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7210048655Ambiguitythe quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.0
7210048656AnalogyA comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.1
7210048657AntecedentA literary device in which a word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word.2
7210048658AphorismA statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner.3
7210048659AtmosphereThe feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of setting and objects.4
7210048660AntithesisTo put two contrasting ideas together to add interest to the writing.5
7210048661AnecdoteA short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point or to make audience laugh.6
7210048662ArgumentationThe action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory.7
7210048663AttitudeA perspective or tone that is built by the writer in a certain work.8
7210048664AudienceThe person for whom a writer writes, or composer composes.9
7210048665Causal AnalysisThe root cause; To find the causes that you can treat rather than treating the symptoms.10
7210048666ClauseA group of words that contain a subject and a predicate11
7210048667ClichéAn expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty12
7210048668ColloquialThe use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing.13
7210048669ConnotationA meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.14
7210048670ClaimA statement that asserts something to be true.15
7210048671ClassificationA method of paragraph or essay development in which a writer arranges people, objects, or ideas with shared characteristics into classes or groups.16
7210048672CoherenceSomething logical or consistent and something that makes sense as a whole17
7210048673AbstractExisting in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.18
7210048674ConcreteExisting in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract.19
7210048675DenotationThe literal or dictionary meanings of a word.20
7210048676DictionStyle of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.21
7210048677DidacticType of work that often has morals to impart or are written to teach us something about religion, philosophy, history, or politics22
7210048678DetailsPieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea23
7210048679DialectThe language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people.24
7210048680Digression from topicTemporary departure from topic25
7210048681DiscourseSpeech or writing normally longer than sentences which deals with a certain subject.26
7210048682Dominant ImpressionThe principal effect the author wishes to create for the audience.27
7210048683EditorializingInjecting personal interpretations or opinions into an otherwise factual account.28
7210048684Emotive ImageryImages that secure an emotional response from the reader.29
7210048685EvidenceSupporting materials used to prove or disprove something.30
7210048686EquivocationWhen a key term or phrase in an argument is used with more than one meaning.31
7210048687EthosAn appeal to ethics, and it means of convincing someone of character or credibility of the persuader.32
7210048688EllipsisA literary device that is used to omit some parts of a sentence or event, which gives the reader a chance to fill in the gaps themselves.33
7210048689EpigraphA phrase, quotation, or poem that is at the beginning of a document or component. Works to serve as a preface, as a summary, as a counter-example, or to link the work to a wider literary canon.34
7210048690Generic conventionsTerm that describes traditions for each genre; help to define each genre.35
7210048691GenreA major category of literature which may be determined by technique, tone, content or even length.36
7210048692HomilyA sermon or speech that a religious person or priest delivers before a group of people to offer them moral correction.37
7210048693HyperboleA figure of speech which involves exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.38
7210048694ImageryYhe use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the five senses39
7210048695InferenceLogical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true.40
7210048696InvectiveSpeech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution.41
7210048697IronyWords are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.42
7210048698JargonUse of specific phrases and words by writers in a particular situation, profession or trade; in order to convey hidden meanings accepted and understood in that field.43
7210048699JuxtapositionTechnique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.44
7210048700Language devicesA technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing.45
7210048701LitotesA form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.46
7210048702Loose SentenceBegins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause.47
7210048703LogosA statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.48
7210048704MetonymyA figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated.49

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