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| 8821534053 | Author's Purpose | Why are they writing it? | 0 | |
| 8821536466 | Tone | the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience | 1 | |
| 8821538568 | Mood | element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions | 2 | |
| 8821542625 | Connotation | The emotional implications and associations that a word may carry, in contrast to its denotative (literal) meanings. An idea that is implied or suggested | 3 | |
| 8821548575 | Denotation | Denotation =The direct or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings | 4 | |
| 8821551602 | Formal | literary; educated | 5 | |
| 8821554204 | Informal | conversational | 6 | |
| 8821557241 | Colloquial | An informal expression that is more often used in casual conversation than informal speech or writing. | 7 | |
| 8821561353 | Slang | socially conversational (non standard) | 8 | |
| 8821563739 | Jargon | language used by a particular group or profession | 9 | |
| 8821568294 | Concrete | specific | 10 | |
| 8821571627 | Abstract | general | 11 | |
| 8821574582 | Literal | actual; non exaggerated | 12 | |
| 8821576554 | Figurative | refers to words, and groups of words, that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the component words. | 13 | |
| 8821579846 | Euphonious | agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words | 14 | |
| 8821582809 | Cacophonous | A mix of harsh, displeasing, or clashing sounds. It is commonly used to describe poetry, but can also be found in musical composition. Sometimes it is accidental, and sometimes it is used intentionally for artistic effect. | 15 | |
| 8821585185 | Monosyllabic | one syllable only | 16 | |
| 8821586884 | Polysyllabic | multiple syllables | 17 | |
| 8821588639 | Anaphora | A scheme in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. | 18 | |
| 8821591763 | Anastrophe | A scheme in which normal word order is changed for emphasis. | 19 | |
| 8821595764 | Asyndeton | Omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses | 20 | |
| 8821597497 | Chiasmus | Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases | 21 | |
| 8821599743 | Epiphora | A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. | 22 | |
| 8821606268 | Parallelism | The use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases | 23 | |
| 8821613609 | Polysyndeton | a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed | 24 | |
| 8821615209 | Logos | appeal to logic | 25 | |
| 8821616920 | Ethos | appeal to ethics | 26 | |
| 8821619473 | Pathos | appeal to emotions | 27 | |
| 8821621674 | Exemplification | the use of examples to support and clarify a claim | 28 | |
| 8821623891 | cause/effect | reason → occurence, main cause + contributory cause → effect. Or immediate cause + remote cause → effect | 29 | |
| 8821634032 | compare/contrast | showing the differences between two topics | 30 | |
| 8821637083 | Process analysis | explaining the process of something in chronological order | 31 | |
| 8821639022 | Narration | telling a story | 32 | |
| 8821641062 | Description | includes usage of the 5 senses, imagery + figurative language, objective + subjective statements | 33 | |
| 8821643152 | Definition | Brings a personal definition to a term through multiple modes of explanation | 34 | |
| 8821645838 | classification/division | An essay using categories to make a larger point | 35 | |
| 8821650904 | retorical triangle | Speaker /\ / \ /____ \ Purpose Audience | 36 | |
| 8821683704 | Paradox | an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it. | 37 | |
| 8821685948 | Oxymoron | A trope that connects two contradictory terms. | 38 | |
| 8821688612 | Metonymy | part-whole | 39 | |
| 8821690565 | Synecdoche | type of metonymy (naming of a concept through association) related object, similar to symbolism | 40 | |
| 8821692217 | Apostrophe | speech to an inanimate object | 41 | |
| 8821694624 | Personification | giving human characteristics to a non-human thing | 42 | |
| 8821697740 | Cliche | overused expression | 43 | |
| 8821699811 | Idiom | expression used by a particular group of people (often metaphorical) | 44 | |
| 8821703521 | Metaphor | a direct comparison | 45 | |
| 8821705833 | Simile | a direct comparison using 'like' or 'as' | 46 | |
| 8821707894 | Analogy | a direct comparison | 47 | |
| 8821710996 | Meiosis | an understatement | 48 | |
| 8821712838 | Euphemism | understatement because you do not want to offend | 49 | |
| 8821715651 | Hyperbole | exaggeration, not to be taken literally | 50 | |
| 8821717454 | Juxtaposition | words/phrases placed near each other with a contrasting effect | 51 | |
| 8821723135 | Antithesis | two opposing ideas put together for contrast | 52 | |
| 8821728456 | Litotes | understatement using a double negative | 53 | |
| 8821731606 | Dramatic Irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play | 54 | |
| 8821734524 | Verbal Irony | in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning | 55 | |
| 8821736831 | Situational Irony | irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected | 56 | |
| 8821739863 | Organization | -Clear -Focused -Logical -Effective | 57 | |
| 8821748416 | First Person POV | The narrator in involved in personal pronouns such as I, me, my, and mine | 58 | |
| 8821751222 | Innocent Eye POV | The person telling the story may be a child or mentally handicapped adult who is naive or intellectually incapable of understanding what is happening | 59 | |
| 8821753577 | Stream of Consciousness POV | The person telling the story is disorganized in thought. This tool is intended to imitate the character's process. Think of this point of view as a diary entry or phone conversation that is not being edited | 60 | |
| 8821755278 | Questionable/Unreliable Narrator POV | This broad category can cover the innocent eye or a narrator who has such a strong bias or interest in the audience's perception of events that the reader cannot trust him or her | 61 | |
| 8821757845 | Third Person Objective POV | The story is told from a non-participant perspective. The narrator is not involved in the events being described and relay facts without bias | 62 | |
| 8821759938 | Second Person POV | The writer is speaking directly to the audience for the purpose of instruction. Typically, this POV would be used in a speech or letter | 63 | |
| 8821764705 | Third Person Omniscient POV | Often called the "God perspective," omniscience is the view from the outside plus the knowledge of the characters' thoughts | 64 | |
| 8821767081 | Third Person Limited Omniscient POV | The story is told by an outsider who can also relay the thoughts of one or more characters but not all | 65 | |
| 8821773013 | Inferencing skills (multiple choice) | Well, good luck | 66 | |
| 8821769144 | THE 5 S's | 1- speaker 2- situation 3- sentences 4- shifts 5- syntax | 67 |
