Standards Vocab
Implied, understood though not clearly or directly stated; opposite of explicit
What does it mean for something to be implicit?
A text structure in which the author describes how events occur over time
A type of figurative language: an exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
When characters talk to each other in a text
What is dialogue?
Wesconnett Blvd.
A feeling of excitement or anxiety about what will happen (can be either positive or negative)
A text structure in which an author finds similarities and differences between the topics
What is compare & contrast text structure?
A type of figurative language: giving inanimate objects human-like characteristics
Personification
Summarizes key events of a story without including your own opinion (usually in chronological order).
What is an objective summary?
What is the biggest city in the U.S.?
NYC
To trace an argument & how the argument is developed
What does it mean to delineate an argument?
A type of text structure in which an author describes something in detail
What is a descriptive text structure?
What figurate language is this: "When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears"
Personification
What is verbal irony?
What country is Rio de Janeiro located in?
Brazil
Author takes something old and presents it in a new way; adds new things to it
What does it mean to render something new?
The dictionary definition of a word; the opposite of a word's connotation
What is denotation?
What figurative language is this: "Like burn-out torches by a sick man's bed"
Simile
A type of irony when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected
What is situational irony?
Who was the second president of the U.S.?
John Adams
evidence that goes against each other
What is conflicting information?
The emotions or associations connected to a word. Can usually be categorized as positive, negative, or neutral
What is connotation?
What figurative language: "I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies"
Hyperbole
A type of irony when the reader understands more about the events of a story than the character.
What is dramatic irony?
What language to they speak in Denmark?
Danish