Eng. 1 Unit 2A Vocab

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Choice of words for clear and effective expression

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Diction

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Language layered with meaning through imagery and literary devices.

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Figurative language

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Use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions for emotional effect (e.g., 'sweet sorrow').

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Imagery

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A rhetorical technique that uses irony and humor to represent something as less than it is.

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Understatement

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An exaggerated statement

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Overstatement

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Literary technique creating meaning that contradicts literal meaning.

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Irony

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Use of words where intended meaning contrasts with literal meaning (e.g., I could care less)

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Verbal irony

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A contradictory statement revealing a deeper truth (e.g., life is but a dream)

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Paradox

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Basic form of a poem, including visual presentation (line, stanza, verse)

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Structural element

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Lyrical words reflecting a theme in a poem, creating harmonious sound.

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Poetic diction