RL 4 Terms

Asking the reader or listener to understand something by virtue of its relation to some other thing, action, or image is...

• figurative language

• connotative meaning

• literal meaning

• diction

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

diction can be defined as...

• word choice

• sentence structure

• imagery

• grammar

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word for "thin" has a positive connotation?

• emaciated

• scrawny

• slender

• bean-pole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word has a positive connotation?

• melancholic

• filthy

• malignant

• enthusiastic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word would make the man seem the most angry? "The man stared ______ at his wife."

• solemnly

• morosely

• resentfully

• quickly

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "connotation"?

• The literal meaning

• A scheme

• The meaning suggested by the word

• The good and the bad of a situation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "denotation"?

• figurative meaning of the word

• The literal meaning

• The meaning suggested by a word

• Symbolic words arranged in a pattern.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an allusion?

• metaphor

• reference

• cliché

• symbol

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do authors use allusions?

• To make meaningful connections between texts

• To engage readers in an "inside joke"

• To provide new and meaningful connections to the plot, characters, or setting.

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT an allusion?

• His wife was his Achilles' Heel

• She transformed her garden to look like the Garden of Eden.

• He lies so much, I'm surprised he doesn't look like Pinocchio.

• Her smile is as beautiful as a Fall sunset.