APA Definition Essay
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Define each of the 11 terms listed below. These definitions must be in your own words; if you use any outside sources, it must be paraphrased, not quoted, and all such sources must be cited using APA citation practices. Additionally, each definition must also identify and explain an example of the term found in one or more of the reading assignments for Week One.
LITERARY TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEFINE – Week One
Allusion- An allusion is a reference contained by literal work.
Example: “Or make the dust buzz with light spray”
From "Old Florist" by Theodore Roethke (p. 242)
Connotation- Having an act of feeling, though, or idea.
Example:” He so immediately took me into the circle of his affection, that I glowed …show more content…
57-64)
Denotation- Knowing the exact meaning of a word.
Example:”Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust”
From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Figurative language- A type of language that is express as a metaphor.
Example: “They seem to become native of that element the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half submerged balls”
From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Simile- More of a figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another. Example: “The work of the world is common as mud.” From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Metaphor- When a statement is compare to something else. Example: “I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart, who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience, who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward, who do what has to be done, again and again” From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Symbol- A symbol is an object that stands for a word. Example:” I’ll get out the boneshaker and we can drive around together and find Lutkins” From "The Hack Driver" by Sinclair Lewis (pp.
Define each of the 11 terms listed below. These definitions must be in your own words; if you use any outside sources, it must be paraphrased, not quoted, and all such sources must be cited using APA citation practices. Additionally, each definition must also identify and explain an example of the term found in one or more of the reading assignments for Week One.
LITERARY TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEFINE – Week One
Allusion- An allusion is a reference contained by literal work.
Example: “Or make the dust buzz with light spray”
From "Old Florist" by Theodore Roethke (p. 242)
Connotation- Having an act of feeling, though, or idea.
Example:” He so immediately took me into the circle of his affection, that I glowed …show more content…
57-64)
Denotation- Knowing the exact meaning of a word.
Example:”Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust”
From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Figurative language- A type of language that is express as a metaphor.
Example: “They seem to become native of that element the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half submerged balls”
From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Simile- More of a figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another. Example: “The work of the world is common as mud.” From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Metaphor- When a statement is compare to something else. Example: “I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart, who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience, who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward, who do what has to be done, again and again” From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
Symbol- A symbol is an object that stands for a word. Example:” I’ll get out the boneshaker and we can drive around together and find Lutkins” From "The Hack Driver" by Sinclair Lewis (pp.