“Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes Pg. 274-276 GLOSSERY

Theme (POS)

noun

Theme

a writing assignment

OR

A central topic, subject, or message within a narrative

Resonate (POS)

verb

resonate

evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotionsst

stanza (POS

noun

stanza

in poetry, a group of lines (usually four or more)

Bessie (POS)

noun

Bessie

Bessie Smith: American blues singer in teh 1920s

bop (POS)

noun

bop

short for bepop; a type of jazz originating in teh 1940s and characterized by complex harmony and rhythms. It is associated particularly with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie.

Bach (POS)

noun

Bach

Johann Sebastian Back was a German composer and musician of hte late Baroque period. Lived 1685-1750

naunce (POS)

noun

naunce

a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc,l a very slight difference or variation

explicitly state (POS)

verb

explicitly state

a directly make known; unequivocal i

inference (POS)

noun

inference

a conclusion reached using evidence adn reasoning