Unit 3: Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms

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  1. component
    an abstract part of something
  2. unconventional
    not conforming to accepted rules or standards
  3. complicate
    make more complex, intricate, or richer
  4. scenario
    a setting for a work of art or literature
  5. rationale
    an explanation of the fundamental reasons
  6. dramatic irony
    when the audience understands something the characters don't
  7. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  8. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  9. soliloquy
    a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
  10. aside
    a line spoken by an actor not intended for others on stage
Created on Thu Jan 28 09:03:27 EST 2021 (updated Thu Jan 28 17:16:26 EST 2021)

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