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| 10421290813 | analogy | (n.) a comparison of sets of similar things—usually using something familiar to explain something unfamiliar. Water pipes for electrical circuits. | 0 | |
| 10421290814 | Connotation/Denotation | (n./n.) The connotation of a word is its emotional and social content of the word. The denotation of a word is its dictionary definition. | 1 | |
| 10421290815 | apostrophe | (n.) A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 2 | |
| 10421290816 | metaphor | (n.) a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. (a comparison without using like or as) | 3 | |
| 10421290817 | simile | (n.) A comparison of two unlike things using like or as | 4 | |
| 10421290818 | paradox | (n.) contradiction, or seeming contradiction that is actually true | 5 | |
| 10421290819 | allusion | (n.) A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | 6 | |
| 10421290820 | irony | (n.) A contrast between expectation and reality; expressing ideas in ways that seem in opposition of what is stated or described. | 7 | |
| 10421290821 | tone | (n.) Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 8 | |
| 10421290822 | satire | (n.) the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose, call for reform, and/or criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 9 | |
| 10421290823 | logos | An appeal to reason. Logos is one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle. It occurs when a writer tries to convince you of the logic of his argument. writers may use inductive argumentation or deductive argumentation, but they clearly have examples and generally rational tome to their language. The problem with logos is that is can appear reasonable until you dissect the argument and then find fallacies that defeat the viability of the argument on the reader's eyes. Of course, that presupposes that the readers is able to identify the fallacies. | 10 | |
| 10421290824 | ethos | One of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle. Ethos is basically an appeal to credibility. The writer is seeking to convince you that he or she has the background, history, skills, and/or expertise to speak on the issue. Whenever you encounter an ethos argument, always ask yourself is the credibility is substantiated and valid. An essay advocating policy changes on drug rehabilitation programs is more powerful is the person is a former addict or customer in a current rehab program. | 11 | |
| 10421290825 | pathos | An appeal to emotion. This is one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle. Typically, pathos arguments may use loaded words to make you feel guilty, lonely, worried, insecure, or confused. The easiest way to remember whats pathos arguments are is to see most advertising as a form of pathos argument. | 12 | |
| 10421290826 | parallelism | (n.) Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this terms comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another". It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve, but is not limited to, repetition of a grammatical element such as preposition or verbal phrase. (the opening of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities is an example: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of believe, it was the epoch of incredulity...") The effects are numerous, but frequently they act as an organizing force to attract the reader's attention, add emphasis and organization, or simply provide a musical rhythm. | 13 | |
| 10421290827 | anecdote | (n.) a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person used to express a major idea or theme of your thesis; it may set tone or implications of your thesis | 14 | |
| 10421290828 | hyperbole | (n.) exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 15 | |
| 10421290829 | rhetorical question | (n.) figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer | 16 | |
| 10421290830 | periodic sentence | The opposite of loose sentence, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. The effect of a periodic sentence is to add emphasis and structural variety. It is also a much stronger sentence than the loose sentence. (Example: After a long, bumpy flight and multiple delays, I arrived at the San Diego airport.) | 17 | |
| 10421290831 | imperative sentence | a sentence used to command or enjoin | 18 | |
| 10421290832 | premise | (n.) another word for a claim; a statement of truth, at least to the person making the argument | 19 |
