RL8.4 Vocabulary Words

A form of speech where the meanings aren't literal and phrases use figures of speech.

• Connotative

• Figurative

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

When you mean something else, something that might be initially hidden. It is based on implication, or shared emotional association with a word.

• Denotation Meaning

• Connotative Meaning

• Word Choice

• None of the above

To study or examine something carefully, in a methodical behavior.

• Convey

• Deduce

• Determine

• Analyze

A strong effect or influence because of something.

• Impact

• Inference

• Word Choice

• Tone

A literary device that reflects the writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work.

• Simile

• Tone

• Theme

• Mood

In writing it is the usage of effective and precise language that conveys information not just in a functional way, but also to enlighten the reader.

• Tone

• Mood

• Main Idea

• Word Choice

To come to a decision or resolution; decide

• Infer

• Determine

• Analyze

• Examine

The comparison between things to show similarity and for the purpose of explanation.

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Analogy

A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in a work of literature that can sometimes be an indirect mention.

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Allusion

• Homonym

Extreme exaggeration

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Inference