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| 31429784 | Abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images | 0 | |
| 31429785 | Ad Hominem | in an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponents ideas; it comes from the Latin meaning "against the man" | 1 | |
| 31429786 | Allegory | a work that functions on a symbolic level | 2 | |
| 31429787 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds | 3 | |
| 31429788 | Allusion | a reference contained in a work | 4 | |
| 31429789 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 5 | |
| 31429790 | Analogy | a literary devise employed to serve as a basis for comparison | 6 | |
| 31429791 | Anecdote | a story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point | 7 | |
| 31429792 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 8 | |
| 31429793 | Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images; the ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs | 9 | |
| 31429794 | Aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle | 10 | |
| 31429795 | Apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love. | 11 | |
| 31429796 | Argument | a single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer | 12 | |
| 31429797 | Atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work | 13 | |
| 31429798 | Attitude | the relationship an author has toward his or her subject and/or the audience | 14 | |
| 31429799 | Balance | a situation in which all parts of the presentation are equal, whether in sentences or paragraphs or sections of a longer work | 15 | |
| 31429800 | Cacophony | harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work | 16 | |
| 31429801 | Character | those who carry out the action of the plot in literature: major (protagonist & antagonist), minor, static, and dynamic | 17 | |
| 31429802 | Clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 18 | |
| 31429803 | Colloquial | the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and provide an informal tone | 19 | |
| 31429804 | Comic Relief | the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with tragic elements | 20 | |
| 31429805 | Concrete Detail | referring to nouns that name physical objects | 21 | |
| 31429806 | Conflict | a clash between opposing forces in a literary work | 22 | |
| 31429807 | Connotation | the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning | 23 | |
| 31429808 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 24 | |
| 31429809 | Denotation | the literal or dictionary meaning of a word | 25 | |
| 31429810 | Dialect | the recreation of regional spoken language , such as a Southern dialect | 26 | |
| 31429811 | Didactic | writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach | 27 | |
| 31429812 | Descriptive Detail | a writer's sensory description; most predominant are visual descriptions | 28 | |
| 31429813 | Devices | the figures of speech, syntax, diction, and other stylistic elements that collectively produce artistic effects | 29 | |
| 31429814 | Ellipsis | indicated by a series of three periods; the ellipsis indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text | 30 | |
| 31429815 | Epigraph | the use of quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme | 31 | |
| 31429816 | Euphemism | a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be in appropriate or uncomfortable | 32 | |
| 31429817 | Euphony | the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work | 33 | |
| 31429818 | Exposition | background information presented in a literary work | 34 | |
| 31429819 | Extended Metaphor | a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit - developed throughout a piece of writing | 35 | |
| 31429820 | Figurative Language | the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one | 36 | |
| 31429821 | Flashback | a device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes | 37 | |
| 31429822 | Form | the shape or structure of a literary work | 38 | |
| 31429823 | Generic Conventions | describes traditions for each genre; they help to define a genre | 39 | |
| 31429824 | Genre | the major category into which literary works fit: essay, poem, play, short story, novel | 40 | |
| 31429825 | Homily | literally means "sermon" but can include any serious talk | 41 | |
| 31429826 | Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration, often humorous, it can be ironic | 42 | |
| 31429827 | Image | a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion | 43 | |
| 31429828 | Imagery | the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature | 44 | |
| 31429829 | Induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | 45 | |
| 31429830 | Inference | a conclusion one can draw from the presented details | 46 | |
| 31429831 | Invective | A verbally abusive attack | 47 | |
| 31429832 | Irony | An unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen: verbal, situational, & dramatic | 48 | |
| 31429833 | Language | When asked to "analyze the language," concentrate on how the elements of language . . . diction, syntax, figurative language, and sentence structure . . . combine to form a whole | 49 | |
| 31429834 | Logic | The process of reasoning | 50 | |
| 31429835 | Logical Fallacy | A mistake in reasoning | 51 | |
| 31429836 | Loose Sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses | 52 | |
| 31429837 | Metaphor | A direct comparison between dissimilar things | 53 | |
| 31429838 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea | 54 | |
| 31429839 | Monologue | A speech given by one character | 55 | |
| 31429840 | Mood | Deals with the speakers attitude | 56 | |
| 31429841 | Motif | The repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters | 57 | |
| 31429842 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or a series of events | 58 | |
| 31430829 | Narrative Devices | The tools used by the storyteller such as ordering events so that they build to a climactic moment . . . | 59 | |
| 31430830 | Narrative Technique | The style of telling the "story" even if the passage is nonfiction | 60 | |
| 31430831 | Onomatopoeia | Words that sound like the sound they represent | 61 | |
| 31430832 | Oxymoron | An image of contradictory term | 62 | |
| 31430833 | Pacing | The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | 63 | |
| 31430834 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspections contains some degree of truth | 64 | |
| 31430835 | Parallelism | Comes from the Greek roots meaning "beside one another"; refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity | 65 | |
| 31430836 | Parody | A comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original | 66 | |
| 31430837 | Pathos | The aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience; an appeal to emotion | 67 | |
| 31430838 | Pedantic | A term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing; it is scholarly and academic and often overly distant and difficult | 68 | |
| 31430839 | Periodic Sentence | Presents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis and sentence variety | 69 | |
| 31430840 | Personification | The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts | 70 | |
| 31430841 | Persuasion | A type of argument that has as its goal an action on the part of the audience | 71 | |
| 31430842 | Persuasive Devices | Words with strong connotations; words that intensify the emotional effect | 72 | |
| 31430843 | Persuasive Essay | Presents a coherent argument in which the evidence builds to a logical and relevant conclusion | 73 | |
| 31430844 | Plot | A sequence of events in a literary work | 74 | |
| 31430845 | Point of View | The method of narration in a literary work | 75 | |
| 31430846 | Prose | Refers to fiction and nonfiction because they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble everyday speech | 76 | |
| 31430847 | Pun | A play on words that often has a comic effect; associated with wit and cleverness | 77 | |
| 31430848 | Reductio ad Absurdum | Latin for "to reduce to the absurd"; a technique useful in creating a comic effect | 78 | |
| 31430849 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern | 79 | |
| 31430850 | Resources of Language | Refers to all devices of composition available to a writer: diction, syntax, sentence structure, and figures of speech | 80 | |
| 31430851 | Rhetoric | Refers to the entire process of written communication | 81 | |
| 31430852 | Rhetorical Strategies | Those tools that enable a writer to present ideas to an audience effectively | 82 | |
| 31430853 | Rhetorical Features | Refers to how a passage is constructed; how the writer combines images, details, | 83 | |
| 31430854 | Rhetorical Modes | A flexible term that describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kind of writing: expository writing, argumentation, description, narration | 84 | |
| 31430855 | Rhetorical Question | A question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply | 85 | |
| 31430856 | Sarcasm | From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 86 | |
| 31430857 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 87 | |
| 31430858 | Sentence Structure | When an essay question asks you to analyze sentence structure, look at the type of sentences the author uses: simple, compound, and complex | 88 | |
| 31430859 | Setting | The time and place of a literary work | 89 | |
| 31430860 | Simile | An indirect comparison that uses the words like or as to link the differing items in the comparison | 90 | |
| 31430861 | Stage Directions | The specific instructions a playwright includes concerning sets, characterization, and delivery | 91 | |
| 31430862 | Stanza | A unit of a poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the poem | 92 | |
| 31430863 | Structure | The organization and form of a work | 93 | |
| 31430864 | Style | The unique way an author presents his ideas: diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute to a particular style | 94 | |
| 31430865 | Syllogism | The format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, minor premise, and a conclusion | 95 | |
| 31430866 | Symbol | Something in a literary work that stands for something else | 96 | |
| 31430867 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech that utilizes a part as a representative whole | 97 | |
| 31430868 | Syntax | The grammatical structure of prose and poetry | 98 | |
| 31430869 | Theme | The underlying ideas the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, and plot | 99 | |
| 31430870 | Thesis | Simply the main idea of a piece of writing | 100 | |
| 31430871 | Tone | The author's attitude toward his subject | 101 | |
| 31430872 | Transition | A word or phrase that links one idea to the next carries the reader from sentence to sentence | 102 | |
| 31430873 | Understatement | The opposite of exaggeration; a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended | 103 | |
| 31430874 | Voice | Can refer to two different areas of writing: (1) refers to the relationship between the sentence's subject and verb; (2) refers to the total "sound" of a writer's style | 104 | |
| 31430875 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 105 |
