click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Dickinson Vocab
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Divine | of or from god |
ample | fully sufficient or more than enough |
civility | politeness and courtesy |
strove | exerted oneself vigorously |
gossamer | thin. soft material |
tippet | shawl |
tulle | fine netting |
cornice | molding at the top of a building |
surmise | to guess |
discerning | showing good judgement and understanding |
prevail | to win or overcome |
assent | agree |
demur | raise an objection |
slant | tilted sideways |
circuit | an indirect path |
infirm | feeble or weak |
superb | admirably fine or excellent |
denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
connotation | the ideas and feelings a word brings up in a reader |
extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that goes on for many lines in a poem |
theme | a life lesson or moral |