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Verbs For Literary
Verbs used to advance literary analysis
Term | Definition |
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Accentuate | make more noticeable or prominent |
Elicit | evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions |
Enumerate | mention (a number of things) one by one |
Infer | deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements |
Inundate | overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with |
Lampoon | publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm |
Patronize | treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority |