Summer Reading Vocab

Synecdoche

using one part of an object to represent the entire object (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels)

Aphorism

a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance.

Juxtaposition

placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.

Didactic

having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing.

Metonymy

substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it " (The pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [war /fighting])

Irony

the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs.

Apostrophe

a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction.

Polysyndeton

the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural.

Syntax

the manner in which words are arranged into sentences.

Oxymoron

an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined.

Idiom

an expression in a given language that can not be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect.

Hyperbole

intentional exaggeration to create an effect.

Allusion

a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize.

Connotation

the implied or associative meaning of a word.

Satire

the use of humor to emphasize human weakness or imperfections in social institutions.

Alliteration

the repetition of initial sound in successive or neighboring words.

Diction

the word choices made by a writer.

Vernacular

the everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage.

Colloquialism

informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing.

Metaphor

a direct comparison of two different things.

Alliteration

the repetition of initial sound in successive or neighboring words

Allusion

a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize

Aphorism

a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance

Apostrophe

a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction

Colloquialism

informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing

Connotation

the implied or associative meaning of a word

Diction

the word choices made by a writer

Didactic

having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing

Hyperbole

intentional exaggeration to create an effect

Idiom

an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect

Irony

the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs

Juxtaposition

placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

Metaphor

a direct comparison of two different things

Metonymy

substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it ("The pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [war/fighting]")

Oxymoron

an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined

Polysyndeton

the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural

Satire

the use of humor to emphasize human weakness or imperfections in social institutions

Synecdoche

using one part of an object to represent the entire object (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels")

Syntax

the manner in which words are arranged into sentences

Vernacular

the everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage