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| 3998727575 | assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words ex. the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain | 0 | |
| 3998727576 | ad hominem argument | From the Latin meaning "to or against the man," this is an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, to feeling rather than intellect | 1 | |
| 3998727577 | chiasmus | a figure of speech based on inverted parallelism. It is a rhetorical figure in which two clauses are related to each other through a reversal of term ex. Fair is foul, and foul is fair | 2 | |
| 3998727578 | juxtaposition | placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 3 | |
| 3998727579 | rhetoric appeal | The persuasive device by which a writer tries to sway the audience's attention and response to any given work. | 4 | |
| 3998727580 | meiosis | rhetorical figure by which something is referred to in terms less important than it really deserves ex. when Romeo calls his mortal wound a scratch | 5 | |
| 3998727581 | concrete detail | details in the passage | 6 | |
| 3998727582 | descriptive detail | sensory details | 7 | |
| 3998727583 | fallacy | a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning | 8 | |
| 3998727584 | circular argument | An argument that commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove. | 9 | |
| 3998727585 | synedoche | a figure of speech where part of something is used to represent a whole, or the whole is used to represent a part, ex. to refer to a boat as sails | 10 | |
| 3998727586 | synesthesia | when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another, ex. the sight of red ants makes you itch | 11 | |
| 3998727587 | syntax | the way the author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences, similar to diction, but is a group of words vs. individ words | 12 | |
| 3998727588 | theme | central idea/message of a work, insight it offers | 13 | |
| 3998727589 | thesis | sentence/group of sentences that directly expresses author's opinion | 14 | |
| 3998727590 | tone | similar to mood, describes author's attitude toward material, audience, or both | 15 | |
| 3998727591 | transition | a word or phrase that effectively links different ideas, used esp in expository and argumentative writing, signals a shift from one idea to another | 16 | |
| 3998727592 | understatement | ironic minimalizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is, effect can be humorous, opposite of hyperbole | 17 | |
| 3998727593 | wit | in modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises/delights, humorous | 18 | |
| 3998727594 | invocation | the call to a muse or deity for help or inspiration | 19 | |
| 3998727595 | pathetic fallacy | the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects, often in reflection of human doings, ex. It rains when I am sad | 20 | |
| 3998727596 | pathos | feeling of sympathy, esp sorrow aroused by literature | 21 | |
| 3998727597 | simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') | 22 | |
| 3998727598 | vignette | brief literary sketch or verbal description of a scene or individual | 23 | |
| 3998727600 | prose | printer determines length of line vs. poetry, poet determines length of line | 24 | |
| 3998727601 | rhetorical modes | variety, conventions, and purpose of major kinds of writing, there are 4 used most often | 25 | |
| 3998727602 | expository writing | used to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion | 26 | |
| 3998727603 | argumentation | used to prove the validity of an idea or point of view by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument that thoroughly convince the reader | 27 | |
| 3998727604 | description | used to recreate, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture that being described, sometimes author engages all 5 senses | 28 | |
| 3998727605 | narration | used to tell a story or series of events, frequently uses tools of descriptive writing | 29 | |
| 3998727606 | sarcasm | involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something, may use irony as a device | 30 | |
| 3998727607 | satire | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform/ridicule, style of writing, effects can be thought provoking and insightful about human condition | 31 | |
| 3998727608 | semantics | branch of linguistics that studies the meanings of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and relation to one another | 32 | |
| 3998727609 | style | evaluation of the sum of choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices | 33 | |
| 3998727610 | subject complement | word w/ any accompanying phrases or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it (the predicate nominative) or describing it (the predicate adjective) | 34 | |
| 3998727611 | predicate nominative | noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject, ex. Jennifer Lawrence is a movie star, movie star is the pn | 35 | |
| 3998727612 | predicate adjective | adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb, ex. Warren remained optimistic, optimistic is the PA | 36 | |
| 3998727613 | symbol | generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else, usually something concrete that represents something more abstract | 37 | |
| 3998727614 | natural symbol | a symbol that consists of objects and occurrences from nature and ideas commonly associated with them, ex. dawn=hope | 38 | |
| 3998727615 | conventional symbol | a symbol that is invested with meaning by a group, ex. religious/national symbols | 39 | |
| 3998727616 | literary symbol | a symbol that is created and exists only within a work of literature, ex. jungle in Heart of Darkness | 40 | |
| 3998727617 | metaphor | comparing two unlike things without the use of a connecting work | 41 | |
| 3998727618 | metonymy | figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated w/it | 42 | |
| 3998727619 | mood | the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work | 43 | |
| 3998727620 | narrative | the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events | 44 | |
| 3998727621 | paradox | a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense | 45 | |
| 3998727622 | parallelism | refers to grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity, can involve repetition of a grammatical element, etc., often acts as an organizational force to attraction attention, emphasize, provide musical rhythmn | 46 | |
| 3998727623 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect/ridicule | 47 | |
| 3998727624 | pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 48 | |
| 3998727625 | periodic sentences | 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. | 49 | |
| 3998727626 | personification | giving human characteristics to non human objects. | 50 | |
| 3998727627 | point of view | perspective from which the story is told | 51 | |
| 3998727628 | first person narrator | tells story w/ pronoun "I," and is a character in the story | 52 | |
| 3998727629 | third person narrator | relates to events w/ pronouns, "he/she" | 53 | |
| 3998727630 | third person omniscient narrator | has godlike knowledge, presents thoughts and actions of all characters | 54 | |
| 3998727631 | third person limited narrator | presents feelings and thoughts of only one character, and only actions of remaining characters | 55 | |
| 3998727632 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 56 | |
| 3998727633 | colloquialism | the use of slang or informalities in a speech or writing | 57 | |
| 3998727634 | conceit | a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy b/t seemingly dissimilar objects, displays intellectual cleverness | 58 | |
| 3998727635 | connotation | the non-literal, associative meaning of a word, the implied, suggested meaning | 59 | |
| 3998727636 | denotation | the strict, literal definition of a word | 60 | |
| 3998727637 | diction | related to style, writer's word choices, esp in regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness | 61 | |
| 3998727638 | didactic | teaching or instructing, esp in the teaching of moral principles | 62 | |
| 3998727639 | euphemism | "good speech," more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept, may be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness | 63 | |
| 3998727640 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in a work | 64 | |
| 3998727641 | figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language, may compare dissimilar things, include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, etc. | 65 | |
| 3998727642 | alliteration | repetition of sounds at the beginning of words, ex. She sells seashells by the seashore | 66 | |
| 3998727643 | descriptive narrative | describing something so vividly that the audience feels like they are there | 67 | |
| 3998727644 | allusion | direct or indirect reference to something in history, literature, or pop culture. | 68 | |
| 3998727645 | ambiguity | having multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional; unclear | 69 | |
| 3998727646 | antecedent | word, phrase, or clause that is referred to by a pronoun | 70 | |
| 3998727647 | antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas, the direct opposite | 71 | |
| 3998727648 | aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle | 72 | |
| 3998727649 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that direcly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love | 73 | |
| 3998727650 | atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work | 74 | |
| 3998727651 | caricature | a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive personal features | 75 | |
| 3998727652 | analogy | a similarity or comparison b/t 2 different things or the relationship b/t them, can explain something unfamiliar | 76 | |
| 3998727653 | rhetoric | describes principles governing the art of writing or speaking effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 77 | |
| 3998727654 | figurative language | writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 78 | |
| 3998727655 | repetition | the duplication of any exact or approximate, of any element of language, words, phrases, sounds, clauses, sentences, or grammatical pattern | 79 | |
| 3998727656 | run-on sentence | two independent clauses joined incorrectly by a comma or no punctuation at all. | 80 | |
| 3998727657 | syllogism | deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises, first major and second minor, that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion, ex. major: all men are mortal, minor: Socrates is a man, conclusion: Socrates is a mortal | 81 | |
| 3998727658 | independent clause | a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence | 82 | |
| 3998727659 | dependent clause | word group that contains both a subject and a verb, plus any accompanying phrases or modifiers, cannot stand alone, does not express a complete thought | 83 | |
| 3998727660 | objective tone | language or tones that are neutral and without subjectivity or bias | 84 | |
| 3998727662 | anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses (ex. I Have A Dream speech) | 85 | |
| 3998727663 | asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 86 | |
| 3998727664 | parenthetical emphasis | setting off a phrase or clause with parentheses or dashes to emphasize it. | 87 | |
| 3998727665 | compound-complex sentence | structure two independent and at least one dependent clause | 88 | |
| 3998727666 | parenthetical appositive | part of a sentence that adds info... parentheses, dashes, afterthought, etc | 89 | |
| 3998727667 | polyparallelism | multiple sentences that have similar structure and length | 90 | |
| 3998727668 | oxymoron | pointedly foolish, figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms together to suggest a paradox (jumbo shrimp, icy hot) | 91 | |
| 3998727669 | zeugma | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way but producing different, often incongruous, meanings, ex. she opened the door and her heart | 92 | |
| 3998727670 | onomatopoeia | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words | 93 | |
| 3998727671 | allegory | the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 94 |
