Vocab and F.L

Assimilation

When two sounds become more similar to one another because they are spoken consecutively.

Ominous

Foreboding; threatening.

Flippant

Disrespectful; shallow, lacking in seriousness.

Undeterred

Not discouraged or prevented from acting.

Undaunted

Not intimidated or discouraged.

Dumbfounded

Speechless with amazement; astonished.

Overt

Done or shown obviously or publicly; not hidden or secret.

Facetiousness

Quality of joking around or treating serious subjects in a humorous way.

Gall

Bold and impudent behavior.

Misgiving

Doubts or concerns about something.

Hostility

Anger and aggression.

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

Allusion

A reference to some famous event, person, place, or artistic work, which is not explained by the writer but relies on the reader's familiarity with what is mentioned.

Imagery

The use of vivid description and figurative language, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures or images in the reader's mind.

Theme

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.

Connotation

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or main meaning.

Mood

How a scene makes the reader feel.

Tone

How the author feels about a topic.

Themes in A.R.I.T.S

Dreams, racism, family, hope, identity, self-worth.

imagery

The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house

imagery

The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

allusion

The weather forecast called for clear skies, making my grandfather look like Chicken Little.

allusion

Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother

personification

"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."

personification

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."