Thursday, September 17, 2009

CONCRETE VS ABSTRACT WORDS

Abstract words refer to concepts or ideas-things you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell. Examples include; love, success, freedom, good, moral, democracy, and any -ism (chauvinism, Communism, feminism, racism, sexism). THESE TYPES OF WORDS TEND TO ELICIT AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

Concrete words refer to things you can see, hear, taste, touch, and smell. Examples include; spoon, table, pencil, ring, mask, tree, etc.

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