Unit 4: Additional Literary Terms

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  1. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
    Write an editorial, a brief persuasive essay that presents and defends a position, to express your thoughts on Rome's future.
  2. obituary
    a notice of someone's death
    An obituary is a notice that someone has died. In addition to details about the death, an obituary often reports on the life and values of its subject.
  3. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
    A word's denotation is its dictionary meaning, independent of other associations that the word may have.
  4. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
    A word's connotations are the ideas or emotions associated with the word in addition to its dictionary meaning.
  5. autobiographical
    relating to or in the style of an account of one's own life
    An autobiographical narrative tells a story from the writer's own life.
  6. antagonist
    the main character who opposes the protagonist in a narrative or play
    The antagonist is a character in conflict with the protagonist.
  7. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
    Share your findings in an annotated bibliography—a list of sources that includes brief annotations, or paragraphs, about the content and quality of each source.
  8. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication
    Share your findings in an annotated bibliography—a list of sources that includes brief annotations, or paragraphs, about the content and quality of each source.
  9. speaker
    the narrative voice of a poem (as distinct from the poet)
    A speaker is the imaginary voice that says the words of a poem.
  10. reflective
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
    Write a reflective essay in which you describe a time when you or someone you know asserted a position in the face of others' disapproval.
  11. rhetorical device
    a use of language that creates a literary effect
    Rhetorical devices are word patterns that emphasize ideas and stir emotion.
  12. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
    Rhetorical devices are word patterns that emphasize ideas and stir emotion.
  13. blog
    an online journal where people post about their experiences
    Share your findings in a blog post for the class.
  14. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
    The tone of a literary work is the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience.
  15. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
    The structure of a work refers to the way in which information is ordered.
  16. technical
    relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
    Technical terms are words that have particular meanings within a profession.
  17. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
    Share your findings in an informal presentation.
  18. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
    Write an essay in which you state and defend a claim about the relationship between perception, individual conscience, and the good of society.
Created on Fri Oct 16 15:38:55 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Jun 18 10:02:56 EDT 2021)

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