TU Tuesday

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

this article starts in a bar in Albany as zombies were "lurching, limping undead," and started to dance as a flash mob. the strong vocabulary was used to show how far flash mobs have come and how versatile they have came. From " a performance of the "Hallelujah" Chorus at Crossgates Mall" to "students boogied in their new student union at Ohio State." Flash mobs aren't just an exuberant act anymore! they have used it for advertisement and fundraising for charities. the article is trying to show the new possibilities and how flash mobs have been popping up everywhere.

even the title "Once avant-garde" shows how new and radical the trend is. "As a familiar synthesized riff began to percolate from the bar's speakers, the zombies started to dance." the vocabulary and description paints an image in your mind and excites you to see what will happen next.

Pull at least FIVE words or phrases out, define them, describe their effect, and tell what the overall impact those words or phrases give to the piece as a whole while incorporating into the post the textual evidence you pulled out from it to define.

http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Once-avant-garde-the-flash-mob-matures-2233487.php

1. As a familiar synthesized riff began
riff: a melodic phrase

2. may have tickled a memory
tickled: to excite amusement

3. Call it the maturation of the flash mob
maturation: the process of becoming mature

4. But a grimmer component of the trend

grimmer: ghastly character

 

5. began to percolate from the bar's speakers

percolate: to become active

 

6. Once avant-garde

avant-garde: those artists, writers, musicians, etc, whose techniques and ideas are markedly experimental; radical.