What is "connotation"?

• The dictionary definition of a word.

• The origins of the word.

• A word that means the same thing in two different languages.

• The implied meaning of a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is "diction"?

• A writer's choice of words.

• The feeling evoked by a piece of literature.

• Alternative spellings of a word.

• The structure of sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is "tone"?

• The reader's attitude toward the text.

• The author's attitude towards the subject and/ or reader.

• The characters' attitude towards the situation of the story.

• The type of story that it is (such as mystery, science fiction, or horror).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is "alliteration"?

• Repeated consonant sounds within a word.

• Repeated vowel sounds at the beginning of a word.

• Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of a word.

• Repeated vowel sounds within a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is "assonance"?

• Repeated consonant sounds within a word.

• Repeated vowel sounds at the beginning of a word.

• Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of a word.

• Repeated vowel sounds within a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is "consonance"?

• Repeated consonant sounds within a word.

• Repeated vowel sounds at the beginning of a word.

• Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of a word.

• Repeated vowel sounds within a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an "elegy"?

• A speech given at a funeral in honor of the dead person.

• A piece of literature carved on a gravestone.

• A speech directly addressed to a dead person.

• A sad and thoughtful poem about the death of an individual.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D