Unit 6: Lessons 2–3

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 12, Unit 6, Lessons 2–3.
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  1. lyric
    of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
  2. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  3. stream of consciousness
    a literary genre using long speeches to develop characters
  4. reflective
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  5. dramatic irony
    when the audience understands something the characters don't
  6. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  7. etymology
    a history of a word
  8. imperialism
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
  9. cow
    subdue or overcome by affecting with fear or awe
  10. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  11. prostrate
    lying face downward
  12. despotic
    ruled by or characteristic of a tyrant
  13. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  14. garish
    tastelessly showy
  15. senility
    the state of being infirm with age
Created on Wed Sep 02 14:09:21 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Sep 08 13:52:58 EDT 2020)

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