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| 7232300454 | Denotation | a direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea | 0 | |
| 7232300455 | Connotation | the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes | 1 | |
| 7232300456 | Ambiguity | a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways ex: "I'll give you a ring tomorrow" | 2 | |
| 7232300457 | Ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action ex: Love and hate - support but don't support | 3 | |
| 7232300458 | Innuendo | a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation | 4 | |
| 7232300459 | Euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant | 5 | |
| 7232300460 | Rhetorical Question | a question not intended to require an answer | 6 | |
| 7232300461 | Syntax | the way in which linguistic elements are put together to form constituents | 7 | |
| 7232300462 | Antithesis | the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences; in a balanced phrase ex: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times | 8 | |
| 7232300463 | Juxtaposition | the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect ex: Light and Dark A fish and a glass of orange juice "For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life" | 9 | |
| 7232300464 | Repetition | the renewal or recurrence of something over and over again | 10 | |
| 7232300465 | Parallel Structure/Parallelism | the use of the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written; the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning | 11 | |
| 7232300466 | Apposition/Appositive | setting ideas side by side. Appositives, therefore, are structures that, when put in apposition to similar structures, add clarification or enable the reader to see the idea from a different point of view ex:"Over my head I heard a sound of beaten air, like a million shook rugs, a muffled whuff" | 12 | |
| 7232300467 | Colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation | 13 | |
| 7232300468 | Jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group | 14 | |
| 7232300469 | Invective | of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse (Ad hominem) ex: "Curse the blasted, jelly-boned swines, | 15 | |
| 7232300470 | Declarative | made known formally, officially, or explicitly ex: this is my pen | 16 | |
| 7232300471 | Imperative | of, relating to, or constituting the grammatical mood that expresses the will to influence the behavior of another ex: Sit down right now. | 17 | |
| 7232300472 | Interrogative | having the form or force of a question | 18 | |
| 7232300473 | Exclamatory | containing, expressing, using, or relating to exclamation ex: simple! | 19 | |
| 7232300474 | Loose | a sentence that begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause ex:Abraham Lincoln wept, fearing that the Union would not survive if the southern states seceded. | 20 | |
| 7232300475 | Periodic | a sentence that has the main clause or predicate at the end ex: Alone in his study, lost in somber thoughts about his beloved country, dejected but not broken in spirit, Abraham Lincoln wept | 21 | |
| 7232300476 | Simple | having only one main clause and no subordinate clauses ex: The boy studied for the test. | 22 | |
| 7232300477 | Compound | a sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usually joined by one or more conjunctions, but no dependent clause ex: The boy studied for the test, so he was prepared for anything. | 23 | |
| 7232300478 | Complex | consisting of two parts, at least one of which is a bound form ex: Because the boy studied for the test, he was prepared for anything. | 24 | |
| 7232300479 | Compound-Complex | a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause ex: Because the boy studied for the test, he was prepared for anything, and he didn't forget a thing. | 25 | |
| 7232300480 | Telegraphic (Sentence Length) | a concise sentence typically containing five words or less ex: Be careful out there. The grass is green. | 26 | |
| 7232300481 | Medium (Sentence Length) | a sentence of moderate length typically containing eighteen words ex: compound sentence | 27 | |
| 7232300482 | Long (Sentence Length | a long sentence typically containing thirty words | 28 |
