UNIT 1
tools used in language to make writing or speaking more persuasive or impactful
rhetorical device
a narrative where events are not presented in chronological order
non-linear plot development
special honor or respect shown publicly
homage
take ( a position of power or importance) illegally, or by force
usurp
a mass departure of people, especially emigrants
exodus
a comparison between 2 different things that have some shared characteristics or relationship
analogy
a literary device where a main narrative (the"frame") provides context and structure for one or more inner stories
frame story
unexpected good fortune
windfall
unfaithful and dishonest
perfidious
a lyric poem in which a long verse is followed by a shorter one
epode
a dependent clause that provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in a main clause
relative clause
a violent or sudden change
upheaval
the form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group writers often use dialect to make their characters seen realistic and to create local color
dialect
feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
penitent
a person or thing through whom a god is believed to speak, providing divine insights or predictions, especially in ancient times
oracles
a type of poetry that expresses the personal thoughts and feelings of the speaker
lyric poem
showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
iridescent
a single noun created by combining 2 or more words
compound noun
a section or speech at the end of the book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened
epilogue
impossible to stop or prevent
inexorable
a type of dramatic performance where literature, like poems or plays, is ready aloud to the audience, with the goal of conveying the author meaning through the performers voice and actions
oral interpretation
the state of being subject to death; the fact that all living things eventually die
mortality
something is unclear,open to multiple interpretations, or has more than one possible meaning
ambiguity
everyday, informal speech used in casual conversations
colloquial
something that come before something else
antecedent