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| 7210874337 | Allusion | When there is a reference to another object outside the work or literature. A person, event, quote, etc. Ex. "Your backyard is a Garden of Eden." |  | 0 |
| 7210893009 | Argumentation | Reasoning in support of an idea in a systematic way. Ex. "We shouldn't do this because..." |  | 1 |
| 7213134419 | Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. Ex. "What up bro." |  | 2 |
| 7213134420 | Exposition/Expository Writing | Type of writing where the purpose is to explain, inform, or even describe. Also explains and analyzes information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion. Ex. "How to do something." |  | 3 |
| 7213134668 | Figurative Language | Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Ex. Imagery, onomatopeia, etc. |  | 4 |
| 7213134670 | Imagery | The use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses. Ex. "The meat was juicy and it melted in the mouth." |  | 5 |
| 7213134674 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality. Ex. A car with flame stickers on flame. |  | 6 |
| 7213135492 | Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as. Ex. "The cat is a shadow." |  | 7 |
| 7213135493 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. Ex. "The living dead." |  | 8 |
| 7213135494 | Paradox | A statement that seems untrue, but is true at a certain level. Ex. "No one goes there because it is always crowded." |  | 9 |
| 7213137223 | Parallelism | A literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. Ex. "You need to work quickly and decisively." |  | 10 |
| 7213137224 | Parody | Imitation of a particular thing. It is exaggerated to produce a comic effect. Ex. "Will you veddy much bring me a coke please?" |  | 11 |
| 7213137430 | Personification | When human qualities are given to non-human things. Ex. "The waterfall cried out loud." |  | 12 |
| 7213137431 | Point of View/Perspective | The angle of the story, which can show the opinion or feelings of the individual in the situation. Ex. "I felt like I was getting drowned." |  | 13 |
| 7213137992 | Rhetoric | A technique that uses language effectively and persuasively. To achieve emphasis and effect. Ex. "How did this loser get elected?" |  | 14 |
| 7213137993 | Simile | Comparison of one thing with another thing unlike using the words as and like. Ex. "The example was as good as Jin Woo." | 15 | |
| 7213137994 | Style | The way the author uses the words and it establishes the mood, image, and meaning of the text. Ex. "There was nothing left for me in this world..." |  | 16 |
| 7213137995 | Analogy | A comparison of a thing or idea compared to another thing that is different. It is used to compare something that is familiar. Ex. "Socks are to feet." |  | 17 |
| 7213138400 | Anecdote | A short and interesting story to support or demonstrate a point in the piece of literature. Ex. Story of when I broke my foot. |  | 18 |
| 7213138401 | Ethos | An appeal to ethics. I it used to convince someone of a specific topic. Ex. "As a doctor I say that it is bad to drink alcohol excessively." |  | 19 |
| 7213138402 | Logos | An appeal to logic. Way of persuading an audience using reason and logic. Ex. "History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely." |  | 20 |
| 7213138403 | Pathos | An appeal to emotion. It is used to convince an audience of an argument by creating emotional response. Ex. "You'll make the right decision because you have a heart." |  | 21 |
| 7213138721 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase that is not formal or literary. The use of ordinary or familiar words. Slang words. Ex. "I'm fixin to do this." |  | 22 |
| 7213138722 | Connotation | Meaning of a ward apart from the thing that it describes explicitly. Can have addition associations apart from the literal meanings. Ex. Wall Street can also refer to wealth and power. |  | 23 |
| 7213138723 | Logical Fallacy | An error in reasoning that renders and argument invalid. It is a fallacy. Ex. "We cannot listen to him because he is not worth it." |  | 24 |
| 7213139349 | Sarcasm | Speech or writing that actually means the opposite of what is seems to say. Used to mock or insult. Ex. "I'm trying to imagine you with a personality." |  | 25 |
| 7213139350 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity. Ex. "What's the use of learning something to do right when there is no consequence in doing something wrong?" |  | 26 |
| 7213139351 | Tone | The attitude of the writer toward the subject or an audience. It is shown through the choice of words and the view point of the topic. Ex. "That thing is stupid." |  | 27 |
| 7213139720 | Allegory | Abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events. Ex. Book Animal Farm. |  | 28 |
| 7213139721 | Anaphora | Repetition of the first part of the sentence. It is used to emphasize certain words or phrases. Ex. "Every day, every night, every week, every month." |  | 29 |
| 7213140296 | Thesis/Claim | A sentence that identifies the main idea/purpose of the essay or text. Claim is similar to thesis. Ex. "The main idea of this passage is to explain that effect of green house gases." |  | 30 |
| 7213140297 | Cliché | A phrase or opinion that is overused and it is not original. Can also refer to actions and events which are predictable. Ex. "Lost track of time." |  | 31 |
| 7213147680 | Genre | The type of art, literature or music characterized by a specific form, content and style. Ex. Poetry, drama, fiction, etc. |  | 32 |
| 7213147681 | Rhetorical Question | A question that you ask without expecting an answer. Asked the question to make a point. "How did he get that medal? Ugh." |  | 33 |
| 7213147682 | Syntax | Arrangement of words into a sentence that makes sense in a given language. Sentence structure. Ex. "She is a person. She am a person." |  | 34 |
| 7213147683 | Alliteration | Repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity to each other. Ex. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." |  | 35 |
| 7213147963 | Consonance | When consonant sound is repeated in words that are close in proximity. Ex. "All's well that end well." |  | 36 |
| 7213147964 | Denotation | Actual definition of the word rather than the other meanings and feelings it implies. Opposite of connotation. Ex. House = Home |  | 37 |
| 7213147965 | Motif | Narrative element with symbolic meaning that repeats throughout a work of literature. Ex. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. |  | 38 |
| 7213147966 | Antithesis | Use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences withing grammatical structures. Ex. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." |  | 39 |
| 7213149116 | Deduction | Method of reasoning from the general to the specific. Ex. "Since all humans are mortal, and I am a human, then I am mortal." |  | 40 |
| 7213149117 | Induction | Method of reasoning that moves from specific instances to a general conclusion. Ex. "I am a human, I am mortal; therefore all humans are mortal." |  | 41 |
| 7213149118 | Dialect | Language used by the people of a specific are, class, district or any other group of people. Ex. You is = You are. |  | 42 |
| 7213149119 | Didactic | Type of literature that is written to inform or instruct the reader, especially in moral or political lessons. Ex. "How-to" books. |  | 43 |
| 7213149423 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration of ideas for emphasis. Ex. I am dying of embarrassment. |  | 44 |
| 7213149424 | Inference | Process of arriving at a conclusion using known evidence or premises and logically forming an opinion or interpretation. Ex. Sandwich missing and dog hair instead = dog ate the sandwich. |  | 45 |
| 7213149425 | Elegy | Can be defined as a poem or song that is written in honor of someone deceased. Typically laments or mourns the death of the person. Ex. "He was a great friend..." |  | 46 |
| 7213149426 | Jargon | A use of specific phrases and words by writers in a particular situation, profession or trade. To convey hidden meanings accepted in that field. Ex. Agonal - Medical Jargon. |  | 47 |
| 7213149803 | Prose | Form of language that has no formal metrical structure. Natural flow of speech. Ex. Poems. |  | 48 |
