Unit 3: Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening

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  1. comma
    a punctuation mark (,) indicating the separation of elements
    Commas are used to separate or join similar sentence elements and to show the relationship between ideas.
  2. dash
    a punctuation mark used between words or to mark a break
    Dashes are used to create longer, more emphatic pauses than commas.
  3. lyric
    of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
    Write your own lyric poem in response to any of the poems in Poetry Collection 1.
  4. oral
    using speech rather than writing
    Present an oral interpretation of the Pushkin poem "The Bridegroom."
  5. preposition
    a word before a noun or pronoun connecting to another word
    A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.
  6. prepositional phrase
    a phrase beginning with a preposition
    A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.
  7. tanka
    a Japanese verse form of 5 lines with 5 or 7 syllables
    Write your own tanka, following the traditional Japanese form.
  8. infinitive
    the uninflected form of the verb
    An infinitive is a form of the verb that generally appears with the word to and acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
  9. critical
    characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
    Write a critical essay in which you reflect on the language techniques used in the four poems in this collection and discuss those you found most effective.
  10. participle
    a form of the verb used as an adjective
    A participle is a verb form used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun.
  11. gerund
    a noun formed from a verb
    A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that acts as a noun.
  12. poem
    a composition in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    After you have completed your essay, write a poem in which you use sound devices in ways that are similar to the poem you analyzed in your critical essay.
Created on Fri Oct 16 15:26:05 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Jul 20 12:09:30 EDT 2021)

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