Unit 3: Additional Literary Terms

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  1. analysis
    literary criticism considering the structure of a text
  2. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  3. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  4. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  5. scientific
    consistent with systematic study of the physical world
  6. survey
    a detailed critical inspection
  7. image
    a mental representation
  8. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  9. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
  10. presentation
    the act of making news or information publicly known
  11. profile
    biographical sketch
  12. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  13. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  14. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  15. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  16. viewpoint
    a mental position from which things are considered
Created on Fri Feb 05 12:44:20 EST 2021 (updated Fri Feb 12 14:35:07 EST 2021)

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