Unit 2: Academic and Literary Vocabulary

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  1. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  2. logical fallacy
    an error in reasoning that undermines an argument
  3. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  4. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  5. delivery
    characteristic style or manner of expressing oneself orally
  6. dramatic irony
    when the audience understands something the characters don't
  7. foil
    a person or thing that serves to contrast with another
  8. motif
    a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
  9. situational irony
    incongruity between what happens and what was expected
  10. subtext
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
  11. verbal irony
    a contrast between the intended and literal meanings
Created on Mon Nov 29 14:37:30 EST 2021 (updated Thu Jan 13 14:59:22 EST 2022)

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