Vocab List #1 by Zoe Hammond https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4 Made with an open mind en-us 2016-09-21 11:51:35 UTC 2016-09-26 23:09:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Anthropomorphism: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125356101 Aims to make an animal ir behave and appear like they are human beings. Similar to presonification, buts its focus is not on imagery.

"Comrades, you have heard already anout the strange dream that I had last night. But I will come to the dream later . I have something else to say first......" This excerpt from animal farm is a perfect example of Anthropomorphism

]]> 2016-09-21 11:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125356101 Allusion: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125356178 A reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.

Don't be a grinch! (a reference to How The Grinch Stole Christmas)

]]> 2016-09-21 11:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125356178 Archetype: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125357182 an original model of a person, a perfect example, or a prototype upon which others are copied; a university recognized symbol.

There always appears to be a hero or person that posesses hero characteristics.


]]> 2016-09-21 12:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125357182 Characterization: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125357445 the act of describing the chatacter or qualities of someone or something, shown in two ways ; indirect and direct characterization

The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother



]]> 2016-09-21 12:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125357445 Direct Characterization: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125357559 The writer makes direct statements  about a character's personality and tells what the character is like (i.e. specific character traits). This information must come directly from the writer or narrator (cannot be interred or implied by other characters

Jafar, from Aladdin, was evil.




]]> 2016-09-21 12:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125357559 Connotation: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125358032 An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its actual definition.

The word, beautiful has a positive connotation. 
]]> 2016-09-21 12:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125358032 Indirect Characterization: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125358215 The writer reveals the characters traits through dialouge, the character's actions and thoughts, appearance, and the effect the character has on others

If a teacher askes a student to do something and the sudent says "No I don't want to and i never will"  then the reader can infer that the student is defiant and disobedient


]]> 2016-09-21 12:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125358215 Diction: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125358399 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; the style of enuciation in speaking or singing.

]]> 2016-09-21 12:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125358399 Imagery: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125668479 descriptive language that can function as a way for the reader to better imagine the world of the piece of literature

The aroma of the pumpkin pie was a blanket of cinnamon. "Whiff", "aroma", "was a blanket" evoke our senses of smell or other senses.

]]> 2016-09-22 11:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125668479 Irony: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125668661 incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

The procrastinator's meeting has been postponed.
]]> 2016-09-22 11:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125668661 Situational Irony: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125668763 irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
]]> 2016-09-22 11:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125668763 Metaphor: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669045 A figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity; makes an analogy between two things to show how one resembles the other in some way (directly stated)

Danielle's voice was music to Mrs. Graham's ears.
]]> 2016-09-22 11:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669045 Mood: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669219 The climate or feeling of a literary work. Reflects the emotional response of the reader to the writing.

It was rainy, cold, and all of the students at Midlothian High School were sick. (This sentences gives off a negative mood.)

]]> 2016-09-22 11:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669219 Personification: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669359 When a writer gives human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects to create imagery.
]]> 2016-09-22 11:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669359 Motif: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669497 a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., that is related to the theme. Usually found in a literary, artistic, or musical work

In To Kill A Mockingbird the motif is to destroy innocence. In the book, Jem, Tom, Robinson, Dill, and Boo can be classified as mockingbirds- innocents who have been injured or destroyed from evil.

]]> 2016-09-22 11:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669497 Syntax: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669665 the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences. 

]]> 2016-09-22 11:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669665 Tone: 3085029 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669960 The writer's attitude toward the character, subject, and audience of a story.

serious, sarcastic, happy, cheerful, confident, excited, dreary, etc.



]]> 2016-09-22 11:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125669960 Denotaion: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125975687 The literal meaning (dictionary definition) of a word

If in book they give you the actual deffinition of the word


]]> 2016-09-23 11:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125975687 Foil: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125975895 A character who serves as a direct contrast to antoher characteras a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character.

Good cop and bad cop


]]> 2016-09-23 12:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125975895 Sensory Details: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125976101 Imagery draws on the five senses, namely the details of taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound.

The sound of the blue waves hitting the sandy bea]]> 2016-09-23 12:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125976101 Dramatic Irony: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125976409 irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.

In Romeo and Juliet when Romeo thinks Juliet is dead but we know she is not. 


]]> 2016-09-23 12:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125976409 Verbal irony: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125976851 irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

Ex. saying 'luckey me' when something bad happens

]]> 2016-09-23 12:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125976851 Simile: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125977205 A type of metephor in which the comparison is made with the use of the word like or as (or its equivalent)

That dog was as big as an elephant


]]> 2016-09-23 12:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125977205 Paradox: 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125977570 A statemente that appears self-contradictory, yet reveals a kind of truth. Shows the complexities of life

Jumbo Shrimp


]]> 2016-09-23 12:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/125977570 Symbolism 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/126063889 A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and it stands for something more than itself.

In Star Wars when Luke was dressed in light colors and Darth Vader is dressed in black, to show good vs. evil.

]]> 2016-09-23 16:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/126063889 Allegory 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/126064692 a story, poem,  or picture that can be inperpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. A story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for moral ideas about a human life or for a political or historical situation

An example in animal farm is; All animals are equal but few are more equal than others]]> 2016-09-23 16:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/126064692 Theme 3084883 https://padlet.com/3084883/bqk8hcf99hq4/wish/126241610 An insight about a human life that is revealed in a literary work. It is rarely stated by the author and requires that the reader make inferences based on clues given in the text.

The theme in Romeo and  juliet is love and friendship


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