The Odyssey Lesson 1 - Academic Vocabulary

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Diction

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An author's choice of words

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Feelings and ideas a word evokes

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Connotation

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More positive connotation: Animals at the zoo

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Interesting

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More negative connotation:

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Frightened

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Denotation

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Literal, dictionary definition

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Denotation of 'immature'

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Not fully grown

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Motifs and Themes

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Motifs emphasize themes

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Characteristic of motifs

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Recurring

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Motif vs Symbol

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Motif repeats in story; Symbol doesn't have to.

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Allegory

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Story, poem, or picture with hidden meaning (moral/political).