Unit 1: Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms

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  1. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  2. argument
    a discussion for and against some proposition or proposal
  3. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
  4. counterclaim
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  5. concession
    a point that is yielded
  6. refutation
    the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  7. voice
    the distinctive quality or pitch of a person's speech
  8. syntax
    the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences
  9. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  10. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  11. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  12. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  13. imagery
    the use of vivid sensory language in literature
  14. figurative
    not literal
Created on Thu Jan 14 13:48:52 EST 2021 (updated Mon Jan 18 09:36:52 EST 2021)

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