literature and vocab
implication
When something is strongly suggested
Alienation
The effects of, the loneliness of, to cure it
Curiosities
Things puzzling intriguing or ambiguous ; try to think metaphorically
Denotation
Literal meaning of a word
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold or your breath
Simile
A direct comparison using like or as
Ambition
Getting what you want, stunted by, thwarted.
Repetition
Repeated images, words, phrases, settings, structures, rhymes
Connotation
The cultural or emotional associations attached to a word
Bobby’s mother had three children. Snap, crackle, and _____ what was the third child’s name?
Bobby
Metaphor
A direct comparison between unlike things like words like or as
Coming of age
Loss of innocence
Opposite
Contras- light/dark , good/evil; characters and setting in opposition
Formal
Use a very proper word or technical jargon
The more you take the more you leave behind what am I?
Footsteps or footprints
Symbol
Something that used to represent something else
Deception
How to deceive, results of
Links
Connections or references in the text to something else outside the text; allusions
Informal
use of casualness through the intentional use of slang
Two fathers and two sons are in a car yet there are only three people in the car. How is this possible?
They are a grandfather, a father and a son
Hyperbole
An exaggeration not to be taken literally
Prejudice
Racism, bigotry, snobbery, dealing with
Conclusion
The end or finish of an event or process
Syntax
How an author strings words together to make phrases, clauses and sentences
A man ride into town on Friday stays for three days and leaves on Friday how?
His horse’s name is Friday