HMH Literature Units 2-3 Vocabulary

Front

has characters who are gods or who have special abilities; is set in ancient times; includes events that could not happen in real life; often teaches a lesson relating to a cultural value

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myth

Front

a message about life or human nature that a writer shares with the reader

Back

theme

Front

make logical guesses about

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infer

Front

conveys a poet's meaning through carefully selected words and structure (stanzas, line length, punctuation); uses imagery, sound devices, and figurative language to express emotions and ideas

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poetry

Front

the main unit of all poems; poets play with line length and words to establish meaning and create rhythm

Back

line

Front

a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry, similar to the rhythmic beats in music

Back

rhythm

Front

a repeated pattern of rhythm

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meter

Front

a group of lines in a poem

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stanza

Front

the writer's attitude toward a subject

Back

tone

Front

feelings associated with a word

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connotation