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: Domestic Space›House | Public›Street | Time of Day›Night | Time of Day›Sunday | Time of Year›May
Actions: Movement›Walking | Verbal›Conversation
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Absence
Relationships: Familial›Uncle-nephew
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Public›Street | Time of Day›Night | Time of Day›Sunday
Cultural Issues: Race›Behaving "white" | Race›Behaving/becoming "black"
Themes and Motifs: Past›Past in present
Relationships: Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Diction›Southern dialect
Actions: Emotional›Calm | Emotional›Exasperation | Emotional›Waiting | Emotional›Worry | Legal›Standing guard | Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Cursing | Violent›Lynch mob
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Diction›Southern dialect | Narrative›Parentheses
Cultural Issues: Race›Segregation
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Actions: Bodily›Sweating | Emotional›Surprise | Moral›Grave-digging or -violating | Physical›Digging
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Disappearance
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
Actions: Verbal›Explaining
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Atmospheric›Unfamiliar place | Place›City | Public›Train Station/Train depot
Actions: Verbal›Questioning
Cultural Issues: Cultural Identity›Country vs city
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash | Typography/Orthography›Dots
Cultural Issues: Cultural Identity›Country vs city
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Actions: Movement›Walking | Verbal›Questioning
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Domestic Space›House | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Communication›Miscommunication | Movement›Walking
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Domestic Space›House | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Mental›Misunderstanding
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution | Sexuality›Experience
Themes and Motifs: Money›Stingy with money
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Auditory›Music | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Actions: Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dots
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Emotional›Embarrassment | Verbal›Whispering
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution
Themes and Motifs: Money›Stingy with money
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Atmospheric›Racialized | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Hearing
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution | Race›Segregation | Sexuality›Interracial
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Auditory›Music | Domestic Space›House
Actions: Communication›Telephone | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Class›Snopesism | Technology›Telephone
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Auditory›Insect sounds | Domestic Space›Yard | Place›Gate
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash | Typography/Orthography›Dots
Environment: Domestic Space›Yard | Place›Brothel / Bordello | Time of Day›Evening
Actions: Verbal›Questioning
Cultural Issues: Class›Snopesism | Crime›Prostitution | Sexuality›Prostitution
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution | Crime›Theft|Robbery
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect | Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution | Gender›Maternal impulse
Themes and Motifs: Art›Lithographs | Objects›Bed | Objects›Chair | Objects›Dresser | Objects›Tankard
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello | Time of Day›Night
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Hiding | Verbal›Persuasion | Verbal›Questioning
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Cosmetics | Morals›Justice | Past›Quest to recover
Relationships: Familial›Mother-son
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Actions: Bodily›Crying | Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Falling | Emotional›Grief | Emotional›Mourning | Emotional›Sadness | Interaction, Social›Partying | Verbal›Arguing | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Insulting | Verbal›Invitation | Verbal›Screaming | Verbal›Shouting | Violent›Fighting
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Bootlegging | Alcohol›Drunkenness | Clothes›Expensive and/or fancy clothes | Clothes›Hat cap | Entertainment›Traditional music | Health and Illness›Bullet hole | Religion›Hymns
Themes and Motifs: Art›Jazz music | Chaos/Order›Chaos | Death›Funeral | Death›Wake | Objects›Coffin
Relationships: Hierarchical›Employer-employee
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Cultural Issues: Age›Childhood | Alcohol›Beer | Alcohol›Gin | Clothes›Hat | Clothes›Shoes | Entertainment›Traditional music | Gender›Men vs women | Sexuality›Perverse | Sexuality›Voyeurism
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Perceptual›Professional surveillance | Physical›Throwing | Verbal›Gossip | Violent›Beating | Violent›Restraining
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Expensive and/or fancy clothes | Violence›Domestic
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Disorder
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash | Typography/Orthography›Dots
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Relationships: Romantic›Extra-marital
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Verbal›Accusatory
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›France | Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Bodily›Watching | Perceptual›Voyeurism
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Hat | Sexuality›Having sex | Sexuality›Impotence | Sexuality›Perverse | Sexuality›Voyeurism
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Cultural Issues: Class›Snopesism | Crime›Prostitution
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Environment: Public›Barber shop
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Injured | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Religion›Baptist
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Domestic Space›House
Actions: Communication›Telephone | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Technology›Telephone
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Absence
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect
Cultural Issues: Law›Conviction | Law›Trial
Relationships: Institutional›Jailer-prisoner | Institutional›Lawyer-client
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