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| 9039619998 | abstract | refers to a language that describes concepts rather than concrete images | 0 | |
| 9039640335 | allegory | a work that functions on a symbolic level | 1 | |
| 9039651921 | ad hominem | An attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. it comes from the Latin meaning "against the man" | 2 | |
| 9039680695 | alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds such as "peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" | 3 | |
| 9039721671 | allusion | a reference contained in a work. | 4 | |
| 9039733427 | analogy | Comparison of 2 different items | 5 | |
| 9039781021 | analysis | the process of taking apart a text by dividing it into its basic components for the purpose of examining how the author develops his /her subject. | 6 | |
| 9039814971 | anecdote | a story of a brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point | 7 | |
| 9039843963 | annotate | to make a personal note on a text in order to get a better understanding of the material. These notes can include questions, an argument with the author, acknowledging a good point, a clarification of an idea. | 8 | |
| 9039915097 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers. The exam often expects you to identify this in a passage. | 9 | |
| 9039972821 | argument | a single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer. | 10 | |
| 9039994250 | attitude | the relationship an author has toward his or her subject and/or his or her audience | 11 | |
| 9040017196 | cacophony | harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work. | 12 | |
| 9040035070 | antithesis | the presentation of 2 contrasting images. | 13 | |
| 9040049907 | character | Those who carry out the action of the plot in literature. Major, minor, static, and dynamic are types. | 14 | |
| 9040081334 | colloquial | the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone | 15 | |
| 9049498562 | comic relief | the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event | 16 | |
| 9049513821 | conflict | a clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. god; man vs. self | 17 | |
| 9049533964 | connective tissue | those elements that help create coherence in a written piece | 18 | |
| 9049545957 | connotation | the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning | 19 | |
| 9049553464 | deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific rule | 20 | |
| 9049559550 | denotation | the literal or dictionary meaning of a word | 21 | |
| 9049564953 | dialect | the re-creation of regional spoken language, such as a southern. | 22 | |
| 9049579236 | diction | the author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude and style, as well as meaning | 23 | |
| 9049600416 | didactic | Writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. Usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns | 24 | |
| 9049617812 | discourse | a discussion on a specific topic | 25 | |
| 9049622741 | ellipsis | (...) indicates that material has been omitted from a given text. A word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, or a whole section can be omitted. | 26 | |
| 9049669004 | epigraph | the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme | 27 | |
| 9049681605 | euphemism | a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable | 28 | |
| 9049712225 | euphony | the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary works | 29 | |
| 9049724084 | exposition | background information presented in a literary work | 30 | |
| 9049730344 | extended metaphor | a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. It is developed throughout a piece of writing | 31 | |
| 9049756772 | figurative language | the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one. It includes metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, and hyperbole, etc. | 32 | |
| 9049778062 | flashback | a device the enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes | 33 | |
| 9049788069 | form | the shape or structure of a literary work | 34 | |
| 9049793960 | hyperbole | extreme exaggeration, often humorous, it can also be ironic; the opposite of understatement | 35 | |
| 9049808003 | image | a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion. | 36 | |
| 9049816547 | imagery | the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature. | 37 | |
| 9049825156 | induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | 38 | |
| 9049832269 | inference | a conclusion one can draw from the present details | 39 | |
| 9049839163 | invective | a verbally abusive attack | 40 | |
| 9049842832 | irony | an unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen. It involves dialogue and situation and can be intentional or unplanned. Dramatic irony centers around the ignorance of those involved, whereas the audience is aware of the circumstance | 41 | |
| 9049876530 | logic | the process of reasoning | 42 | |
| 9049879197 | logical fallacy | a mistake in reasoning | 43 | |
| 9049886548 | metaphor | a direct comparison between dissimilar things | 44 | |
| 9049894215 | metonymy | a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea | 45 | |
| 9049902289 | monlogue | a speech given by one character | 46 | |
| 9049910528 | motif | the repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters | 47 | |
| 9049922336 | narrator | the speaker of the literary work | 48 | |
| 9049936195 | onomatopoeia | words that sound like the sound they represent | 49 | |
| 9049943064 | oxymoron | Two contradictory words together in one phrase or word. | 50 | |
| 9049946276 | pacing | the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | 51 | |
| 9049954445 | parable | a story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson | 52 | |
| 9049963891 | parody | a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original. It can be utterly mocking or gently humorous.It depends on the allusion and exaggerates and distorts the original style and content. | 53 | |
| 9049990783 | pathos | the aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience. An appeal to emotion that can be used as a means to persuade. | 54 | |
| 9050007807 | pedantic | a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant | 55 | |
| 9050034354 | periodic sentence | presents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis and sentence variety. Phrases and/or dependent clauses precede the main clause | 56 | |
| 9050051044 | personification | the assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts | 57 | |
| 9050058118 | persuasion | a type of argument that has as its goal an action on the part of the audience | 58 | |
| 9050074484 | plot | a sequence of events in a literary work | 59 | |
| 9050079649 | point of view | A method of narration in a literary work | 60 | |
| 9050085759 | pun | a play on words that often has a comic effect. Associated with cleverness and wit | 61 | |
| 9050098860 | reductio ad absurdum | the Latin for "to reduce the absurd." It is considered a rhetorical fallacy, because it reduces an argument to an either /or choice | 62 | |
| 9050123742 | rhetoric | Refers to the entire process of written communication. These strategies and devices enable a writer to present ideas to an audience effectively | 63 | |
| 9050140418 | rhetorical question | one that does not expect an explicit answer | 64 | |
| 9050144359 | sarcasm | a comic technique that ridicules through caustic language. Tone and attitude may both be described as sarcastic in a given text if the writer employs language, irony, and wit to mock or scorn | 65 | |
| 9063037521 | Satire | a mode of writing based on ridicule, that criticizes the foibles and follies of society without necessarily offering a solution. | 66 | |
| 9063058357 | Setting | The time and place of a literary work. | 67 | |
| 9063060759 | Simile | an indirect comparison that uses the word like or as to link the differing items in the comparison. ("Your eyes are like stars.") | 68 | |
| 9063072500 | Stage Directions | the specific instructions a playwright includes concerning sets, characterization, delivery, etc. | 69 | |
| 9063078136 | Stanza | a unit of a poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the poem. | 70 | |
| 9063082834 | Structure | the organization and form of a work. | 71 | |
| 9063085915 | Style | The unique way an author presents his ideas. Diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute to this. | 72 | |
| 9063092350 | Summary | reducing the original text to its essential parts. | 73 | |
| 9063096432 | Syllogism | the format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 74 | |
| 9063103932 | Symbol | something in a literary work that stands for something else. | 75 | |
| 9063109466 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. ("All hands on deck") | 76 | |
| 9063116000 | Syntax | the grammatical structure of prose and poetry. | 77 | |
| 9063120134 | Synthesis | locating a number of sources and integrating them into the development and support of a writer's thesis/claim. | 78 | |
| 9063127726 | Theme | the underlying ideas the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, plot, etc. | 79 | |
| 9063133441 | Thesis | The main idea of a piece of writing. It presents the author's assertion or claim. | 80 | |
| 9063146466 | Tone | the author's attitude toward his subject. | 81 | |
| 9063148711 | Transition | a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. | 82 | |
| 9063164644 | Understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended. | 83 | |
| 9063172982 | Voice | can refer to two different areas of writing. The first refers to the relationship between a sentence's subject and verb (active vs passive). The second refers to the total "sound" of a writer's style. | 84 |
