Unit 2: Lessons 5–6

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 9, Unit 2, Lessons 5–6.
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  1. imagery
    the use of vivid sensory language in literature
  2. poetry
    literature in metrical form
  3. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  4. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  5. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
  6. rhetorical question
    an inquiry that is not supposed to be answered
  7. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
  8. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  9. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  10. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
  11. graphic
    written or drawn or engraved
  12. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  13. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  14. segregate
    separate by race or religion
  15. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  16. convert
    change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
  17. irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
Created on Fri Aug 28 15:38:10 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jun 21 09:50:10 EDT 2021)

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