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English 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | a short moral story |
| Allusion | passing reference or indirect mention |
| Analysis | literary criticism considering the structure of a text |
| Anecdote | short account of an incident |
| Archetype | something that serves as a model |
| Audience | a gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance |
| Collaboration | act of working jointly |
| Consensus | agreement in the judgement reached by a group as a whole |
| Credibility | the quality of being believable or trustworthy |
| Editorial | an article giving opinions or perspectives |
| Euphemism | an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one |
| Generalization | an idea or conclusion having broad application |
| Oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms |
| Parable | a short moral story |
| Validity | the quality of being legitimate and rigorous |