Legacies
items passed down from ancestors
Medium
a way of communicating
tempo
the rate of speed or flow
tone
expresses a mood or emotion
figurative language
words or phrase not meant to be interpreted literally
metaphor
comparing two things by saying it IS something
allusion
to refer to something without mentioning it directly
catalyst
the cause of something
omnipotent
having unlimited power
contraband
an illegal and usually dangerous item
loiter
to stand around with no purpose
wafting
to pass easily through the air
dethroned
to remove a something from authority or power
connotation
an idea or feeling that a word makes a reader feel, undertone, the feeling a writer creates through their word choice
impede
to get in the way of
Harlem Renaissance
a blossoming of African American culture in the arts (c. 1918-1937)