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| 7151332593 | Appeals | Persuasive pleas of shared values or credibility (ethos); to reason or logic (logos); or to prompt the reader's emotions (pathos) | 0 | |
| 7151381733 | Argument | Statement put forth and supported by evidence | 1 | |
| 7151383146 | Assertion | Empathetic statements; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument | 2 | |
| 7151401335 | Assumption | Belief or statement taken for granted without proof | 3 | |
| 7151422914 | Diction | A word choice made by a writer(diction can be described as: formal, semi-formal, ornate, informational, technical, etc.) | 4 | |
| 7153067201 | Figurative Language | Language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imaginary, etc.) | 5 | |
| 7153073506 | Rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in an effective, and persuasive manner. | 6 | |
| 7153077014 | Rhetorical devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression and persuasion | 7 | |
| 7153079856 | Rhetoric modes | Patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose;(i.e. narration, description, comparison and contrast, etc.) | 8 | |
| 7153084213 | Rhetoric Pattern | format or structure followed by a writer such as comparison/contrast or process analysis | 9 | |
| 7153101071 | structure | the arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or work | 10 | |
| 7153102800 | style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work (when analyzing style, one may consider diction, figurative language, sentence structure, etc. ) | 11 | |
| 7153110205 | Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences | 12 | |
| 7153112471 | Theme | a central idea of a work, central message of a work | 13 | |
| 7153113431 | Thesis | The primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 14 | |
| 7153115592 | Balanced sentence | a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast (George Orwell: "If thought corrupts language, launguage can also corrupt thought.") | 15 | |
| 7153119909 | Complex sentence | a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 16 | |
| 7153122941 | compound sentence | a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more subordinate clauses | 17 | |
| 7153127791 | Compound-Complex sentence | A sentence with two or more principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses | 18 | |
| 7153133103 | Cumulative sentence (loose sentence) | A sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal: "I have been assured by a very knowing American friend of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed roasted, baked or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout") | 19 | |
| 7153144345 | Declarative sentence | A sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 20 | |
| 7153145348 | Exclamatory sentence | A sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark | 21 | |
| 7153147994 | Imperative sentence | A sentence that gives a command | 22 | |
| 7153148775 | Interrogative sentence | a sentence that asks a question | 23 | |
| 7153149709 | Inverted syntax | The reversal of the normal or expected word order in a sentence (e.g. "Whose woods these are I think I know." Robert Frost) | 24 | |
| 7194067373 | Periodic Sentence | a sentence that is not grammatically complete until the final clause or phrase; a sentence that does not give the reader the main "point" until the "period". Accomplished by using parallel phrases or clauses at the opening, or by the use of a succession of dependent clauses as modifiers preceding the independent clause, the periodic sentence unfolds gradually | 25 | |
| 7194077239 | Simple sentence | A sentence consisting of one independent clasue and no dependent clause | 26 | |
| 7194079652 | Absolute | A word/statement free from limitations or qualifications ("best", "all","never", "always", "everybody", "nobody".) Most often such statements are easily disproved. (We always go to the movies... Technically this is far from true/fact.) | 27 | |
| 7194083024 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 28 | |
| 7194085273 | Alliteration: | the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables | 29 | |
| 7194089046 | Allusion | An indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event | 30 | |
| 7194096228 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 31 | |
| 7194097237 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 32 | |
| 7194098946 | Antecedent | the noun to which a later pronoun refers ('bike' is the antecedent of 'one' in the sentence "The bike was the best one there" ) | 33 | |
| 7194101195 | Antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 34 | |
| 7194103127 | Aphorism | a concise, statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 35 | |
| 7194107080 | Appositive | word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun | 36 | |
| 7194119532 | Audience | One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed | 37 | |
| 7194149342 | Authority | A reliable, respected source-- someone with knowledge | 38 | |
| 7194150175 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue | 39 | |
| 7194151157 | cite | Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source. | 40 | |
| 7194151763 | claim | an assertion, usually supported by evidence | 41 | |
| 7194152960 | Close reading | a careful reading (analysis) that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text | 42 | |
| 7194156531 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 43 | |
| 7194158909 | Concession | A reluctant acknowledgement or yielding | 44 | |
| 7194160187 | Concrete details | details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events | 45 | |
| 7194161600 | Connotation | That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning (see denotation). The feeling of a word. | 46 | |
| 7194164646 | Counterargument | A challenge to a position; an opposing argument | 47 | |
| 7194165833 | Deduction | Reasoning from general to specific | 48 | |
| 7194166914 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition | 49 | |
| 7194170929 | Diction | word choice | 50 | |
| 7194172069 | Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 51 | |
| 7194173770 | Dissonance | Harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds | 52 | |
| 7194176154 | Double Entendre | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways (Example: New obesity study looks for larger test group.) | 53 |
