Unit 5: Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms

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  1. vocal
    having or using the power to produce speech or sound
  2. visual
    relating to or using sight
  3. delivery
    characteristic style or manner of expressing oneself orally
  4. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  5. counterclaim
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  6. concession
    a point that is yielded
  7. refutation
    the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  8. hook
    anything that serves as an enticement
  9. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  10. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  11. tragedy
    drama exciting terror or pity
  12. sonnet
    a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  13. blocking
    the precise staging of performers’ positions and movements
  14. dramaturgy
    the art of writing and producing plays
  15. foil
    a person or thing that serves to contrast with another
  16. soliloquy
    a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
  17. subtext
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
Created on Tue Jan 12 09:47:08 EST 2021 (updated Tue Feb 02 11:14:15 EST 2021)

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