Unit 1: Part 1 Literary Terms

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  1. oral
    using speech rather than writing
    Then, develop an oral presentation in which you perform an example of the form.
  2. origin
    a first part or stage of subsequent events
    An origin myth is a traditional story that explains how life began.
  3. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
    An origin myth is a traditional story that explains how life began.
  4. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
    Like other stories, myths express themes, insights about life or the human condition.
  5. archetype
    something that serves as a model
    Such universal messages may be conveyed in archetypes—symbols, patterns, or character types that repeat across cultures.
  6. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
    A symbol is a person, place, animal, or object that represents something else, often an abstraction.
  7. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
    These accounts generally provide information in chronological order, describing events in the order in which they occurred.
  8. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
    An author's purpose is his or her reason for writing. General purposes for writing are to inform, to entertain, and to persuade
  9. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
    Authors also have specific purposes that vary with the topic and audience, or readers.
  10. speech
    a formal spoken communication to an audience
    Write the opening speech that will be used to introduce him to the assembly.
  11. play
    dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
    Choose one of the three myths and turn it into a play that a group of classmates can perform for an audience.
  12. coordinating conjunction
    a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
    Include compound sentences in your writing by using coordinating conjunctions to combine short, choppy sentences. Coordinating conjunctions are words like and, but, for, so, and yet that connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank.
Created on Mon Oct 19 15:53:35 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Oct 21 18:00:57 EDT 2020)

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