Unit 2: Additional Literary Terms

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  1. etymology
    a history of a word
  2. origin
    the source of something's existence or from which it derives
  3. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  4. viewpoint
    a mental position from which things are considered
  5. presentation
    the act of making news or information publicly known
  6. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  7. characterization
    a vivid verbal description
  8. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
  9. argument
    a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work
  10. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication
  11. autobiographical
    relating to or in the style of an account of one's own life
Created on Wed Feb 03 14:06:10 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 04 15:35:02 EST 2021)

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