CATEGORY 1:
NAME THAT VOCAB WORD
NAME THAT VOCAB WORD
This term means the author’s attitude toward a subject, audience, or topic.
Tone
This term refers to an author’s choice of words.
Diction
This term describes the point of view from which a story or situation is understood.
Perspective
An author writes, “The classroom was silent as the students waited for their scores.” The author wants the reader to focus on how quiet the room is. What literary technique or concept involves giving special importance to a particular detail?
Emphasis
An author writes, “The wind whispered through the trees.” What type of figurative language is used in this phrase?
Personification
This term describes the feelings or atmosphere a reader experiences while reading a text.
Mood
This term describes the use of sensory details that appeal to sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.
Imagery
This term means explaining what a text means based on evidence and reasoning.
Interpretation
A writer describes a character as “slender,” while another writer describes the same character as “skinny.” What vocabulary term explains the different feelings associated with these two words?
Connotation
A speaker describes a community’s struggles by sharing a heartbreaking story about a family affected by poverty. Which rhetorical appeal is the speaker using?
Pathos
This term refers to the literal, dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
This term refers to the way an author builds an idea, argument, character, or theme throughout a text.
Development
This term describes a subtle difference in meaning, feeling, or tone.
Nuance
A character says, “What a wonderful day!” while standing in the pouring rain after losing her phone and missing the bus. What literary term describes the contrast between what is said and the situation?
Irony
A writer presents two characters with opposite beliefs to highlight their differences. Which vocabulary term describes the technique of showing how two things differ?
Contrast
This term describes the feelings, associations, or ideas connected to a word beyond its literal meaning.
Connotation
This term occurs when an author changes tone, mood, perspective, or meaning during a text.
Shift
This term describes a word, phrase, or situation that has more than one possible meaning.
Ambiguity
In a speech, a student explains that a school needs a new library by presenting research, statistics, and facts about student achievement. Which rhetorical appeal is the student primarily using?
Logos
A student argues that students should have longer lunch periods. She explains that research shows students concentrate better when they have adequate breaks. Which rhetorical appeal is she primarily using?
Logos
This term describes the use of a word, phrase, or expression that means something different from its literal meaning.
Figurative Phrase
This term involves using similar grammatical structures to create balance, rhythm, or emphasis in a sentence.
Parallelism
This term describes the depth of a text or idea when it contains multiple layers, conflicting ideas, or difficult concepts.
Complexity
A character gives away all her possessions to help a stranger, even though she has very little herself. Throughout the story, her actions repeatedly represent generosity and sacrifice. What literary term describes an object, action, or character representing a larger idea?
Symbolism
An author begins a story with a cheerful, playful tone. After the main character discovers a devastating secret, the author’s language becomes dark and serious. Which vocabulary term describes this change?
Shift