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. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  5. hero
    the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
  6. heroine
    the main good female character in a work of fiction
  7. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  8. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
  9. personification
    representing an abstract quality or idea as a human
  10. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  11. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  12. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
  13. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
  14. fable
    a short moral story
  15. moral
    the significance of a story or event
  16. tall tale
    an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
  17. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
  18. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  19. social
    relating to human society and its members
  20. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  21. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  22. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  23. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  24. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  25. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
Created on Mon Feb 08 10:57:07 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 18 12:46:05 EST 2021)

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