Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 The Meanings of Words Denotation and Connotation Slide 4 Denotation The strict dictionary meaning of a word The strict dictionary meaning of a word…
Slide 1Denotation and Connotation Slide 2 Key Learning: Written and oral communication uses persuasive devices. Unit Essential Question: How do persuasive devices make a…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Semantics vs Pragmatics Semantics = the study of meaning, esp. denotation (wikipedia). Pragmatics = the study of meaning, esp. denotation and…
Slide 1AP vocab test # 1 25 words Slide 2 Alliteration Slide 3 The beginning sound in a series of words is the same. Slide 4 Allusion Slide 5 When a reference is made in…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Form, in poetry, can be understood as the physical structure of the poem: the length of the lines, their rhythms, their system of rhymes and repetition.…
Slide 1 1 Some Aspects on Mathematical Treatments of Uncertainty and Their Applications Luo Mao-Kang Institute of Mathematics Sichuan University Chengdu, 610064 China Slide…
Slide 1 Literary Terms Flashcards Slide 2 This occurs when the reader/ audience knows something that the character(s) in the story do not know. Slide 3 Dramatic Irony Slide…
Slide 1 Figurative Language: Words that Mean More than What They Say Slide 2 Figurative Language Literal Meaning: what a word would exactly mean in the dictionary Also known…
Slide 1 "As writers, we learn most of what we know just by watching the pros, don't we?" ~John R. Trimble Slide 2 Mentor Sentences Mentor Sentences: 1. What…
Slide 1 The Emotive Component of Meaning by Louis B. Salomon From Semantics and Common Sense Course Title: Writing Prose Instructor: Liu Hongyong Slide 2 What do these words…