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Unit 4: Part 1 Literary Terms

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  1. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
    Working with a partner, create an annotated filmography of such films.
  2. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    Consider using various types of sources, including
    primary sources, or the poets' written works; and
    • secondary sources, or books and articles about this era.
  3. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
    Consider using various types of sources, including
    • primary sources, or the poets' written works; and
    secondary sources, or books and articles about this era.
  4. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
    Dialect is the language, and particularly the speech habits, of a specific social class, region, or group.
  5. archetype
    something that serves as a model
    His mystical visions were based on a perception of archetypes—plot patterns, character types, or ideas with emotional power and widespread appeal.
  6. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
    Blake is perhaps less well known for his social commentary—his criticism of the ills caused by the Industrial Revolution and political tyranny.
  7. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
    Synonyms are words that share similar denotations, or dictionary definitions.
  8. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
    For each item below, explain how a context clue, or a hint from surrounding words, helps you identify the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.
  9. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
    Prepare a three- to five-minute editorial speech in which you argue that using dialect is or is not a valuable literary technique.
  10. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
    Write an essay on "The Tyger" and "The Chimney Sweeper," applying an archetypal analysis to the former and a social analysis to the latter.
  11. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
    Change the perspective, and write a brief autobiography of a monster.
  12. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
    A phrase is a group of words that acts as one part of speech but that lacks a subject and a verb.
  13. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
    A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.
  14. agreement
    in grammar, the correspondence between two words
    Subject-verb agreement means that you use a singular verb with a singular subject and a plural verb with a plural subject, even when a phrase or clause comes between the subject and verb.
  15. Romanticism
    a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Created on Fri Oct 23 10:24:36 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Oct 30 14:11:41 EDT 2020)

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