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Vocabulary Word: archetypeDefinition:

The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are

copied; universal

Synonyms:Model

Ex: “Happily ever after . . . “Ex: “The good guy gets the girl . . .”

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Vocabulary Word: stereotypeDefinition:

“Categorizing” someone based on a group to which he/she belongs; local

Groups that are commonly stereotyped:• races• religions• ethnicity

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Vocabulary Word: dictionDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: dictionDefinition:

Word choiceSynonyms:

Vocabulary, writing style

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Vocabulary Word: denotationDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: DenotationDefinition:

The dictionary definition of a wordSynonyms:

Literal meaning of a word

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Vocabulary Word: ConnotationDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: ConnotationDefinition:

the emotional or implied meaning of a word or words

Synonyms:meaning, association

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A stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same literal meaning (i.e. stubborn),

• strong-willed suggests admiration for the level of someone's will , while

• pig-headed suggests frustration in dealing with someone .

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DOVE

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DOVE

denotation: a small, white bird

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DOVE

denotation: a small, white bird

connotation: peace

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HOME

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HOME

denotation: a building where you live

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HOME

denotation: a building where you live

connotation: a place of warmth& comfort

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SUNSHINE

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SUNSHINE

denotation: the sun’s rays

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SUNSHINE

denotation: the sun’s rays

connotation: cheerfulness & happiness & warmth

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RAT

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RAT

denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse

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RAT

denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse

connotation: disgusting, dirty, sneaky, etc.

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The following have the same DENOTATION but

different CONNOTATIONS:

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularObnoxious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularObnoxious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outspoken

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularObnoxious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OutspokenConceited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularObnoxious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OutspokenConceited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confident

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularObnoxiuos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OutspokenConceited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ConfidentShy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularObnoxious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OutspokenConceited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ConfidentShy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laid-back

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Vocabulary Word: ToneDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: ToneDefinition:

a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject

Synonyms:Attitude, feeling, mood

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TO MISINTERPRET TONE IS TO MISINTERPRET MEANING!!!

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Vocabulary Word: ThemeDefinition:

An author’s intended overall message, meaning or idea in a

literary work

Synonyms:lesson, message, main idea

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Vocabulary Word: valiantDefinition:

One who is brave or courageousSynonyms:

Brave, courageous

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Vocabulary Word: simileDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: metaphorDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: allegoryDefinition:

Allegory is an extended metaphor in which characters & actions

symbolize other things

Synonyms:One Big-Ole’ metaphor

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Vocabulary Word: rhyme schemeDefinition:

A consistent pattern of rhymingExample:

There once was a big brown cat a That liked to eat a lot of mice. b He got all round and fat a Because they tasted so nice. b

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Vocabulary Word: free verse

Definition: Poetry that doesn’t rhyme

Example:Heroes Aresometimes

courageous collaborators,sometimes

originators of opportunities,sometimes

champions of coincidence or circumstance.

Sometimesheroes act through intelligence

and at other timesthrough ignorance.

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Vocabulary Word: stereotypeDefinition:

Commonly held belief about a particular group of individuals

Synonyms:judgments; labelsGeneralizations

Graphic Representation:Dumb blonde

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Vocabulary Word: archetypeDefinition:

Is a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common

across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature.

Synonyms:Common impression or belief

Graphic Representation:Examples: damsel in distress

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Vocabulary Word: narrativeDefinition:

A fancy-schmancy way of saying a “story”

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Long story

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Vocabulary Word: proseDefinition:

Anything that is NOT poetrySynonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: epilogueDefinition:

After the book ends, it is “what happens next”

Synonyms:Aftermath, after-thought, sequel

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Vocabulary Word: ambiguousDefinition:

No solid conclusion; leaves reader to “develop” own conclusion

Synonyms:Cliff-hanger

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Vocabulary Word: euphemismDefinition:

Making something sound positive that is typically thought of as

negative

Synonyms:Follicly-challenged

Put to sleep

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