Week 14 Vocabulary

Denotation

• Beyond the literal meaning; clue; hint

• Dictionary definition;

  name; title

• Author's attitude; character; nature

• A way of describing one thing by means of another thing; code word; expression

Connotation

• Indirect reference; inference; mention

• A sign suggesting meaning; logo; icon;

• A figurative statement; concept; idea;

• An additional meaning beyond the literal meaning; clue; hint

Tone

• Author's attitude;

  character; nature

• A combination of contradictory words;

• A dictionary definition; name; title

• The repetition of consonant sounds; sequence words;

Analogy

• An exaggeration; overstatement; caricature

• Contradictory; incongruous words;

• Describing one thing by using another thing; code word; euphemism

• A thing that suggests a meaning beyond the literal sense; logo; icon

Allusion

• The dictionary definition; name; title

• The author's attitude; character; nature

• A figurative statement; concept; idea

• An indirect inference; implication; mention; reference

Symbol

• A thing that suggests meaning; logo; sign

• The repetition of consonant sound; sounds in sequence

• An exaggeration; caricature; embellishment

• Dictionary definition; name; title

Metaphor

• The repetition of consonant sound; sounds in sequence

• Indirect reference; inference; sign

• A figurative statement one thing for another; concept; idea

• Contradictory words;

Oxymoron

• A dictionary definition; name; title

• A figurative statement; concept

• A combination of incongruous words; Contradictory;

• Repetition of consonant sound; sounds in a sequence

Alliteration

• An exaggeration; caricature; overstatement

• A dictionary definition; name; title

• Author's attitude; character; personality

• Repetition of consonant sound; Marks the beginning of words

Hyperbole

• A combination of contradictory words; incongruous

• A figurative statement one thing for another; idea; concept

• An exaggeration; elaboration; overstatement

• The dictionary definition; name; title