Unit 4: Additional Literary Terms

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  1. explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible
  2. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  3. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
  4. inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  5. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  6. entertain
    take into consideration or have in view
  7. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  8. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  9. suffix
    a linguistic element that is added at the end of the word
  10. timeline
    a sequence of events arranged in chronological order
  11. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  12. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
  13. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
  14. visual
    relating to or using sight
  15. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  16. presentation
    the act of making news or information publicly known
Created on Wed Feb 03 14:43:04 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 04 15:51:14 EST 2021)

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