Signs and Symbols | Language | Metaphors | Structures |
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What is a signifier
The physical thing as we perceive it in the world
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What is abstract
Is not tangible or concrete
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What is a metonymy
The pen is mightier than the sword
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What is parallelism
I want to sleep, eat, and draw
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What is the connotation
Meaning that brings to mind associations of the sign
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Who is Kenneth Burke
Who said that by labeling something we are both saying what it is and what it is not?
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What is a synecdoche
All hands on deck
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What is repetition
Again, and again, and again, and again
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What is the denotation
A type of meaning that is a sign’s dictionary definition
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What is negative
Creates a void or separation
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What is a simile
As sweet as pie
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What is an antithesis
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,
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What is the sign
The symbol that represents both a physical thing and an idea of the thing
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What is ambiguous
Does not have absolute meanings
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What is a dead metaphor
Time is running out
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What is alliteration
Sally sells seashells by the seashore
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What is the signified
: Idea or mental construct of a physical thing
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Who is Roland Barthes
Who is credited for the idea of denotative meaning and connotative meaning?
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What is a Mixed Metaphor
We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it
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What is Narrative
Messages that are coherent and ring true for the audience
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