Vocabulary words

Define : Allusion

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

• a passing or casual reference

• resemblance of sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Diction

• style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choose of words

• the rational principle that governs and develops the universe

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Definition of Logos

• a similarity between like features of two things

• the rational principle that governs and develops the universe

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Define: Apostrophe

• to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word

• 1. a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

• style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choose of words

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Definition of Chiasmus

• the omission of conjunctions

• 1. a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

• the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Define: Apposition

• introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work

• the act of placing together or bringing into proximity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Define: Climax

• 1. the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

• the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something

• a similarity between like features of two things

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Define : Extended metaphor

• introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work

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

• the omission of conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Define: Analogy

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

• a similarity between like features of two things

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

Define : Euphemism

• a passing or casual reference

• a substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

• a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4