Second vocab quiz

Question 1

caricature

Answer 1

a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person’s distinctive physical features or other characteristics

ex. the enlarged picture (like disney one)

Question 2

clause

Answer 2

a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

independent and dependent (subordinate) clauses

since she laughs at diffident men
I despise individuals of low character
when the saints go marching in
Obediah Simpson is uglier than a rabid raccoon
because she smiled at him.

Question 3

colloquialism

Answer 3

language that is used in ordinary or familiarr conversation

ex. i reckon
who, beautiful dancer

Question 4

connotation

Answer 4

meaning or associations that a word carried beyond its dictionary ; can be determined through the authors tone

ex; snake (reptile, denotation)
snake (a sneaky person ,connotation)`

Question 5

denotation

Answer 5

the dictionary definition of the word