Unit 5: Additional Literary Terms

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  1. explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible
  2. summary
    a brief statement that presents the main points
  3. mythology
    the body of stories associated with a culture or institution
  4. letter
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  5. exaggeration
    making to seem more important than it really is
  6. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  7. figurative
    not literal
  8. figure of speech
    language used in a nonliteral sense
  9. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  10. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  11. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  12. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  13. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  14. voice
    a means by which something is expressed or communicated
  15. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
  16. homophone
    a word pronounced the same with another meaning or spelling
  17. oratory
    the act of addressing an audience formally
  18. biographical
    of or relating to an account of a person's life
  19. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
  20. multimedia
    the use of many types of communication simultaneously
  21. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
  22. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  23. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
Created on Mon Feb 08 11:00:23 EST 2021 (updated Tue Jun 07 15:36:45 EDT 2022)

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