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7685512300active voiceverb form in which the subject of the sentence performs or causes the action expressed by the verb0
7685512301dictionan authors specific word choice to achieve correctness, clearness, or emphasis1
7685512302connotationthe implied meaning of a word2
7685512303denotationthe literal, explicit meaning of a word3
7685512304analysisform of writing involving a separation of a whole into its component parts4
7685533169argumentthe expression of a position or claim supported by claims5
7685533170audiencein the context of writing or literature, this term refers to the reading public to a specific group6
7685536251authoritya person cited because his or her opinion carries special weight7
7685539795begging the questionthe act of ignoring a problem or issue by assuming that it is already settled8
7685543347black comedydisturbing or absurd material presented in a humorous manner, usually with the intention of confronting uncomfortable truths9
7685582854caricatureauthors exaggeration or distortion of certain traits10
7685592184case structurethe logical outline of an argument, claims with support and evidence11
7685615085claima statement or assertion that is open to challenge and that requires support12
7685619126climaxthe moment of greatest intensity in a text, or the major turning point in the plot13
7685625183colloquialisman informal expression, or slang term, acceptable in conversation but not usually in formal writing14
7685639165logospersuading with logic15
7685644345hypotheticalassumption for the sake of conversation16
7685665626identificationauthor suggest his/her closeness to the audience17
7685678160genreshort stories, poetry, novels18
7685684547imagerylanguage that brings to mind sense-impressions, especially using figures of speech and sensory language19
7685696106informallanguage used everyday20
7685701925in medias reslatin// technique of starting a narrative in the middle of the action21
7685720604idiomdraws awareness to the discrepancy between words and there meaning22
7685734018ironybringing opposing parties to a compromise23
7685744752mediationa way of speaking that is peculiar24
7685759434abstractnot attached to anything specific25
7685765713didacticintended to educate or instruct26
7685773242digressionto turn away from the main point27
7685781039discoursethe wider social and intellectual context in which communication takes place28
7685785760ellipsisa figure of speech in which a word or short phrase is omitted but easily understood from the context29
7685798406frame30
7685798407harangue31
7685800551fantasy32
7685800552epigraph33
7685803545eulogy34
7685803546foreshadow35
7685807381figurative language36
7685807382ethos37
7685811514farce38
7685823566explication39

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