Unit 6: Lesson 2–3

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 8, Unit 6, Lessons 2–3.
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  1. diary
    a personal journal (as a physical object)
  2. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  3. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
  4. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  5. parenthesis
    a punctuation mark used to enclose textual material
  6. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  7. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  8. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  9. splendid
    very good; of the highest quality
  10. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  11. speech
    a formal spoken communication to an audience
  12. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
  13. ethical
    adhering to moral principles
  14. appeal
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  15. rhetorical device
    a use of language that creates a literary effect
  16. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  17. device
    something in an artistic work designed to achieve an effect
  18. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
  19. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
Created on Fri Sep 11 12:01:26 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Sep 14 12:59:34 EDT 2020)

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