Unit 4 Playas!!! by Skyler Hutchison https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas Words 4 words be sentences 2 sentences en-us 2017-04-19 22:56:55 UTC 2026-02-09 20:22:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png Mr. Hutch hutchs https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167147324 WORD: Audience analysis
DEFINITION: determining the characteristics and knowledge of the people who will read a work (You need to know your audience)
SENTENCE: I'm going to use audience analysis to decide if it's a good idea to use a swear word in my poem.]]> 2017-04-19 22:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167147324 Isaac Chavez https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167316811 Word: Compromising
Definition: (of information or a situation) revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret about someone.
Sentence: My mom has compromising baby pictures of me. ]]> 2017-04-20 16:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167316811 david https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167316978 Word: context
DEFINITION: the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede it.
SENTENCE: I use context in my writing too.]]> 2017-04-20 16:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167316978 Jackie https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167317927 Near-Rhyme: Rhyming in which the words sound the same but do not rhyme perfectly.

The class was near rhyming words]]> 2017-04-20 16:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167317927 Cody https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167318121 WORD: Juxtaposition
DEFINITION: a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
SENTENCE: The reality clearly shows a cultural juxtaposition between rich people and poor people.
 ]]> 2017-04-20 16:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167318121 david https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167320259 Word:poetry
DEFINITION: the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken.
SENTENCE: I like writing poetry about my life.]]> 2017-04-20 16:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167320259 Jackie https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167320929 Pondering: Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

I was pondering about whether I should go to sleep or finish watching the movie.]]> 2017-04-20 16:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167320929 Isaac Chavez https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167321793 Word: Free Verse 
Definition: poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Sentence: Some ASL peoms use structure, some free verse.]]> 2017-04-20 16:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167321793 Jackie https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167322391 Transcendentalism: An American literary political and philosophical movement of the early nineteenth century.



]]> 2017-04-20 16:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167322391 david https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167322584 word:opportunity
DEFINITION:an appropriate or favorable time or occasion.
SENTENCE: I have a lot of opportunity in my life.]]> 2017-04-20 16:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167322584 Cody https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167322981 WORD: Lyrics
DEFINITION: a lyric poem or verse and the words of a song.
SENTENCE: The lyrics he introduces have something of the charm of the old ballads.

 ]]> 2017-04-20 16:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167322981 Isaac Chavez https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167327144 Word: Risky
Definition: full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss.
Sentence: I always avoid risky things.]]> 2017-04-20 17:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167327144 Cody https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167329607 WORD: Duo
DEFINITION: a pair of people or things, especially in music or entertainment.
SENTENCE: Apparently the duo was considered part of the family.
 ]]> 2017-04-20 17:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167329607 chyene https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167330898 yearning: a feeling of intense longing for something or someone.
Sentence: I'm yearning for a new phone.]]> 2017-04-20 17:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167330898 wilbert https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167336835 WORD:Depths
DEFINITION: complexity and profundity of thought.
 SENTENCE: The book has unexpected depth.
]]> 2017-04-20 17:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167336835 Chyene https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167337398 Preserve: maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
Sentence: I didn't want to move because I wanted to preserve my friendships.]]> 2017-04-20 17:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167337398 wilbert https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167338629 WORD: Paradox
DEFINITION: a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.
SENTENCE: The mingling of deciduous trees with elements of desert flora forms a fascinating ecological paradox.]]> 2017-04-20 17:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167338629 wilbert https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167341004 WORD: Solitude
DEFINITION: the state or situation of being alone.
SENTENCE: She savored her few hours of freedom and solitude.]]> 2017-04-20 17:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hutchs/unit4playas/wish/167341004