Unit 5: Lessons 5–6

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 11, Unit 5, Lessons 5–6.
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  1. free verse
    poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
  2. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  3. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  4. syntax
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  5. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  6. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
  7. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  8. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
  9. message
    what a communication that is about something is about
  10. synthesize
    combine so as to form a more complex product
  11. investigative
    designed to find information or ascertain facts
  12. journalism
    the profession of reporting or editing news stories
  13. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  14. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  15. ostensibly
    from appearances alone
  16. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  17. stem
    grow out of, have roots in, originate in
  18. volatile
    evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
  19. infinitesimal
    immeasurably small
  20. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  21. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
Created on Tue Sep 01 13:47:07 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Sep 04 16:30:07 EDT 2020)

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