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| 8624409544 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring woods ex. But a better butter makes a batter better. | 0 | |
| 8624409545 | Allusion | an indirect reference to a person, place, of political significance ex. Don't act like a romeo in front of her | 1 | |
| 8624409546 | Ambiguity | a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways ex. We both saw her duck | 2 | |
| 8624409547 | Analogy | comparison between to things or ideas, usually unlike ex. Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer | 3 | |
| 8624409548 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence ex. I have a Dream speech, Imagine Song | 4 | |
| 8624409549 | Antithesis | the contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of ideas ex. They promised freedom and provided slavery. | 5 | |
| 8624409550 | Aphorism | a statement that is based on a general truth, not comical ex. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. | 6 | |
| 8624409551 | Apostrophe | a figure of speech where the speaker detaches themselves from the reality and addresses an imaginary idea ex. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, child address a star | 7 | |
| 8624409552 | Bias | an opinion in favor or against an idea | 8 | |
| 8624409553 | Claim | a statement of the truth of something that can be argued | 9 | |
| 8624409554 | Cliche | something that is so commonly used that it is no longer original ex. I second the motion! | 10 | |
| 8624409555 | Colloquial(ism) | a word or phrase that is used mostly in informal speech ex. Chicken out | 11 | |
| 8624409556 | Concession | where author acknowledges a point made by an opponent | 12 | |
| 8624409557 | Repetition | act of repeating a word or phrase in a text to emphasize or bring attention to an idea or to clarify and idea Repetition can occur at the beginning of a clause (anaphora) or at the end (anadiposis) | 13 | |
| 8624409558 | Rhetorical Modes | Main ways of communication of ideas in writing, type of essay writing or reading ex. narration, argumentative, exposition, description | 14 | |
| 8624409559 | Rhetorical Question | a question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to receive an answer ex. Do you want to get fired? | 15 | |
| 8624409560 | Sarcasm | use of irony to mock or convey contempt ex. I'm so happy that my teacher gave me so much homework this weekend! | 16 | |
| 8624409561 | Satire | use of wit and sarcasm to expose and criticize the corruption in society, contemporary politics ex. weekend updates mocks weekly events | 17 | |
| 8624409562 | Simile | figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as ex. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get | 18 | |
| 8624409563 | Subordinate Clause | clause that provides additional information to the independent clause, but is not a sentence by itself ex. before putting his shoes on, the man put on his socks | 19 | |
| 8624409564 | Independent Clause | a clause that can stand alone as a sentences ex. I enjoy sitting by the fireplace and reading. | 20 | |
| 8624409565 | Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise ti be maintained or proved ex. vacations against disease such as polio, rubella, and mumps, should be mandatory, without exception, for all children of the U.S. who wish to attend school. | 21 | |
| 8624409566 | Tone | is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience ex. 'We can't go on vacation this summer.' 'Yeah, great. That's what I expected'. Tone is sarcastic | 22 | |
| 8624409567 | Syllogism | a conclusion reached through two premises, the conclusion using the same terms as the premises, a form of deductive reasoning ex. All dogs have four legs; Rover is a dog; therefore, Rover has four legs. | 23 | |
| 8624409568 | Symbol | use of an object of word to represent an idea ex. red rose or color red represents love | 24 | |
| 8624409569 | Synecdoche | figure of speech in which a piece of an object is used to refer the entire object ex. We have too many mouths to feed (mouths refers to humans) | 25 | |
| 8624409570 | Syntax | specific arrangement of words and sentences viewed from a grammatical standpoint, subject, verb, object ex. While watching a movie, people who text are very annoying | 26 | |
| 8624409571 | Voice | individual's writing style of an author, combination of syntax, diction, punctuation, dialogue ex. His mother was across the hall. Pink hat. White dress. He shoved aside a rising memory of seventh grade, when he'd last seen her wear it. | 27 | |
| 8624409572 | Warrant | the glue that holds an argument together and links the evidence to the claim ex. I think you should join my T'ai Chi class. T'ai Chi clears the mind and brings peace to the sould. As a pilot, you need a clear mind and peaceful soul. | 28 | |
| 8624409573 | Zeugma | a literary term for using one word to modify two other words in tow different ways, usually one is appropriate ex. She broke his car and his heart. | 29 | |
| 8624409574 | Juxtaposition | the fact of two things being seen or placed together with contrasting effect ex. light and dark, hot and cold | 30 | |
| 8624409575 | Jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand ex. medical or legal jargon | 31 | |
| 8624409576 | Litotes | AN ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by a negative ex. They are not bad singers. | 32 | |
| 8624409577 | Logos | an appeal to logic and is a way of persuading the audience bu using facts and evidence | 33 | |
| 8624409578 | Metaphor | an implied comparison where a word of phrase unrelated to the subject is used as a descriptor | 34 | |
| 8624409579 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept ex. lend me your ears | 35 | |
| 8624409580 | Narriation | act or process or and instance of narrating ex. telling a story | 36 | |
| 8624409581 | Onomatopoeia | word which imitates the natural sounds of certain things ex. bang, boom | 37 | |
| 8624409582 | Paradox | statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true. ex. Catch 22 Paradox | 38 | |
| 8624409583 | Oxymoron | figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction ex. pretty ugly, great depression, walking dead | 39 | |
| 8624409584 | Parallelism | use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or pose that correspond in grammatical structure ex. easy come, easy go | 40 | |
| 8624409585 | Parody | humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing ex. SNL | 41 | |
| 8624409586 | Pathos | powerful method used in arguments to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions | 42 | |
| 8624409587 | Personification | assigning qualities of a person to something that is not human of alive ex. "Because I could not stop for death, he stopped for me" | 43 | |
| 8624409588 | Point of View | Refers to who is telling a story or who is narrating it. Can be told in 3 ways, first person, second person and third person. ex. I, you, he/she | 44 | |
| 8624409589 | Purpose | reason why author wants to write about specific topic | 45 | |
| 8624409590 | Deduction | a method of reasoning from general to specific ex. All humans are mortal. I am human. Therefore I am mortal. | 46 | |
| 8624409591 | Denotation | literal dictionary meaning of a word ex. And set the wall between us once again. We keep the wall between us as we go. Denotative meaning of wall is a physical barrier. | 47 | |
| 8624409592 | Double Entendre | a word or phase open to two interpretations, one is which ironic or inappropriate ex. Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution. Institution refers to practice of society and mental institution. | 48 | |
| 8624409593 | Elegiac | referring to someone of something that's gone ex. Your dexterous wit will haunt us long. Speaking in an elegiac tone. | 49 | |
| 8624409594 | Epigram | a witty, clever, and brief statement that another may consider to be like a poem, elegy, or song ex. Once I was the son of my father; now I am the father of my son. Can is dandy, but liquor is quicker. | 50 | |
| 8624409595 | Epithet | word or phase applied to a person or thing to describe a characteristic ex. Alexander the Great 'The Great' emphasizes him by defining him by a word that symbolizes his characteristic | 51 | |
| 8624409596 | Ethos | an appeal to ethics, convincing someone of a person's credibility ex. As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results | 52 | |
| 8624409597 | Euphemism | an unoffensive or indirect word or phrase that is substituted for a harsh truth to make is seam less offensive ex. passed away instead of died let go instead of fired | 53 | |
| 8624409598 | Figurative Language | uses figures of speech to be more effective and persuasive ex. similes, metaphors, imagery etc. | 54 | |
| 8624409599 | Grounds | evidence used to support a claim and can include data sets, definitions, examples and outside information ex. The other Howard Johnson's restaurant I've been in had clean restrooms, so I'll bet this one has clean restrooms too. | 55 | |
| 8624409600 | Hyperbole | an exaggerated statement no meant to be taken literally ex. I will literally die if you don't stop using hyperboles incorrectly | 56 | |
| 8624409601 | Imagery | use of detailed description used to appeal to our senses | 57 | |
| 8624409602 | Induction | a conclusion that reached through reasoning using facts which lead to the formation of a general opinion ex. This marble from the bag is black. That marble from the bag is black. A third marble from the bag is black. Therefore all the marbles from the bag are black. | 58 | |
| 8624409603 | Inference | logic deductions made based on premise assumed to be true ed. It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off the grass, and the Holocaust was complete. | 59 | |
| 8624409604 | Invective | language that unsults, attacks or denounces a person or topic ex. I cannot but conclude the bulk of your nature too be the most pernicious race. | 60 | |
| 8624409605 | Inversion | a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect or emphasis ex. between worlds to worlds between | 61 | |
| 8624409606 | Irony | expression of one's meaning by using language that signifies the opposite situational- the outcome is contrary to what is expected verbal - words that often mean the opposite of what they normally mean, sarcasm dramatic - story is more understood by the audience that the characters | 62 |
