My Word Wall by Tess Jones

My Word Wall by Tess Jones https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9 Made with curiosity en-us 2017-08-25 13:18:09 UTC 2026-02-27 17:02:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png 1.1 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/183201270 Memoir
mem: memory
oir: object or tool used to do something
I will mem to use an oir, I will, oh yes, you'll see, but I cannot write a memoir-I'm not over 63.]]> 2017-08-28 18:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/183201270 1.2 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/183651537 Perspective:
point of view
spec: looking or seeing.
I wonder why perspire has the same start as perspective. I guess the guy that made the word went to the beach and played with a little bird.]]> 2017-08-30 12:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/183651537 1.3 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/183653644 Metacognition
being aware and anylizing your own thoughts
meta: aware and beyond
cogn: thinking
I think I am a thinker, which is a wonderful thing to be. My magnificent metacognition makes me think about my brain!]]> 2017-08-30 12:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/183653644 1.4 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184626482 Create:
Bring something into existence
Creat: Make out of of nothing
I created a creation with my creativity. Guess I'll sell it for a buck. There is a little downfall though-it's made of mud and muck!]]> 2017-09-05 04:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184626482 1.5 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184627368 Mindset:
The established set of attitudes held by someone
Mind: the processes of a brain
Set: to place in relation to something or someone
I want to have a mindset that lets me be wonderful and kind. To evict all the problems out off all of mankind.]]> 2017-09-05 04:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184627368 1.6 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184628056 2017-09-05 04:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184628056 1.7 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184628065 Reflection:
Serious thought or consideration
reflex: bend back
My mind is a big puddle, always rippling I am sure. My thoughts are my reflections, but there is a toad on my memory door! ]]> 2017-09-05 04:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/184628065 2.1 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/185840958 Narrative:
An account or story of events and experiences, can be fiction or nonfiction
Narrativus: to be able to narrate, narrate
I like to narrate chickens when they are taking naps. Their snores are very funny-they sound like Cock-a-Doodle-QUACK!]]> 2017-09-08 12:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/185840958 2.2 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/185845098 Anecdote:
A short story, especially if it is interesting or funny, or obscure small historical work.
anekdota: unpublished
My Dad has many anecdotes from when he was a kid. My favorite one is when he stole his mother's chocolate chips and put them under his bed. She blamed his Dad and never learned until he was 23-that he was the one that stole the chips more times than she could see.]]> 2017-09-08 13:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/185845098 2.3 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187136185 Vignette:
a decoration on books and photos, usually small
vigne: a vine like decoration on old books
I will vigorly use a vignette on the book I like to write. It will be done someday-but covered in old vines.]]> 2017-09-13 12:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187136185 2.4 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187137131 Dialogue:
conversation between a people in a book, play, or movies
dia: across
legein: speak
I'll jump dia the chasm and legein of fun and speed. But that is only dialogue in a book-to do it would be quite a fright.]]> 2017-09-13 12:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187137131 2.5 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187141018 Figurative:
not using words in a literal sense, metaphorical
figura: a shape, form, figure
I like to eat figs in a warm little spot, while the sun cooks my back. Don't worry though, I am not toast-it's figurative's languages best.]]> 2017-09-13 12:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187141018 2.6 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187144895 Allusion
a passing or casual reference, mentioning something
allusionem: a playing with, a reference to
I allude to what is in my head more often than you think. When I say something I might allude to a happening]]> 2017-09-13 13:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/187144895 2.7 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/190750353 Voice
the sound a person produces out of their mouth
vox: sound, utterance
I have the voice of an ox that can make quite a vox-my tunes are very tempting. For when I roar, it sounds like an oar silently drifting at sea-why? I lost my voice.]]> 2017-09-25 10:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/190750353 2.8 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/190751445 Sentiment
a feeling or emotion
sentire: to feel
Did you know that a parrot is sentimental? They express a wide range of moods. (because parrots mimic other people, they feel a lot of different feelings

]]> 2017-09-25 10:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/190751445 2.9 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/190752029 Impression
an idea, feeling, or opinion about someone
sentire: to feel
I leave quite an impression on more folks than not-engaging in no conversation holds wonders for ones thoughts.]]> 2017-09-25 11:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/190752029 3.1 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200372339 Simile
A figure of speech in which 2 unlike things are compared to each other using like or as
similis: likeness
I like to use a simile, to say she is as annoying as a squirrel, or that the squirrel is just as nutty as a tiny little girl.]]> 2017-10-25 12:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200372339 3.2 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200373594 Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literal
metapherein: to transfer
Maybe metaphors might meet metaphorically.
-a tongue twister]]> 2017-10-25 12:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200373594 3.3 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200375479 Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
personi: make human
The leaf flies through the air and lands softly on the whispering grass. Ah, personification.]]> 2017-10-25 13:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200375479 3.4 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200379181 Hyperbole
obvious and intentional exaggeration
hyperbolē: exaggerate
His neck was as big as an elephants trunk, yet his waist the size of a mouse.]]> 2017-10-25 13:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200379181 3.5 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200381454 Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word, as by imitation of a sound made
Bash! Bang! Boom! And then a scared MEOW!]]> 2017-10-25 13:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200381454 3.6 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200383211 Methods of Characterization
the ways you describe a character
Not really an origin.
I would describe myself as quiet but I can be social when I want to.]]> 2017-10-25 13:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200383211 3.7 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200384818 tone
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing
teinein: stretch
I hate it when anyone talks to me quite rudely-their tone offends me greatly.]]> 2017-10-25 13:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200384818 3.8 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200474563 Flashback
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
flash back: not really a true origin
I always think that flashbacks can really work quite swell, what I hate is when they make them hard to know what they tell.]]> 2017-10-25 15:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200474563 3.9 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200475919 Foreshadowing
to show or indicate beforehand
fore- to indicate that a shadow is
shadow-going to be thrown before
A foreshadow can show me a lot about the task ahead-especially if it involves the shadow of a forehead.]]> 2017-10-25 15:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/200475919 4.1 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216891255 Impropriety
A failure to observe standards or show honesty or modesty
impropietas-not proper
It can be hard to be impropriety,
especially in society that lives like the 18th century.]]> 2017-12-18 10:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216891255 4.2 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216891940 Resolute
admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
resolvere-resolve
Her New Year's resolution was resolute you see-she said she would never eat chocolate until she was 63]]> 2017-12-18 10:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216891940 4.3 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216892610 Homage
special honor or respect shown publicly
homo-man
His homage to him was stunning and was perfect for his life-I hope I will get a homage when my life is done and thrice.]]> 2017-12-18 10:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216892610 4.4 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216893138 Misanthropic
Disliking humans and avoiding human society
mis-not
anth-look
I am misanthropic-our world makes no sense.
Why does it have to be so loud and never let me rest?]]> 2017-12-18 10:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216893138 4.5 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216893946 Congenial
pleasant or congenial because ones line up with mine
It is good to be congenial with congeniality-especially if your a grandma-it matters especially.]]> 2017-12-18 10:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216893946 4.6 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216894562 Benevolence
the quality of well meaning
benevolent-kindness
A benevolent benefactor should consider their regrets when choosing to donate to society's best.]]> 2017-12-18 10:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216894562 4.7 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216895145 Perplexed
completely baffled, very puzzled
plectere-interwoven
The puzzle played perplexidly at perplexing Papa's tongue.]]> 2017-12-18 10:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216895145 4.8 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216895582 Endeavored
try hard to do or achieve something
devoir-do
She was an endeavored hero who I would like to meet-she would help me learn time management and all the skills I seek.]]> 2017-12-18 10:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216895582 4.9 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216896118 Supplication
asking or begging for something earnestly
supplicate-want
The crazy little 4 year old knew about supplication-if she didn't I would swear-she knew that screaming would not help her.]]> 2017-12-18 10:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216896118 4.10 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216896922 Irrepressible
not able to be controlled
ir-not
represible-controllable
Kylo Ren was irrepressible and couldn't hold his temper-
he always had to attack things with his red saber.]]> 2017-12-18 10:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216896922 4.11 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216897764 Condescension
an attitude of superiority, disdane
descension-equal
Her condensing attitude and her clothes, a touch above the rest made it quite clear why she was in such a place of wealth.

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anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
apprehendere-apprehend
I apprehended an apprehensive fellow likes of Tom-he didn't know a thing and there was nothing wrong.]]> 2017-12-18 10:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216898562 5.13 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216899058 Capacious
having a lot of room inside
capax-capable
She was capacious in her head-she had much to learn. I wish for her to know that I will teach her.]]> 2017-12-18 10:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216899058 5.14 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216899475 Artifice
a clever trick or strategy
artifice-skill, crafting
I always thought an artifice was an interface like that-it turns out that I am quite wrong, I will thank the dictionary for that.

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great wealth or luxuriousness
opulentia-wealth
Her opal ring of opulence had a cost of a million gold-but when she wears it it is too heavy so it goes on her toe.

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reserved, modest, shy
maturus-ripe or mature
This word is for women only-I think I fit the bill, as modesty is the best policy and I don't like to talk and all those frills.]]> 2017-12-18 10:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216900970 5.16 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216901382 Credulity
a tendency to believe that something is real
credulite
It is hard to be a child and think that everything in sight that you cannot just beleive in magic or in light.]]> 2017-12-18 10:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216901382 5.17 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216902827 Repress
subdue by force
re-back
premere-to press
I repressed my sister in the safety hold-she learned that I could hold her and there was nothing she could do.]]> 2017-12-18 11:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216902827 5.18 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216903201 Predicament
a difficult or embarrassing situation
praedicare-predict
I was in quite a predicament-I couldn't win the game. I wasn't embarrassed though-at least not where I could see.]]> 2017-12-18 11:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/216903201 6.1 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/230843009 Argument
a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong
arguere: make clear, prove, accuse
I argue for many reasons, most are good you see. I may not be the best, but I do it consistently.]]> 2018-02-12 21:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/230843009 6.2 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/230843929 Claim
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
clamare: call out
When you hear of claim of fact, do not believe it just like that.]]> 2018-02-12 21:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/230843929 6.3 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231163939 Counterclaim
a claim made to rebut a previous claim
clamare: call out
If you claim to have the lowest price, I will lower it twice as thrice.]]> 2018-02-13 17:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231163939 6.4 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231165267 Warrant
justify or necessitate (a certain course of action)
gaurant: protector
We want a warrant to warrant wanting water searches.]]> 2018-02-13 17:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231165267 6.5 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231235581 Evidence
available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
evident: obvious to the eye or mind
The evidence is stunning if I do declare-the reason for him committing it is far beyond compare.]]> 2018-02-13 19:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231235581 6. 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231236709 Affirmative
agreeing with a statement or to a request
affirmare: assert
I affirm my affinity to having lots of fun-most can affirm it but you are just a bum.

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consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features
negare: deny
Their are many definitions of the very sad word-it almost hurt my heart how many words there were.]]> 2018-02-13 19:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231238393 6.8 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231239513 Rebuttal
a refutation or contradiction
rebut: refuse
I rebutte your rebuttal of the word rebutte-google says it doesn't exist but my personal dictionary says it should. :)]]> 2018-02-13 19:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231239513 6.9 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231240869 Appeal
make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public
pellere: drive
I apparently appeal awesomely.]]> 2018-02-13 19:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231240869 6.10 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231242057 Status Quo
the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues
The status quo says squat on square politicians.]]> 2018-02-13 19:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231242057 6.11 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231274540 Resolution
a firm decision to do or not to do something
resolvere: release
I resolve to be resolute in resolutions.]]> 2018-02-13 20:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231274540 6.12 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231275601 Cross-examination
aggressive or detailed questioning of someone
cross: ask
I never heard of a cross-examination-so I cross-examination you!]]> 2018-02-13 20:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231275601 6.13 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231276942 Medium
an agency or means of doing something
medius: middle
The medium is the middle of the map.]]> 2018-02-13 20:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231276942 6.14 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231280676 Delineate
describe or portray (something) precisely
linea: line
Delineately David describes.]]> 2018-02-13 20:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231280676 6.15 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231281863 Relevant
closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered
Randy rakes his relevant rack.(of his brain)]]> 2018-02-13 20:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231281863 6.16 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231282816 Empirical
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
empiric: no definition
Do you believe in empirical or logical evidence?
No, I believe in unicorns and narwhals.

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based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
credibilis: credit
Can I check a credit card for credibility?`

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a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument
fallere: deceive
I fail to fall for fallacies.]]> 2018-02-13 20:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/231289577 6.19 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/232082669 Qualitative
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity
qualitas: quality
I qualify quailing at qualitative quarters.]]> 2018-02-15 18:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/232082669 6.20 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/232083945 Quantitative
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality
quantitas: quantity
I don't like quanitative observations-they are too much for me. They simply just have too much quantity.

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think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic
reri: consider
I reason by reasoning about a reason.]]> 2018-02-15 19:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/232125030 6.22 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233248272 Fact
a thing that is indisputably the case
facere: do
I would love to be quite factual, and I try to be. A fact or good reason means a lot to me.]]> 2018-02-20 13:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233248272 6.23 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233249603 Opinion
a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
opinari: think, believe
Opinions are fictional, they tell you and me what we feel is true not logical you see.

]]> 2018-02-20 13:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233249603 6.24 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233250996 Discredit
harm the good reputation of (someone or something)
dis: apart
I discredit your discredition on discredit.]]> 2018-02-20 13:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233250996 6.25 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233251700 Discern
perceive or recognize (something)
dis: apart
I enjoy discerning the right from wrong, the truth from true, and most of all the difference between poems of my youth.

]]> 2018-02-20 13:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233251700 6.25 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233252928 Rhetoric
language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content
rhetor: N.A.
I wrote a rhetoric writing with whick.]]> 2018-02-20 13:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233252928 6.26 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233253761 Ethos
the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations
ethos: nature, disposition
Lebron James told everyone to buy coconut water because it makes him work better. ]]> 2018-02-20 13:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233253761 6.27 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233255126 Pathos
a quality that evokes pity or sadness
penthos: grief
A homeless man with a dog tells people not to drop out of high school.]]> 2018-02-20 13:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233255126 6.28 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233255743 Logos
the principle of reason and judgment, associated with the animus
logos: word, reason
Bad statistics and the ingredients in cigarettes are shown to encourage people not to smoke.]]> 2018-02-20 13:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/233255743 7.1 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260834564 Monologue
a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
monologos: speaking alone
Shakespeare wrote a monologue, as plain as you can see. It was perfect for a playwright to say on a holiday.]]> 2018-05-15 13:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260834564 7.2 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260836230 Soliloquy
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
solus: alone
loqui: speak
Sally said a soliloquy with squawking squids.

]]> 2018-05-15 13:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260836230 7.3 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260859419 Pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings
punctilio: joke
How did Darth Vader know what Luke was getting him for his birthday?
He could sense his presence.]]> 2018-05-15 14:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260859419 7.4 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260861642 Dramatic Irony

irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play
eiron: dissassembler
An example would be Helena believing Hermia told Lysander to act as though he were in love with her.

]]> 2018-05-15 14:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260861642 7.5 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260863253 Double Entendre
a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent
A new study about obesity is looking for bigger test groups.]]> 2018-05-15 14:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260863253 7.6 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260864331 Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
oxus: sharp
There was a soft sharpie.]]> 2018-05-15 14:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260864331 7.7 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260967313 Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
littera: letter
Literally Lily liked lilies.]]> 2018-05-15 18:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260967313 7.8 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260967897 Assonance
in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
sonus: sound
The early bird catches the worm.]]> 2018-05-15 18:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260967897 7.9 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260968495 Consonance
agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions
consonant: sounding together
The consonance between the squid and octopus was consonated.]]> 2018-05-15 18:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260968495 7.10 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260969380 Extended Metaphor
an author's exploitation of a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked tenors, vehicles, and grounds throughout a poem or story
The troops were tired and weary, but they kept marching, always to be early. But they were jubilant, for their earliness had allowed them total victory. (the early bird gets the worm)]]> 2018-05-15 18:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260969380 7.11 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260970357 Foil
prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding
fullo: fuller
She foiled the Emperor's evil plan of the death star by stealing the plans so the rebels could destroy it.]]> 2018-05-15 18:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260970357 7.12 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260971212 Symbolism
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
symbol: represent
Random Fact Time: the swastika symbolized peace before anti-seminism]]> 2018-05-15 18:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260971212 7.13 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260982225 Free Verse
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
free: not under control
Softly slowly
the painted strokes of cloudfill the sky.]]> 2018-05-15 18:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260982225 7.15 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260983581 Iambic Pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable
Why can't the cow go right to bed tonight]]> 2018-05-15 18:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260983581 7.16 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260985245 Play within a play
a story within a story is a literary device or conceit in which one story is told during the action of another story
plegian: exercise
Shakespeare is notorious for including plays within plays, including Pyramus and Thisbe in a Summers's Nights Dream.]]> 2018-05-15 18:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260985245 7.17 22jonete https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260987638 Commentary
an expression of opinions or offering of explanations explanations about an event or situation
comminisci: devise
I communicated common commentary.]]> 2018-05-15 19:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/22jonete/vwa9gn5mubc9/wish/260987638