Vocab
Filled with surprise or amazement
Astonished
Loud and rowdy
Boisterous
Comparison Using Like or As
Similie
This describes who the audience is talking to
Audience
What is the traditional format for writing essays?
Intro -> body paragraphs -> conclusion
To move in an unsteady way
Totter
carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; lazily
perfunctory
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
Personification
This expresses a writer’s attitude (or thoughts and feelings) toward his or her subject
Tone
Where is the thesis statement placed in your essay?
The last sentence of the first paragraph
To restore to calm or settle down again
Recompose
Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
Remorse
When an object represents a bigger idea other than its literal meaning
Symbolism
A reference to a movie, person, TV Show, etc.
Allusion
Point of view that uses You/Yours
2nd person
Without pity or compassion
Mercilessly
Trick or strategy to deceive someone
Ruse
When opposite things are placed next to each other
Oxymoron
How an author describes a person in their story
Characterization
Dicton is another word for this
Word Choice
a sudden, intense expression of a feeling or activity
Paroxysm
The quality of being incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
Infallibility
Visually descriptive language that appeals to our 5 senses
Imagery
A POV where a 3rd person narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of every character
Omniscient
What is the difference between connotation and dennotation?
Denotation is the definition of the word. Connotation is the way the word makes you feel.