1. Keystone Review Week One, Period Two

2. Connotation  The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning.  Example:  Shakespeare in his Sonnet 18 says: “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”  Here, the phrase “a Summer’s Day” implies the fairness of his beloved.

3. Denotation  Denotation refers to the use of the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word.  Example:  They built a house.  In the above sentence, house is meant literally as in a building where a family lives. If the word "home" was used instead in the above sentence in place of "house", the meaning would not be so literal as there are many emotions associated with the word "home" beyond simply the structure where people live.

4. Cultural Significance  The generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture.

5. Generalization  A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person.

6. Affix  One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form (e.g., a prefix or suffix).  Example: ex-President (The affix is the prefix ex-.); laughing (The affix is the suffix ing.)

7. Allusion  An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.  Example: It’s no wonder everyone refers to Mary as another Mother Teresa in the making; she loves to help and care after people everywhere- from the streets to her own friends.  In the example the author uses the mention of Mother Teresa to indicate the sort of qualities that Mary has.

8. Dialect  A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.

9. Exposition  A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

10. Implicit  Though unexpressed in the actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader; implied.