R&J VOCAB Flashcards
1
Q
Connotation
A
Feeling of different words.
2
Q
Denotation
A
The exact meaning of a word.
3
Q
Figurative language
A
Words or phrases used in an unusual ways to create strong images.
4
Q
Figure of speech
A
Similes, metaphors, personification.
5
Q
Metonymy
A
Figure of speech where something is referred to by a term closely associated with.
6
Q
Synechdoche
A
Figure of speech where an object is used to rep itself.
7
Q
Personification
A
Giving an inanimate object the characteristics of an antimate object.
8
Q
Oxymoron
A
Combines opposite or contradictory ideas of terms. (Jumbo shrimp)
9
Q
Vignette
A
A short, literary sketch.
