Unit 3: Lesson 1

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  1. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  2. heroic couplet
    a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style
  3. couplet
    a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
  4. iambic
    of metrical units having an unstressed/stressed pattern
  5. pentameter
    a verse line having five metrical feet
  6. mock
    imitating something; not genuine
  7. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  8. syntax
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  9. encounter
    come upon, as if by accident
  10. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  11. persist
    refuse to stop
  12. subordinate
    subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
  13. widespread
    distributed over a large area or extent
Created on Wed Sep 02 10:49:36 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Sep 10 14:23:17 EDT 2020)

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