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English The Giver SG

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Denotation The Literal meaning of a word, or dictionary definition. Excludes imagination or emotional response.
example of denotation The word "home" denotes a place where someone lives
connotation The feelings or associations the audience has about a word. Impact can be negative/neutral/positive.
example of connotation The word "release" has a positive connotation in Jonas's community but its true meaning is death.
imagery Use of language that appeals to five physical senses. (Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell.)
Visual imagery Something seen in the mind's eye.
example of Visual imagery "the apple had changed. Just for an instant, it had changed in mid-air." This describes Jonas seeing red for the first time.
Auditory Imagery Represents a sound
Example for Auditory imagery The boom of thunder echoed across the valley.
tactile imagery touch or feel
example of tactile imagery Jonas felt the coldness of snow and the burn of sunlight on his skin during his first memories.
Olfactory Imagery represents a smell
example of olfactory Imagery The scent of chicken filled the kitchen.
Gustatory imagery represents a taste
example of Gustatory imagery The sour taste of lemon made her pucker her lips
Mood and tone response or emotions created in the reader of the text.
example of mood and tone At the beginning of the novel, the mood is happy and peaceful because everything seems perfect and controlled.
Tone Author's attitude or feelings toward the audience and subject.
example of tone The author's tone becomes more serious as Jonas discovers the truth about his community.
Figurative Language Language that intends to differ from the literal meaning.
Metaphor comparison between two unlike things with out using like or as.
example of metaphor "Love is a warzone" (compares love to something else without using "like" or "as").
Simile comparison using like or as
Example Of Simile "her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day."
personification Something nonhuman is given human characteristics.
example of personification "lighting runs across the night sky."
Onomatopoeia A word that comes from a sound of the object or action it refers to.
Example of Onomatopoeia The fire crackled. The bacon sizzled in the pan. The door clapped shut.
Alliteration Alliteration happens when the same letter or sound is at the beginning in two or more words that are close together.
Example of Alliteration "The car crazily crashed into a calabash."
Hyperbole Extreme exaggeration
Example of Hyperbole "I've told you a million times!"
Idiom A phrase that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.
Example of Idiom "break a leg!" this means good luck.
Allusion Reference to historical or famous person, place, or thing.
Example of Allusion "He's a real Romeo." this refers to Romeo and Juliet.
"The wind whispered secrets through the trees." personifacation
"He was as brave as a lion." simile
"The classroom was a zoo!" metaphor
"Buzz! The bee flew past my ear." onomatopoeia
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" hyperbole
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." alliteration
"Don't cry over spilled milk." Idiom
"She has the Midas touch." Allusion
Type of imagery: quote about visual imagery: "He could see the color red! The sled before him was the same mysterious color as the apple." visual imagery
Beginning mood of The Giver Peaceful, controlled predictable the community is under control.
Ending mood of The Giver tense, scary, truthful everything is unpredictable as Jonas finds more truth
"release meaning" connotation The community think it mean to go else where
Release real meaning denotation To be released is to die
Created by: LBabcock
 

 



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