8th ELAR Vocab 1

allegory

• a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms

• polite

• eager to learn

character witness

• eager to learn

• a person who testifies in court as to the moral character

• polite

connotative

• feelings a word invokes

• polite

• eager to learn

dialogue

• conversation between two or more people

• dictionary meaning of a word

• polite

drama

• a love story

• a story involving conflict

• an informational passage

explicit

• fully or clearly expressed

• in hiding

• eagerness

figurative

• illogical

• understated

• of nature or involving a figure of speech

Film noir

• a motion picture with an often grim setting

• a diary

• a comic book

flashback

• a glimpse into the future

• a memory from the past shown in the present

• a camera flash

Genre

• a class or category of artistic endeavor

• general statement

• motion picture