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Denotation

• Definition – (n) the dictionary definition of a word; the literal meaning

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• Connotation

• Definition – (n) the cognitive meaning of a word

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• Tone

• Definition – (n) A literary technique that tells the reader what the author's attitude behind

writing the work is

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• Mood

• Definition – (n) the feeling created in the reader by the literary work or passage

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ANALOGOUS

Definition – (n) a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be

based

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IRONY

Definition – (n) the technique that portrays differences between appearance and reality, or

expectation and result

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Genre

• Definition – (n) a category or form of literature

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• Voice

• Definition – (n) a writer’s distinctive “sound” or way of “speaking” on the page. It is related to word choice, sentence structure, and tone

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• Theme

• Definition – (n) a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work (the

story’s life lesson)

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• Expository Essay

• Definition –(n) nonfiction work that gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a

process

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Vocabulary Quiz!

• Denotation• Connotation • Analogous• Tone • Mood

• Irony• Genre • Voice• Theme • Expository Essay

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• Disposition

• Definition – (n) natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; final settlement of a matter

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• Characterization

• Definition – (n) the act of creating and developing a character. Could be directly or

indirectly stated

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• Conflict

• Definition – (n) a struggle between opposing forces. Characters in conflict form the basis of

stories

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Foreshadowing

Definition – (n) the use of clues in a literary work that suggest events that have yet to occur

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• Monologue

• Definition – (n) a long speech in a play by one character addressed to other characters

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• Prose

• Definition – (n) the ordinary form of written language. Writing that is not poetry, drama, or

song

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• Symbol

• Definition – (n) a character, place, thing or event that stands for something else

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• Oxymoron

• Definition – (n) a combination of words that contradict each other

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Word of the Day• Allegory

• Definition – (n) a story or tale with two or more levels of meaning – a literal level and

one or more symbolic levels

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• Allusion

• Definition – (n) a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of

art

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Vocabulary Quiz!!

• Disposition• Characterization • Conflict• Foreshadowing • Monologue

• Prose• Symbol• Oxymoron• Allegory• Allusion

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• VERBATIM

• Definition – (adj) word for word; exactly as written

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• SOPHOMORIC

• Definition – (adj) immature

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• Volatile

• Definition – (adj) tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive

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• Anecdote

• Definition – (n) a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event told to

entertain or make a point

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• Epiphany

• Definition – (n) a sudden flash of insight into a conflict or situation

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• Hyperbole

• Definition – (n) a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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• Pun

• Definition – (n) a play on words involving a word with two or more meanings or two

words that sound alike

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• Perceptive

• Definition – (adj) having or showing insight, understanding, or intuition

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• Impartial

• Definition – (adj) not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased

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• Vindicated

• Definition – (v) Freed from blame

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Vocabulary Quiz!!

• Verbatim• Sophomoric• Volatile • Anecdote• Epiphany

• Hyperbole• Pun• Perceptive• Impartial• Vindicated

Word of the Day• Acrimonious

• Definition – (adj) Bitter or sharp in language, tone, or behavior

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• Peruse

• Definition – (v) to read carefully

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• ILLICIT

• Definition – (adj) Illegal; not permitted for ethical or moral reasons

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• Forthright

• Definition – (adj) honest, direct, outspoken

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• Elusive

• Definition – (adj) difficult to capture or comprehend

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• Deface

• Definition – (v) to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure

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• Incognito

• Definition – (adj) hidden or in disguise

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• Kinetic

• Definition – (n) pertains to motion

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• Supercilious

• Definition – (adj) showing excessive pride

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• Metamorphosis

• Definition – (v) a transformation

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Vocab Quiz!!

• Acrimonious • Peruse • Illicit• Forthright• Elusive

• Deface• Incognito• Kinetic• Supercilious• Metamorphosis

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AMIABLE

Definition – (adj) having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities

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FICKLE

Definition – (adj) Likely to change; instability; not constant

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Consolidate

Definition – (v) to bring together into a single or unified whole; unite; combine

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STOIC

Definition – (adj) unmoved by joy or grief

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DOCILE

Definition – (adj) easily managed; easily trained

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OPAQUE

Definition – (adj) not transparent or translucent; does not allow light to pass through

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AUSPICIOUS

Definition – (adj) promising success or opportunity; prosperous

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EMACIATE

Definition – (v) to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.

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HOMAGE

Definition – (n) respect or reverence paid or rendered

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ANIMOSITY

Definition – (n) a feeling of strong dislike

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LAST VOCAB QUIZ!!!!!

• Amiable• Consolidate• Docile • Fickle• Auspicious

• Stoic• Emaciate • Opaque• Homage• Animosity