Language+and+Thought+3rd+Period+Section

Generic Passage Terms:
Enivsage: To contemplate; visualize - Alex Thoennes Pronunciation- en-**viz**-ij Sample Sentence- He couldn't envisage the final product. Original- You need to envisage the light at the end of the tunnel. Memory Trick- When you think envisage, think invision. Picture: Tactual: Pertaining to the sense of touch; arousal from or due to touch - Alex Thoennes Pronunciation- **tak**-choo-//uh//l Sample- The keys had a very tactual feel to them. Original- He was a very tactual sort of person. Memory- Tactual and Touch both start with T's. Picture: Gesticulate - XiXi Tian Definition: to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner instead of speech; to express by gesturing Sample Sentence: He broke off to gesticulate hopelessly with his hands, expressing final despair. Original Sentence: In her excitement at the news, she was speechless and could only gesticulate frantically to express her joy. Memory Trick: This is pretty easy, since "gesticulate" sounds similar to "gesture."

Rudimentary - XiXi Tian Definition: of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary Sample Sentence: Readers with even rudimentary medical knowledge will know that a heightened body temperature is a sure sign of fever. Original Sentence: You must have at least a rudimentary knowledge of the reign of Louis XVI to understand reasons for the breakout of the French Revolution. Memory Trick: "Rudimentary" sounds a lot like "elementary." They mean the same thing! Except "rudimentary" sounds a billion times smarter.

Rhetorical Devices:
Symbol: Rebekah Vaughan Pronunciation: pr//uh//-nuhn-see-**ey**-sh//uh//n  Definition – something that stands for, represents, or suggests another thing; esp., an object used to represent something abstract. Sample Sentence – One of the symbols of our country is the Statue of Liberty. Memory Trick – Think about symbols our country (i.e. bald eagle, American flag, Statue of Liberty, the White House, etc.) Image –

Imagery: Rebekah Vaughan Pronunciation" **im**-ij-ree, Definition – mental images, as produced by memory or imagination. Descriptive language that deals with any of the five senses Sample Sentence –Robert Frost uses dark imagery in his poem “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening” to express the narrator’s conflicted thoughts. Memory Trick – This one’s simple; you look at the word and see “image” in it and so can infer that this rhetorical device uses mental images. Image -

Anthropoid: Kyle Yarbrough Pronunciation- \ˈan(t)-thrə-ˌpȯid\ Definition- resembling humans. Sample sentence- The idiotic bully was acting like an anthropoid. Memory trick- Anthropoid is like anthropology. Anthropology is the study of how humans are similar to animals.

Fiat: Kyle Yarbrough Definition- a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort Pronunciation: fahy-uht Sample sentence- Everyone was outraged with congress new fiat. Memory Tip- Fiat looks alot like final. A fiat is a command that is final.

pronunciation: (sĭm'ə-lē) definition: a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by //like// or //as// sample sentence: Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus. ([|Shakespeare, William] ([|1623]), //[|Julius Caesar]//.) original sentence: The boy was as dumb as a rock. memory tip: "Simile" sounds like "similar". Similes compare two unlike things and make them seem similar to eachother. picture: //Need to enrich your writing with vivid comparisons? Captain Simile to the rescue! "He's cool like an ice cube..."// -Taiyo Wilson
 * Simile**

pronunciation: (pār'ə-lě-lĭz'əm) definition: The use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases sample sentence: “Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered).” ([|Julius Caesar]) original sentence: Gatorade is to sports drinks as Google is to search engines. memory tip: Two things that are parallel can be said to be similar or the same. The construction of phrases using parallelism is the same. picture: //One of the most famous examples of parallelism. That's probably what Julius Caesar would've said if he had lived in the 21st century.// -Taiyo Wilson
 * Parallelism**