Unit 1- Vocab. Words

denotation

• Dictionary definition
• figure of speech comparing two different things
• Central idea of a work of literature
  A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

connotation

• All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
• Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
• figure of speech comparing two different things

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

stanza

• A group of lines in a poem
• A literary type or form
• Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

narrative

• a story
• A group of lines in a poem
• Words and phrases that help readers see, hear, taste, feel, or smell what the author is describing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

figurative language

• Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
• A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
• A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

effect

• A result
• A literary type or form
• Sequence of events in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

genre

• A literary type or form
• A story
• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

symbolism

• A device in literature where an object represents an idea.symbol
• A result
• Central idea of a work of literature
  A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

effective

• Done with skill
• A story
• Dictionary definition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In "The Scholarship Jacket," the personal narrative begins with Martha thinking about getting a jacket and it ends with Martha knowing she will get the jacket. This is an example of...

• Internal Coherence

• Sensory Detail

• External Coherence

• Characterization