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| 15329284474 | Active Voice | The subject of the sentence performs the action. Ex: "Anthony drove while Toni searched for the house." | 0 | |
| 15329284475 | Passive Voice | When the subject of the sentence receives the action. Ex: "The car was driven by Anthony." | 1 | |
| 15329284476 | Allusion | An indirect reference to something. Ex: "This place is like a Garden of Eden." | 2 | |
| 15329284477 | Anecdote | A brief recounting of a relevant episode. | 3 | |
| 15329284478 | Diction | Word choice, particularly as an element of style. | 4 | |
| 15329284479 | Colloquial | Ordinary or familiar type of conversation. | 5 | |
| 15329284480 | Connotation | Implied meaning rather than literal meaning. Ex: "Policeman", "Cop", and "The Man" all denote the same literal meaning of police officer | 6 | |
| 15329284481 | Denotation | The literal, explicit meaning of a word. | 7 | |
| 15329284482 | Jargon | The diction used by a group which practices a similar profession or activity. | 8 | |
| 15329284483 | Allegory | A story, fiction or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. Ex: Animal Farm by George Orwell | 9 | |
| 15329284484 | Aphorism/Maxism/Truism | A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle; can be a memorable summation of the author's point. Ex: "God helps them that help themselves," and "A watched pot never boils." | 10 | |
| 15329284485 | Ellipse | The three periods used to show omitted text in a quotation (...) | 11 | |
| 15329284486 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes they are used for political correctness or add humor. Ex: "Physically challenged" in place of "Crippled" or " vertically challenged" in place of "short" | 12 | |
| 15329284487 | Analogy | A comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variable. Ex: "America is to the world as a Hippo is to the jungle | 13 | |
| 15329284488 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration. Ex: "My mother will kill me if I am late." | 14 | |
| 15329284489 | Metaphor | Making an implied comparison; no "like" or "as". Ex: "My feet are popsicles" | 15 | |
| 15329284490 | Extended metaphor | When a metaphor is continued later in the written work. | 16 | |
| 15329284491 | Metonymy | Replacing an actual word or idea with a related word or concept. Ex: "Relations between London and Washington have been strained," | 17 | |
| 15329284492 | Simile | Using words such as "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison between two very different things. Ex: "My feet are so cold they feel like popsicles," | 18 | |
| 15329284493 | Personification | Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human. | 19 | |
| 15329284494 | Foreshadowing | When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story. | 20 | |
| 15329284495 | Imagery | Word or words that create a picture in the reader's mind. Usually involves the five senses. | 21 | |
| 15329284496 | Verbal irony | When you say something and mean the opposite/something different. | 22 | |
| 15329284497 | Dramatic irony | When the audience of a drama, play, movie, etc. knows something that the character doesn't and would be surprised to find out. | 23 | |
| 15329284498 | Situational irony | Found in the plot (or story line) of a book, story, or movie. Supposed to make you laugh because it's funny how things turn out. Ex: Johnny spent two hours planning on sneaking into the movie theater and missed the movie. When he finally did manage to sneak inside he found out that kids were admitted free that day. | 24 | |
| 15329284499 | Juxtaposition | Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison. Ex: "All's fair in love and war" and "better late than never" | 25 | |
| 15329284500 | Motif | A recurring idea in a piece of literature. | 26 | |
| 15329284501 | Oxymoron | When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox. Ex: "Jumbo Shrimp" | 27 | |
| 15329284502 | Paradox | A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true. Ex: "You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job." | 28 | |
| 15329284503 | Parallelism | Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns. Ex: "Cinderella swept the floor, dusted the mantle, and beat the rugs." | 29 | |
| 15329284504 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. Ex: "I came, I saw, I conquered." | 30 | |
| 15329284505 | Chiasmus | When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed. Ex: "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." | 31 | |
| 15329284506 | Antithesis | Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure. Ex: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." | 32 | |
| 15329284507 | Parenthetical Idea | Parentheses are used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence. It is almost considered an aside ... a whisper, and should be used sparingly for effect. Parentheses can also be used to set off dates and numbers. Ex: "In a short time (and the time is getting shorter by the gallon) America will be out of oil." | 33 | |
| 15329284508 | Parody | An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes. It borrows words or phrases from an original. Do not confuse with satire. | 34 | |
| 15329284509 | Alliteration | The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words. Ex: "Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore." | 35 | |
| 15329284510 | Pun | When a word that has two or more meanings is used in a humorous way. Ex: "My dog has fur coats and pants!" | 36 | |
| 15329284511 | Rhetoric | The art of effective communication or persuasion. | 37 | |
| 15329284512 | Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle | The relationships, in any piece of writing, between the writer, the audience, and the subject. All analysis of writing is essentially an analysis of the relationships between the points on the triangle. | 38 | |
| 15329284513 | Rhetorical Question | Question not asked for information but for effect. Ex: "The angry parent asked the child, 'Are you finished interrupting me?'" | 39 | |
| 15329284514 | Hypophora | When you answer the question immediately after. | 40 | |
| 15329284515 | Satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect. It targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions. | 41 | |
| 15329284516 | Symbol | Anything that represents or stands for something else. Ex: The Raven in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe | 42 | |
| 15329284517 | Syntax | Grammatical arrangement of words; the grouping of words. How does the length and structure relate to tone and meaning. Are they simple, compound, compound-complex sentences? How do they relate to one another. | 43 | |
| 15329284518 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work. | 44 | |
| 15329284519 | Thesis | The sentence or groups of sentences or claims that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition. | 45 | |
| 15329284520 | Tone | A writer's attitude toward his subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization. Ex: Playful, serious, businesslike, sarcastic | 46 | |
| 15329284521 | Ethos | To be convinced by the credibility of the author; used when the author is crying to convince the audience that he or she is someone worth listening to (other words an authority on the subject) as well as someone who is likable and worthy of respect. | 47 | |
| 15329284522 | Pathos | To persuade by appealing to the reader's emotions. | 48 | |
| 15329284523 | Logos | To persuade by the use of reasoning, using true premises and valid arguments. | 49 | |
| 15329284524 | Counterargument | Addressing the opposing argument. | 50 | |
| 15329284525 | Concession | Accepting at least part or all of an opposing viewpoint. Often used to make one's own argument stronger by demonstrating that one is willing to accept what is obviously true and reasonable. | 51 |
