Vocabulary Review 1

A claim is a DEBATABLE statement (something you can argue against that is NOT a fact)

Something debatable is something you can argue against and is NOT a fact.

• A universal idea is a BIG idea that comes up in EVERYTHING.

•  They are ABSTRACT NOUNS- (nouns you cannot touch).

• This story/article/film/TV show/song  is about __________

-big ideas that come up in everything

we read, listen to, see, think about.

There is always a deeper 

meaning

• - an abstract noun (a noun/thing you CANNOT touch, buy, hold, sell)

Denotation is the LITERAL meaning of a word

Example: house/home

• Connotation is the feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word.

• Connotation can be either positive, negative, or neutral.

• The tone is a writer’s attitude or feeling about a subject. 

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