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| 6744867641 | Abstract | Opposed to concrete, not quantifiable | 0 | |
| 6744867642 | Adjective | modifies, alters, changes a noun | 1 | |
| 6744867643 | Adverb | modifies, alters, changes a verb | 2 | |
| 6744867644 | Aesthetic | the study or philosophy of beauty in art, literature and nature | 3 | |
| 6744867645 | Allegory | form of a metaphor, the meaning of a person, object, or action resides outside the story, the concrete is within the story | 4 | |
| 6744867646 | Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds | 5 | |
| 6744867647 | Allusion | an indirect reference, often to another text or a historic event | 6 | |
| 6744867648 | Ambiguity | having more than one meaning, used in verbal, written, and nonverbal communication | 7 | |
| 6744867649 | Anachronism | out of time, placing something in a time where it does not belong | 8 | |
| 6744867650 | Analogy | the comparison of two things alike in some respects | 9 | |
| 6744867651 | Analysis | to separate into parts for inspection and evaluation | 10 | |
| 6744867652 | Anaphora | the repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses | 11 | |
| 6744867653 | Anecdote | a short narrative detailing the particulars of an event | 12 | |
| 6744867654 | Annotation | explanatory or critical notes added to a text | 13 | |
| 6744867655 | Antagonist | the force against the protagonist: a person, nature, or the person's psyche | 14 | |
| 6744867656 | Antecedent | the noun to which the pronoun refers | 15 | |
| 6744867657 | Antimetabole | the repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast: "eat to live; live to eat" | 16 | |
| 6744867658 | Antihero | a protagonist who is particularly graceless, inept, stupid, or dishonest | 17 | |
| 6744867659 | Antithesis | figure of speech, using strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences or ideas | 18 | |
| 6744867660 | Aphorism | a brief statement of general truth or wisdom: "Imitation is suicide." | 19 | |
| 6744867661 | Apology | a written or spoken defense | 20 | |
| 6744867662 | Appositive | a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun | 21 | |
| 6744867663 | Archaic Diction | the use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language | 22 | |
| 6744867664 | Archetype | a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology | 23 | |
| 6744867665 | Argument | a statement put forth and supported by evidence | 24 | |
| 6744867666 | Aristotelian (rhetorical) triangle | a diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience | 25 | |
| 6744867667 | Artificial Setting | man made settings | 26 | |
| 6744867668 | Assertion | an emphatic statement; a declaration. | 27 | |
| 6744867669 | Assumption | a belief or statement taken for granted without proof | 28 | |
| 6744867670 | Asyndeton | leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses | 29 | |
| 6744867671 | Attitude | the author's or speaker's feelings toward the subject, attend to distance when discussing attitude | 30 | |
| 6744867672 | Audience | the intended recipents for a speaker or writer's message | 31 | |
| 6744867673 | Authority | a reliable, respected source - someone with knowledge | 32 | |
| 6744867674 | Begging the Question | a fallacy in reasoning which omits the minor premise and goes directly to the conclusion | 33 | |
| 6744867675 | Bias | prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue | 34 | |
| 6744867676 | Bildungsroman | a coming of age novel, the story of a person's development | 35 | |
| 6744867677 | Canon | an accepted list of literary works commonly taught in schools and universities | 36 | |
| 6744867678 | Carpe Diem | literally "Seize the day," a philosophy of living for the day and not thinking of tomorrow | 37 | |
| 6744867679 | Catharsis | a moral and spiritual cleansing you receive when watching a protagonist overcome great odds to survive | 38 | |
| 6744867680 | Character | a person described as an individual with reference to characterization | 39 | |
| 6744867681 | Characterization | the creation and development of an imaginary person who seems life‐like | 40 | |
| 6744867682 | Chronological | in the order of time | 41 | |
| 6744867683 | Claim | an assertion, usually supported by evidence | 42 | |
| 6744867684 | Clause | any combination of subject and verb which makes a complete sentence, Independent/dependent | 43 | |
| 6744867685 | Colloquial | informal conversation, it differs in grammar, vocabulary, syntax, imagery, or connotation--can also vary based on location | 44 | |
| 6744867686 | Common Ground | Shared beliefs, values, or positions | 45 | |
| 6744867687 | Conceit | a type of metaphor that is strikingly odd and thoughtful. Ex: Love compared to a motorcycle | 46 | |
| 6744867688 | Concession | a reluctant acknowledgment or yielding | 47 | |
| 6744867689 | Concrete | opposite of abstract, tangible, quantifiable | 48 | |
| 6744867690 | Concrete Detail | details used in a persuasive paper which attempt to convince the reader: proof or evidence | 49 | |
| 6744867691 | Confidant (male)/ Confidante (female) | A person who partakes little in the action, is very close to the protagonist, and hears all of the intimate secrets of the protagonist | 50 | |
| 6744867692 | Conflict | A disagreement or challenge--usually presented to the protagonist of a story | 51 | |
| 6744867693 | Connotation | that which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning | 52 | |
| 6744867694 | Context | words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning | 53 | |
| 6744867695 | Controlling Image | an image or metaphor which runs throughout the work | 54 | |
| 6744867696 | Coordination | grammatical equivalence between parts of a sentence, often through a coordinating conjunction such as and, or but | 55 | |
| 6744867697 | Counterargument | a challenge to a position; an opposing argument | 56 | |
| 6744867698 | Credible | worthy of belief; trustworthy | 57 | |
| 6744867699 | Crisis | The point of the highest clash | 58 | |
| 6744867700 | Criticism | analysis, study, and evaluation of individual works of literature | 59 | |
| 6744867701 | Cumulative Sentence | an independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail | 60 | |
| 6744867702 | Declarative Sentence | a sentence that makes a statement | 61 | |
| 6744867703 | Deductive | reasoning from the general of the specific | 62 | |
| 6744867704 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition | 63 | |
| 6744867705 | Descriptive Detail | Details in an essay which use sensory description (the five senses) therefore you analyze these descriptions by each sense. | 64 | |
| 6744867706 | Detail | specifically described items placed in a work for effect and meaning | 65 | |
| 6744867707 | Deus Ex Machina | literally "God in the machine," this is a Greek idea from when the gods would come on stage to rescue the hero, now it applies to anytime the hero is saved by a miraculous or improbable event | 66 | |
| 6744867708 | Devices | speech, syntax, diction. These stylistic elements collectively produce and effect | 67 | |
| 6744867709 | Diction | word choice | 68 | |
| 6744867710 | Didactic | a "teaching" type of tone, usually lesson‐like or boring in nature | 69 | |
| 6744867711 | Digression | insertion of material not closely related to the work or subject | 70 | |
| 6744867712 | Dilemma | 2 choices - both bad, or 2 choices either one producing a bad outcome | 71 | |
| 6744867713 | Doppelganger | literally "double goer," a mysterious twin or double fighting against your good work | 72 | |
| 6744867714 | Dystopia | "bad place" An imaginary world which was constructed to be perfect yet failed. Present tendencies are carried out to their intensely unpleasant end. | 73 | |
| 6744867715 | Elegiac | mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone | 74 | |
| 6744867716 | Ellipsis/Ellipse | the omission of one or more words | 75 | |
| 6744867717 | Epigram | a brief witty statement | 76 | |
| 6744867718 | Epiphany | a sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was thought of or understood | 77 | |
| 6744867719 | Ethos | the character of the writer reflected in the speech or writings | 78 | |
| 6744867720 | Euphemism | a device where being indirect replaces directness to avoid unpleasantness | 79 | |
| 6744867721 | Explication of text | explanation of a text's meaning through an analysis of all of its constituent parts, including the literary devices used; also close reading | 80 | |
| 6744867722 | Expository | a mode of writing which is used to explain something | 81 | |
| 6744867723 | Fantasy | a genre--usually the breaking away from reality | 82 | |
| 6744867724 | Figurative language | the use of tropes or figures of speech; going beyond literal meaning to achieve literary effect | 83 | |
| 6744867725 | Figure of Speech | uses of language which depart from customary construction. Metaphors, similes, personfication, hyperboles, etc. | 84 | |
| 6744867726 | Fragment | a word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence | 85 | |
| 6744867727 | Generic Conventions | from "genre" or type, each type of writing editorial, biography, narrative, persuasive, etc.; uses particular conventions. The persuasive mode of writing uses the technique of syllogism to prove a point | 86 | |
| 6744867728 | Genre | A particular type or category of writing; tragedy, comedy, epic, short story, historical fiction, didactic, etc. | 87 | |
| 6744867729 | Hamartia | from Greek and translated in the New Testament as "sin" literally it means an error, mistake, frailty, or misstep. This will cause the protagonist's downfall | 88 | |
| 6744867730 | Hyperbole | to overstate an issue, exaggeration | 89 | |
| 6744867731 | Imagery | literally, the collection of images within a work. Specifically, descriptive details which use figures of speech to explain a concept, person, or thing. | 90 | |
| 6744867732 | Imperative sentence | a sentence that requests or commands | 91 | |
| 6744867733 | In Medias Res | meaning "in the midst of things," this is starting a story in the middle of the action -- the first part will be revealed later. | 92 | |
| 6744867734 | Independent Clause | a sentence which stands alone | 93 | |
| 6744867735 | Dependent clause | a sentence which needs to be joined with another sentence in order to make sense | 94 | |
| 6744867736 | Inductive | reasoning from the specific to the general | 95 | |
| 6744867737 | Inference | to conclude by reason an idea, attitude, tone which is not directly stated by the author | 96 | |
| 6744867738 | Invective | a violent verbal attack | 97 | |
| 6744867739 | Inversion | a sentence in which the verb precedes the subject | 98 | |
| 6744867740 | Irony | a recognition of reality different from the appearance. | 99 | |
| 6744867741 | Irony (verbal) | the actual intent is the opposite of what is said, something like sarcasm but not as harsh. | 100 | |
| 6744867742 | Juxtaposition | placement of two things side by side for emphasis | 101 | |
| 6744867743 | Kitsch | "gaudy trash"-- shallow flashy art designed to have a mass appeal | 102 | |
| 6744867744 | Language | the style of the sentence and vocabulary used in conversation and written communication. Slang, formal, parental, didactic, common, etc. | 103 | |
| 6744867745 | Linking Verb | a being verb (is, are, was, were, have been, had been, has been, will have been) which joins a subject to a predicate nominative or predicate adjective. | 104 | |
| 6744867746 | Logos | a Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals | 105 | |
| 6744867747 | Mechanics | any form of sentence regulation which aides in interpretation; period, comma, hyphen, question mark, italics, capitalization, etc. | 106 | |
| 6744867748 | Metaphor | saying one thing in terms of something else | 107 | |
| 6744867749 | Metonomy | figure of speech. The substitution of the name of an object with a word closely associated with it. Ex. The White House for the presidency, the crown for the royal family or the queen. | 108 | |
| 6744867750 | Microcosm | "small world" representing an entire idea through a small situation or conflict | 109 | |
| 6744867751 | Modifier | a word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or describes another word, phrase, or clause | 110 | |
| 6744867752 | Motif | a simple device that serves as a basis for an expanded narrative, it is a recurring feature in the work | 111 | |
| 6744867753 | Narrative Devices | the ordering of events, withholding information until a climactic moment, and all tools the storyteller uses to progress the story line | 112 | |
| 6744867754 | Narrative Technique | The "style" of the story, concentrate on the writer's order of events and details | 113 | |
| 6744867755 | Natural Setting | a setting that is produced through nature including weather and light/darkness | 114 | |
| 6744867756 | Nominalizaton | turning a verb or adjective into a noun | 115 | |
| 6744867757 | Noun | any name of a person, place, thing, or idea | 116 | |
| 6744867758 | Objective | a tone of fairness and even discussion of a subject, it usually suggests that there is distance between the author and the subject being discussed. Be careful, this tone can also be cold and impersonal. | 117 | |
| 6744867759 | Occasion | an aspect of context; the clause or reason for writing | 118 | |
| 6744867760 | Omniscient narrator | an all knowing, usually third‐person narrator | 119 | |
| 6744867761 | Oxymoron | a self‐contradictory combination or words. | 120 | |
| 6744867762 | Paradox | a statement that seems to be contradictory or absurd, however it is found to be true | 121 | |
| 6744867763 | Parallelism | the coordination of sentence syntax, word order, and ideas. It is used for effect and emphasis | 122 | |
| 6744867764 | Parody | a writing which imitates another serious piece and pokes fun at the original. | 123 | |
| 6744867765 | Pathos | a Greek term that refers to suffering but has come to be associated with broader appeals to emotion; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals | 124 | |
| 6744867766 | Pedantic | bookish and scholarly in tone, often boring and dull due to little interest on the part of the listener | 125 | |
| 6744867767 | Periodic Sentence | a sentence not grammatically complete until the end. It has the dependent clause at the beginning and ends with the independent clause | 126 | |
| 6744867768 | Persona | the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing | 127 | |
| 6744867769 | Personification | human‐like qualities are given to inanimate objects | 128 | |
| 6744867770 | Persuasive Devices | devices used in the writing mode of persuasion; strong connotations, order of intensity from lesser to greater, the logic of the argument | 129 | |
| 6744867771 | Plagiarism | literary theft -- using someone's ideas and style and passing the off as your own. | 130 | |
| 6744867772 | Plot | the framework upon which a story is placed; chronological, flashback, in medias res, or others. Once the story is finished a definite beginning, middle, and end can be found. | 131 | |
| 6744867773 | Point of View | point from which an author presents a story. It can be close, distant, within a character, or others. | 132 | |
| 6744867774 | Polemic | an argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion | 133 | |
| 6744867775 | Polysyndeton | the deliberate use of a series of conjunctions | 134 | |
| 6744867776 | Predicate | the part of the sentence beginning with the verb or the first verb in a verb phrase | 135 | |
| 6744867777 | Predicate Adjective | an adjective in the predicate which modifies the subject of the sentence, the predicate adjective must follow a linking verb, and "tall" is an adjective modifying the subject "She". | 136 | |
| 6744867778 | Predicate Nominative | a noun in the predicate which renames the subject, It must follow a linking verb. Ex. He is President. "President" renames the subject. | 137 | |
| 6744867779 | Premise; major, minor | two parts of a syllogism: the concluding sentence of a syllogism takes its predicate from the major premise. Major premise: All mammals are warm‐blooded. Minor premise: All horses are mammals. Conclusion: All horses are warm‐blooded. | 138 | |
| 6744867780 | Pronoun | a word which takes the place of a noun to prevent repetition or to act as the subject of a clause. | 139 | |
| 6744867781 | Propaganda | A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information | 140 | |
| 6744867782 | Protagonist | the main character of a work who has some type of contest; mental, spiritual, physical, natural; to complete | 141 | |
| 6744867783 | Purpose | speaker's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing | 142 | |
| 6744867784 | Realism | being as close to reality as possible. Realistic works depict the reality of the harsh world and the effect upon the luckless protagonist. | 143 | |
| 6744867785 | Refute | to discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument | 144 | |
| 6744867786 | Repetition | word, sound, phrase, idea; used for emphasis. An excellent technique in persuasive speeches. Always pay attention to repetition in writing. The author is trying to tell you something. | 145 | |
| 6744867787 | Resource of Language | an author's use of diction, syntax, sentence structure, and figures of speech to produce an effect | 146 | |
| 6744867788 | Rhetoric | the art of persuasion and employing the devices to persuade. Persuasion extends to the construction of a work so that you believe it to be true even though it is fiction. | 147 | |
| 6744867789 | Rhetorical Question | a question used by the speaker or writer to achieve an awareness in the listener or reader. No reply to the question is expected. | 148 | |
| 6744867790 | Rhetorical Shift | changing from one tone, attitude, or distance to another, Look for little words like but, however, even though, although, yet, etc.. | 149 | |
| 6744867791 | Rhetorical Structure | to analyze, study, and evaluate this, you must examine\nimages, details and arguments. | 150 | |
| 6744867792 | Sarcasm | a bitter expression of disapproval, sometimes intended to be harsh and hurtful, levels of intensity exist | 151 | |
| 6744867793 | Satire | a way or writing or speaking which censures things, activities, persons, or ideas; it is accomplished with humor and wit. | 152 | |
| 6744867794 | Scheme | a pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect | 153 | |
| 6744867795 | Sentence Structure | analyzing sentence structure asks that you look at sentence length; simple, compound, complex; unusual phrases, repetition, altered word order. | 154 | |
| 6744867796 | Simile | a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" | 155 | |
| 6744867797 | Simple Sentence | a sentence containing subject and verb with little else in the subject or predicate | 156 | |
| 6744867798 | Spatial | the distance between characters, ideas, and things within the story. Careful, a character can be close physically to a person, but emotionally distant. | 157 | |
| 6744867799 | Stylistic Devices | when analyzing stylistic devices the reader must find the best combination of the elements of language to discuss: tone, syntax, attitude, figures of speech, repetition, in tone especially connotations | 158 | |
| 6744867800 | Subjective | expressing in a personal manner your convictions, beliefs, and ideas; when this subjective response occurs it is likely to be emotional. | 159 | |
| 6744867801 | Subordinate clause | created by a subordination conjunction, a clause that modifies an\nindependent clause | 160 | |
| 6744867802 | Subplot | a secondary story within a story, | 161 | |
| 6744867803 | Syllogism | a formula for presenting a logical argument. Ex. Assertion, Proof, Commentary or Major Premise, Minor Premise, Conclusion | 162 | |
| 6744867804 | Symbol | a thing that in and of itself it stands for something else. All symbols have vehicle and tenor. | 163 | |
| 6744867805 | Synopsis | a summary of the main points of a story or essay | 164 | |
| 6744867806 | Syntax | the physical arrangement of words in a sentence. | 165 | |
| 6744867807 | Synthesis | the joining of two or more ideas, arguments, abstracts to create a new idea, argument, or product | 166 | |
| 6744867808 | Tenor and Vehicle | terms used when referring to a symbol: vehicle is the physical thing or person; the tenor is the abstraction. | 167 | |
| 6744867809 | Theme | the central idea of a story or essay. | 168 | |
| 6744867810 | Thesis | the attitude or position taken by the speaker or writer. | 169 | |
| 6744867811 | Topic Sentence | a sentence, most often appearing at the beginning of a paragraph, that announces the paragraph's idea and often unites it with the work's thesis. | 170 | |
| 6744867812 | Transcendental | reliance upon conscience and intuition, a form of idealism, romanticism | 171 | |
| 6744867813 | Transition | a body or phrase that links different ideas | 172 | |
| 6744867814 | Trope | artful diction; the use of language in a non-literal way; also called a figure of speech | 173 | |
| 6744867815 | Understatement | an actual statement which false under the magnitude of the actual event. | 174 | |
| 6744867816 | Utopia | a perfect world | 175 | |
| 6744867817 | Verb | the word in the sentence which gives action or being to the subject. | 176 | |
| 6744867818 | Wit | intellectual humor | 177 | |
| 6744867819 | Zeugma | a construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs - often in different, sometimes incongruent ways - two or more words in a sentence | 178 | |
| 6744867820 | Cliche | an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect | 179 | |
| 6744867821 | Complex Sentence | a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. | 180 | |
| 6744867822 | Dialect: | a term that applies to particular speech patterns, or it's characteristic to a particular group of the language speakers. | 181 | |
| 6744867823 | Synecdoche: | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special | 182 | |
| 6744867824 | Idiom: | an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements | 183 | |
| 6744867825 | Jargon: | terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or event | 184 | |
| 6744867826 | Litotes: | understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed | 185 | |
| 6744867827 | Mood: | the atmosphere created by the setting, and actions of people and characters in it. It also relates to how the reader emotionally responds to the text | 186 | |
| 6744867828 | Tone: | literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work | 187 |
