Chapters 16-18
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| diction | word choice
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| concrete diction | words that specifically name or describe a thing or a person
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| abstract diction | ideas or concepts
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| poetic diction | language deemed suitable for verse; elevated language
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| allusion | a reference to something or someone
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| low diction | vulgate; language of common people
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| colloquial English | casual or informal or conversational English
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| middle diction | ordinary speech of educated native speakers
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| high diction | formal English; heightened, impersonal language of educated persons
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| dialect | a particular variety of language spoken by an identifiable regional group or social class
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| denotation | the literal, dictionary meaning of a word
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| connotation | an association or additional meaning
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| suggestion | the power of a word to imply unspoken associations, in addition to its literal meanings
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| image | a word or series of words that refers to a sensory experience
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| imagery | collective set of images
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| visual imagery | sense of sight
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| auditory imagery | sense of hearing
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| tactile imagery | sense of touch
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| olfactory imagery | sense of smell
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| gustatory | sense of taste
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| haiku | a Japanese verse of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables; relies mostly on images, and usually set in one of four seasons
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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