Academic Language

Academic Language Pt 11

syntax

the rules of grammar which are used for ordering and connecting words (noun)

mood

is the overall atmosphere of a work which brings forth emotions in the reader.

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assonance

repetition of vowel sounds close together, between different consonants (noun)​

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consonance

the repetition of two or more words with the same consonant sounds in a line of text

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meter

a rhythm created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of a poem (noun)

imagination

a creation of the mind (noun)

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foot

a unit in a meter

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iamb

one unstressed syllable, then one stressed syllable (noun)

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related word: iambic​

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Short Story

​a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel. (noun)

reflective essay

an essay in which the writer examines his or her experience in life (noun)