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Unit 1 Literary Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| imagery | descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| firsthand account | written by someone who experienced a significant historical event; primary source |
| secondhand account | written by someone who researched a significant historical event but did not personally experience it; secondary source |
| bias | a personal "slant" or one-sided perspective |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward a subject |
| style | a writer's characteristic way of writing |
| Plain Style | writing characterized by simple, straightforward language, homely metaphors, and a focus on faith |
| homely metaphor | a comparison using everyday, familiar items |
| archetype | a plot structure or character type that recurs frequently in literature |
| origin myth | a story, usually passed orally from generation to generation, that is used to explain the "unexplainable" |
| extended metaphor | a comparison that a writer develops over several lines or an entire poem |