertain reader
with thoughtwith thought
Conceit ContinuedConceit Continued
ex. The war veteran’s smile was a rainbow ex. The war veteran’s smile was a rainbow in the desert.in the desert.
ex. Shakespeare’s “Thou art more lovely ex. Shakespeare’s “Thou art more lovely and more temperate [than a summers and more temperate [than a summers day]”day]”
ex. The world is your oyster.ex. The world is your oyster.
4. Connotation4. Connotation
A word’s implied meaningA word’s implied meaning Something you can interpret without Something you can interpret without
literally defining the wordliterally defining the word Can have effect on reader – positive, Can have effect on reader – positive,
negativenegative Connotations can be of ideas, Connotations can be of ideas,
emotions, or attitudesemotions, or attitudes Opposite of DenotationOpposite of Denotation
Connotation ContinuedConnotation Continued
ex. The word “fat” often has a negative ex. The word “fat” often has a negative connotation.connotation.
ex. Picture of Child = innocenceex. Picture of Child = innocence ex. A person’s choice of clothing may ex. A person’s choice of clothing may
convey a connotation.convey a connotation.
5. Denotation5. Denotation
The exact literal definition of a wordThe exact literal definition of a word The opposite of Connotation The opposite of Connotation No further thought necessaryNo further thought necessary
• The Textbook definitionThe Textbook definition No metaphorNo metaphor
Denotation ContinuedDenotation Continued
ex. A gun: Something that fires a bullet/ ex. A gun: Something that fires a bullet/ something associated with fear, war, something associated with fear, war, violenceviolence
ex. It was hot outside.ex. It was hot outside. ex. The world spins round and round.ex. The world spins round and round.
Works CitedWorks Cited
Clause-Clause- • Dictionary.comDictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clausehttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clause
• About.comAbout.com http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/clauseterm.htmhttp://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/clauseterm.htm
Colloquial/ColloquialismColloquial/Colloquialism• Merrium-Webster.comMerrium-Webster.com
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colloquialhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colloquial
Works CitedWorks Cited
ConceitConceit• Merrium-Webster.comMerrium-Webster.com
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceithttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceit
• Answers.yahoo.comAnswers.yahoo.com http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?
qid=20090330122227AAq3krcqid=20090330122227AAq3krc
• Typesofpoetry.orgTypesofpoetry.org http://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/14-conceit-poetry-type.htmhttp://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/14-conceit-poetry-type.htm
ConnotationConnotation• Merrium-Webster.comMerrium-Webster.com
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connotationhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connotation