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Unit 1: the beginnings if an American Tradition
Conceit-a kind of metaphor that makes a comparison between two startlingly different things
Context-a word refers to the words that surround it and to the situation in which it is used.
Dialogue-a third way to make your language more vivid.
Diction-a writer’s choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and precision.
Iambic couple-a rhythmic pattern an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable: two successive lines that rhyme.
Journal-a kind of autobiographical writing, generally a day-by-day record of events in a person’s life and of that person’s reflections.
Metaphor-a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things which are basically dissimilar.
ornate style-a highly elaborate style of writing popular in England and America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Paraphrasing-to restate its language and ideas in your own words.
Plain Style-a simple and clear style if......

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