Unit 6: Lessons 7–8

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 11, Unit 6, Lessons 7–8.
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  1. short story
    a brief but fully developed prose narrative
  2. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
  3. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  4. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  5. frame
    enclose in a surrounding structure, as of a picture
  6. transition
    a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows
  7. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  8. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  9. platoon
    a military unit that is a subdivision of a company
  10. grope
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
  11. sliver
    a small thin sharp bit of wood, glass, or metal
  12. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  13. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  14. gape
    look with amazement
  15. poetry
    literature in metrical form
  16. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  17. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  18. imagery
    the use of vivid sensory language in literature
  19. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  20. personification
    representing an abstract quality or idea as a human
Created on Tue Sep 01 15:45:24 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Sep 25 13:04:55 EDT 2020)

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