Unit 4: Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms

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  1. precise
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  2. structure
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements
  3. improvise
    perform without preparation
  4. diagram
    make a schematic or technical drawing of
  5. persona
    an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, film, etc...
  6. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  7. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
  8. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  9. assonance
    the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
  10. consonance
    the repetition of sounds especially at the ends of words
  11. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  12. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  13. verse
    literature in metrical form
  14. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  15. device
    something in an artistic work designed to achieve an effect
  16. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  17. vocal
    having or using the power to produce speech or sound
  18. visual
    relating to or using sight
  19. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
Created on Wed Jan 06 10:28:50 EST 2021 (updated Mon Jan 11 11:30:43 EST 2021)

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