Unit 1 Harlem Renaissance Vocab

are words or phrases not to be taken literally

What literary technique is used to compare two things NOT using the words "like" or "as"?

• Figurative Language

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

What is a medium?

• Not big, not small

• A way of communicating

• The average of numbers

• Something that is placed in middle

Answer explanation

Examples of a medium would be a song, a play, a poem, a letter, a cell phone, etc.

What are three techniques can be used in order to help an artist portray the mood or overall feeling of a song?

• Pace, Beats and Lyrics

• Sound, Melodies, and Lyrics

• Tone, Volume and Tempo

An allusion is _?

• When writers make references to other pieces of work (ex: fairytales & myths)

• To create a false image

• To imagine something that isn't there

• To steal from another writers' work

What is the Harlem Renaissance NOT about?

• The Arts (poetry, literature, music, dancing, etc.)

• African-Americans right to express themselves

• Esacaping slavery

What does it mean to contribute to something?

• To take away from a cause

• Giving for a purpose, while adding value to it

• A cooperative effort by which people or organizations work together to accomplish a common project or mission

• Items passed down from ancestors