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9th Grade
05/30/2011

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Connotation
Definition
positive and negative associations that come with words
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Denotation
Definition
precise, literal dedfinition of a word (dictionary)
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Tone
Definition
A technique which encompasses the attitudes towards the subject and audience
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Verbal Irony
Definition
What is said is the opposite of what is meant
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
when an action of character is meant different to the characters than the audience (something that we know that they don't know)
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Situational Irony
Definition
an outcome that turns out to be different than what was expected
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Hyperbole
Definition
Statement or figure of speech that is not intended to be taken literally (He has tons of money)
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Understatement
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When you make something seem less important than it is (Its a flesh wound!)
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Understatement
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When you make something seem less important than it is (Its a flesh wound!)
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Ethos
Definition
Appeal based on the character of the speaker (wil- e-coyote)
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Pathos
Definition
Appeal based on emotion (baby turtles)
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Logos
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Appeal based on logic or reason (bombs)
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Pun
Definition
(I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.)
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Aphorism
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An aphorism is a statement that is really quotable, it makes a profound point in a simple, easily remembered way. (Benjamin Franklin said "Lost time is never found again.")
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Epigram
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it is a brief, clever, and usually memorable statement
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Soliloquy
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A person talking to themselves, thoughts and emotions.
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Aside
Definition
When the character speaks to the audience.
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Meter
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Blank Verse
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Unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Iambic Pentameter
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