Unit 6: Lessons 1–2

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 9, Unit 6, Lessons 1–2.
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  1. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  2. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  3. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  4. hero
    the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
  5. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  6. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  7. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  8. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  9. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  10. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  11. prosody
    a system of versification
  12. root
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  13. motivate
    give an incentive for action
  14. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
  15. pursuit
    a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts
  16. subsequent
    following in time or order
  17. undertake
    enter upon an activity or enterprise
  18. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  19. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
  20. innovation
    a creation resulting from study and experimentation
  21. GPS
    a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
  22. artifact
    a man-made object
  23. infrared
    having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end
  24. forensic
    used in the investigation of facts or evidence in court
Created on Mon Aug 31 12:46:52 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Sep 10 09:55:52 EDT 2020)

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