American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality
Complex (adjective) : not easy to understand or explain; not simple
Complex (adjective) : not easy to understand or explain; not simple
Appalling (adjective) : extremely shocking
Appalling (adjective) : extremely shocking
Optimistic (adjective) : hopeful and positive about the future
Optimistic (adjective) : hopeful and positive about the future
a period of time in which there is little economic activity and many people do not have jobs
Depression
It is a simple yet effective repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Alliteration
Validate (verb) : to prove to be true, worthy, or justified
Validate (verb) : to prove to be true, worthy, or justified
an outlying part of a city or town
Suburb
Aspiration (noun) : a hope or dream of achieving something
Aspiration (noun) : a hope or dream of achieving something
Prosperity (noun) : the state of having wealth or success
Prosperity (noun) : the state of having wealth or success
a reference to a person, place, thing, or event.
Allusion
a period of economic decline in which industry slows and jobs are scarce
Recession
an underlying, implied message or theme in writing or conversation
Subtext
Idyllic (adjective) : extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque
Idyllic (adjective) : extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque
Legacy (noun) : something handed down from the past
Legacy (noun) : something handed down from the past
the repetition of vowel sounds within a tight group of words.
Assonance
having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch
Harsh
Exacerbate (verb) : to make something bad worse
Exacerbate (verb) : to make something bad worse
presented
Bestowed
a small crudely built shack.
Shanty
the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of each line.
Anaphora
Motif (noun) : a recurring idea or theme
Motif (noun) : a recurring idea or theme
Unabated (adjective) : without reduction in strength or intensity
Unabated (adjective) : without reduction in strength or intensity
a warning or specific set of conditions and limitations
Caveats
Skeptical (adjective) : having or showing doubt
Skeptical (adjective) : having or showing doubt
a metrical foot containing two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
Anapest