Unit 2 Academic Vocabulary L/C2

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Theme

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A central unifying idea within a narrative.

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Tone

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The author's attitude or approach towards the subject matter or audience.

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Mood

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The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is narrated.

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Perspective

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How characters view and process what's happening within the story.

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Connotation

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The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.

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Flashback

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A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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Setting

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The time and place in which the story takes place.