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| 6350725207 | attitude | a writer's intellectual position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing | 0 | |
| 6350729329 | concrete detail | details and evidence that relate to the topic in an essay (from text or from personal life) | 1 | |
| 6350732942 | descriptive detail | sensory details, such as visual imagery | 2 | |
| 6350740038 | devices | the figures of speech, syntax, diction, and other stylistic elements that collectively produce a particular artistic effect | 3 | |
| 6350743592 | rhetorical features | the tools of rhetoric, such as tone, diction, and imagery | 4 | |
| 6350745124 | rhetorical structure | How a passage is constructed. How an author organizes and combines images, details, or arguments to serve his/her purpose | 5 | |
| 6350749458 | sentence structure | How an author forms sentences. Ex: simple, compound, complex, varied, short, repeated, choppy....etc. | 6 | |
| 6350758845 | stylistic devices | elements in language that contribute to style, such as diction, syntax, tone, attitude, figures of speech, connotations, and repetition. | 7 | |
| 6350772402 | language | how the elements combine to form a whole. How diction, syntax, figurative language, and sentence structure create a cumulative effect. | 8 | |
| 6350788569 | narrative devices | the tools of the story teller. (nonfiction, biographical and autobiographical writing) | 9 | |
| 6350792279 | narrative technique | the style of telling the "story," even if the passage is nonfiction. | 10 | |
| 6350795585 | persuasive devices | words that have strong connotations, that intensify the emotional effect, and that build logical arguments to persuade an audience | 11 | |
| 6350800016 | persuasive essay | a coherent argument in which the evidence builds to a logical and relevant conclusion. Strong if it appeals to the audience's emotions or ethical standards. | 12 | |
| 6350803864 | resources of language | All the devices of composition available to a writer, such as diction, syntax, sentence structure, and figures of speech. | 13 | |
| 6350807662 | allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 14 | |
| 6350812524 | alliteration | the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. (Ex: She sells sea shells) This repetition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, and/or supply a musical sound. | 15 | |
| 6350817962 | allusion | a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 16 | |
| 6350821958 | ambiguity | the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 17 | |
| 6350826427 | analogy | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. Can make writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging. | 18 | |
| 6350830689 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. Ex: When children are happy, they clap to express their pleasure. | 19 | |
| 6350837435 | aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. Can be a memorable summation of the author's point. | 20 | |
| 6350842900 | apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. Ex: "Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of thee" | 21 | |
| 6350855725 | atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. Can often foreshadow events. | 22 | |
| 6350865211 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. Can be independent, or main, to express a complete thought. Those dependent or subordinate cannot stand alone and must be accompanied by an independent clause. | 23 | |
| 6350876625 | didactic | the teaching or instructing of moral or ethical principles | 24 | |
| 6350879237 | euphemism | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. May be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. | 25 | |
| 6350889785 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 26 | |
| 6350893485 | figurative language | writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 27 | |
| 6350900849 | figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. Examples include apostrophes, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement | 28 | |
| 6350931979 | generic conventions | Traditions for each genre. The unique features of a writer's work separate it from _________ | 29 | |
| 6350940434 | colloquial/colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. A conversation, familiar tone. Can include writing in local or regional dialects. | 30 | |
| 6350948010 | conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. Displays intellectual cleverness due to the unusual comparison being made. | 31 | |
| 6350955854 | connotation | the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes | 32 | |
| 6350960458 | denotation | the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color | 33 | |
| 6350962406 | diction | related to style. The writer's word choices, with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 34 | |
| 6350970813 | genre | the major category into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama. Major category examples are biography, autobiography, diaries, criticism, essays, and journalistic, political, scientific, and nature writing. | 35 | |
| 6350982380 | homily | Literally means "sermon." Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 36 | |
| 6350985199 | hyperbole | a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Can produce irony, and a comic (or serious) effect. | 37 | |
| 6350989262 | imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotions, or represent abstractions | 38 | |
| 6350993516 | inference/infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 39 | |
| 6350996319 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language | 40 | |
| 6350997828 | irony/ironic | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what actually is true. Three major types are used. | 41 | |
| 6351002481 | loose sentence | a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 42 | |
| 6351006026 | metaphor | a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one thing or another. Ex: The snow is a white blanket. | 43 | |
| 6351011534 | paradox | a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | 44 | |
| 6351015492 | parallelism | the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. Can involve repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase. Frequently, act as an organizing force to attract the reader's attention, add emphasis and organization, or simply provide a musical rhythm. | 45 | |
| 6351030916 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. Distorts or exaggerates distinctive features of the original. Well-written, it can offer enlightenment about the original. | 46 | |
| 6351775635 | metonomy | a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 47 | |
| 6351776971 | mood | two meanings: one grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. The second meaning is literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. | 48 | |
| 6351799859 | narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events | 49 | |
| 6351800405 | onomatopeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sound of words. Ex: buzz, murmur, snap. | 50 | |
| 6351803790 | oxymoron | a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. Ex: "cruel kindness" | 51 | |
| 6351805255 | pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 52 | |
| 6351807303 | periodic sentence | a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. The independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. | 53 | |
| 6351810835 | personification | a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. | 54 | |
| 6351811820 | point of view | In literature, the perspective from which a story is told. The subdivisions include: first person perspective, third person narrator, omniscient and limited omniscient. | 55 | |
| 6354252117 | tone | Similar to mood, describes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both. | 56 | |
| 6354258758 | transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas. Effectively shifts from one idea to another. Ex: nevertheless, in addition, on the contrary | 57 | |
| 6354271030 | understatement | The ironic minimalizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is. The opposite of hyperbole. | 58 | |
| 6354283607 | wit | A modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. Humorous, while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks. | 59 | |
| 6354298285 | syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Similar to diction, but ______ refers to the groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words. | 60 | |
| 6354322663 | theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into a story. Usually it is unstated in fictional works, but in nonfiction, it may be directly stated, especially in expository or argumentative writing. | 61 | |
| 6354342873 | thesis | In expository writing, it is the statement in the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition. | 62 | |
| 6354352376 | predicate adjective | One type of subject complement- an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. Ex: "My boyfriend is tall, dark, and handsome af" | 63 | |
| 6354367095 | predicate nominative | a second type of subject complement- a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject. Ex: "Abe Lincoln was a man of integrity" (renaming Abe as a man of integrity) | 64 | |
| 6354381500 | prose | one of the major divisions of genre, refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms, because they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble everyday speech. Anything in literature other than poetry and drama. | 65 | |
| 6354395272 | repetition | the duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. Can link and emphasize ideas while allowing the reader the comfort of recognizing something familiar. | 66 | |
| 6354411760 | satire | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 67 | |
| 6354420119 | semantics | the branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relationship to one another. | 68 | |
| 6354434553 | style | the sum of choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. Can be flowery, explicit, succinct, rambling, bombastic, commonplace, incisive, laconic.... can reflect the historical context of an author's time period | 69 | |
| 6354464486 | subject complement | the word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject. | 70 | |
| 6354475601 | rhetoric | describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 71 | |
| 6354479210 | rhetorical modes | the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. Four main purposes: exposition, argumentation, description, and narration. modes of discourse. | 72 | |
| 6354494464 | sarcasm | Involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. may use irony as a device. When done well, can be witty and insightful. When done poorly, can be simply cruel. | 73 | |
| 6354505980 | subordinate clause | like all clauses, contains both a subject and a verb, but unlike the independent clause, this clause cannot stand alone; it does not express a complete thought. | 74 | |
| 6354519764 | syllogism | a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. Ex: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man Therefore, Socrates is mortal | 75 | |
| 6354530950 | symbol/symbolism | Anything that represents, or stands for, something else. Usually something concrete- such as an object, action, character, or scene- that represents something more abstract. Conventional _____ have been invested with meaning by a group (ex: religious symbols.) Literary _____ are generally recognized, being found in a variety of works. Sometimes they are more complicated, however, such as the meaning behind the whale in Moby Dick. | 76 |
