Assignment: Vocab Week 5

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 9-A (H)
2022-11-21T17:07:14Z

Due: Jan 17, 2023 by 11:59pm

1. Denotation: the literal or dictionary definition of a word

2. Connotation: the attitudes and feelings associated with a word

3. Hyperbole: An exaggeration or overstatement used for emphasis or humorous effect

I’m going to starve to death before the end of third period!

4. Allusion: An indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event

“Be careful; you’re opening a Pandora’s box.”

“This place is like a Garden of Eden.”

1. Denotation: the literal or dictionary definition of a word

2. Connotation: the attitudes and feelings associated with a word

3. Hyperbole: An exaggeration or overstatement used for emphasis or humorous effect

I’m going to starve to death before the end of third period!

4. Allusion: An indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event

“Be careful; you’re opening a Pandora’s box.”

“This place is like a Garden of Eden.”