Academic Vocabulary Unit 2

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Intentional use of patterns, text, and graphics.

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Author's Craft

Front

Language layered with meaning through imagery and metaphors.

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figurative language

Front

Comparison of two different concepts or ideas

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Analogy

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Author's attitude in writing

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tone

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Author's unique expression through syntax, diction, and figurative language.

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voice

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Author's use of precise vocabulary to convey meaning

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word choice

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Arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases.

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syntax

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Atmosphere or feeling in a literary work, expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme.

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mood

Front

A figure of speech expressing an idea through contradiction.

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oxymoron

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Reason an author writes about a topic

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author's purpose