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TSL Lit. Terms
Term | Definition |
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imagery | the use of vivid, evocative language to represent objects, actions or ideas |
diction | choice and use of words in speech or writing |
syntax | the study of rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences |
tone | manner of expression in speech or writing |
voice | distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a character in a book |
inversion | an interchange of position of adjacent objects in a sequence, especially a change in normal word order, such as the placement of a verb before its subject |
anathema | vehement denunciation, a curse |
figurative | not literal, using figures of speech, "figurative language" |