Making Sense of Our Academic Word Wall Terms

What is the definition of allusion?

• an advance hint of what is to come later in the text

• a mild or indirect word/expression substituted for another that is considered to be too harsh or blunt

• an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

What is the definition of euphemism?

• an advance hint of what is to come later in the text

• a mild or indirect word/expression substituted for another that is considered to be too harsh or blunt

• descriptive, sensory language that helps a reader paint a mental picture in his/her mind

What is the definition of foreshadowing?

• an advance hint of what is to come later in the text

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

• descriptive, sensory language that helps a reader paint a mental picture in his/her mind

What is the definition of tone?

• the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader

• an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

• descriptive, sensory language that helps a reader paint a mental picture in his/her mind

What is the definition of imagery?

• the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader

• the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

• descriptive, sensory language that helps a reader paint a mental picture in his/her mind

What is the definition of mood?

• the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader

• the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman; the representation of an abstract quality in human form

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

What is the definition of personification?

• a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement/proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true

• the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman; the representation of an abstract quality in human form

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

What is the definition of irony?

• a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement/proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true

• comparison of two unlike objects/things through the use of like or as

• the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

What is the definition of simile?

• a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement/proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true

• comparison of two unlike objects/things through the use of like or as

• comparison of two unlike objects/things without the use of like or as

What is the definition of paradox?

• a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement/proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true

• comparison of two unlike objects/things without the use of like or as

• use of an object, character, or idea to represent something else