Unit 5: Craft and Structure Vocabulary

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  1. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  2. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  3. universal
    of worldwide scope or applicability
  4. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  5. folktale
    a traditional story or legend circulated by word of mouth
  6. fable
    a short moral story
  7. folk song
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
  8. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
  9. mythology
    the body of stories associated with a culture or institution
  10. classical
    of recognized authority or excellence
  11. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
  12. fantasy
    fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
  13. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  14. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  15. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  16. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  17. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  18. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  19. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
  20. refrain
    part of a song or poem that recurs at regular intervals
  21. archetype
    something that serves as a model
Created on Wed Feb 03 14:37:41 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 04 15:53:38 EST 2021)

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