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american literature and composition
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annotation | a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text. |
| Figuretive lanugage | speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning, speech or writing employing figures of speech |
| Extraneous | not essential not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant coming from without; of external origin not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained |
| Inference | the act or process of inferring |
| Imagery | the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream. |
| Detail | an item or smaller part that is considered separately; particular |
| Diction | style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction. |
| Text | the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc. |
| Evidence | that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. |
| Syntax | the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. |
| Genre | a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music. |
| Support | to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for. |
| tone | any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.quality or character of sound.vocal sound; |
| Fact | an event or thing known to have happened or existed a truth verifiable from experience or observation |
| Summary | a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statement |
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