Aesthetics: Diction Southern dialect
Parent Term
Sibling Terms
- "Is" / "Was" to refer to present or past
- Accent
- African American vernacular dialect
- Derogatory socio-economic term
- Double entendre
- Ethnic slur
- Hill dialect
- Imitation
- Malapropism
- Misogynistic wording
- Native American languages
- Neologism
- Northern dialect
- Racist term
- Rural vernacular
- Stereotypical Jewish accent
- Western vernacular
Tagged Events
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Injured | Hunting and Fishing
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Cats | Animals›Dogs | Arrivals/Departures›Return | Body›Face | Story-telling›Reminiscence
Aesthetics: Diction›Rural vernacular | Diction›Southern dialect | Genre Conventions›Tall tale | Narrative›Narrative shift | Tone›Humorous
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Gospel of Matthew | Diction›Southern dialect
Actions: Physical›Protection
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Place›Jail | Public›Town Square | Time of Day›Nine o'clock p.m. | Time of Year›Saturday
Cultural Issues: Crime›Bootlegging
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Atmospheric›Sunlight | Auditory›Voices | Auditory›Whistle | Natural›Body of water | Natural›Hills | Natural›River | Place›Rural | Public›Bridge | Public›Church steeple | Public›Clock tower | Time of Day›One o'clock p.m.
Actions: Economic›Purchase | Hunting›Fishing | Interaction, Private›Strangers in a public place | Interaction, Social›Male gathering | Movement›Walking | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Hunting and Fishing›Fishing contest | Hunting and Fishing›Local legend | Hunting and Fishing›Recreation | Progress›Factory | Progress›Streetcar line
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Fish trout | Money›Prize value | Naming›Not knowing person or thing's name | Objects›Fishing rod | Objects›Watch | Philosophical›Luck | Recurring Tropes›Shadows | Recurring Tropes›Solitary | Recurring Tropes›Stillness
Relationships: Intergenerational
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Old Testament Book of Proverbs | Allusion, Geographical›Boston, Massachusetts | Allusion, Geographical›Canada | Description›Color yellow | Diction›African American vernacular dialect | Diction›Southern dialect | Figures of Speech›Fire | Figures of Speech›Simile | Figures of Speech›Threads