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| 4183366738 | Conotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning | 0 | |
| 4183366739 | Diction | can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer | 1 | |
| 4183366740 | Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. | 2 | |
| 4183366741 | Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect | 3 | |
| 4183366742 | Juxtaposition | the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect | 4 | |
| 4183366743 | Metaphor | Is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics | 5 | |
| 4183366744 | Mood | In literature, mood is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions | 6 | |
| 4183366745 | Narrative | a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. | 7 | |
| 4183366746 | Parallelism | Sentence construction which places equal grammatical construction near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns. | 8 | |
| 4183366747 | Prose | Any kind of writing which is not verse - usually divided into fiction and non-fiction | 9 | |
| 4183366748 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 10 | |
| 4183366749 | Symbol | a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. | 11 | |
| 4183366750 | Syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 12 | |
| 4183366751 | Tone | the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. | 13 | |
| 4183366752 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 14 | |
| 4183366753 | Abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence | 15 | |
| 4183366754 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 16 | |
| 4183366755 | Ambiguity | uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language. | 17 | |
| 4183366756 | Anecdote | A brief recounting of a relevant episode. | 18 | |
| 4183366757 | Author's Purpose | An author's purpose is the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic. Then, once a topic is selected, the author must decide whether his purpose for writing is to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain his ideas to the reader. | 19 | |
| 4183366758 | Analogy | a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. | 20 | |
| 4183366759 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle | 21 | |
| 4183366760 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 22 | |
| 4183366761 | Cliché | A phrase, idea, or image that has been used so much that it has lost much of its original meaning, impact, and freshness. | 23 | |
| 4183366762 | Denotation | Exact, literal definition of a word independent of any emotional association or secondary meaning | 24 | |
| 4183366763 | Inference | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 25 | |
| 4183366764 | Jargon | characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" | 26 | |
| 4183366765 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which two contradictory words are placed side-by-side for effect. Words are obviously opposed or markedly contradictory terms. Casually reference: contradiction of terms. Examples: "civil war," "alone together," "deafening silence," Words are obviously opposed or markedly contradictory terms. Casually reference: contradiction of terms | 27 | |
| 4183366766 | Paradox | A statement that reveals a kind of truth, although it seems at first to be self-contradictory and untrue. | 28 | |
| 4183366767 | Point of view | The perspective from which a narrative is told. 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The perspective from which a story is told (first person, third person omniscient, or third person limited omniscient) | 29 | |
| 4183366768 | Pun | A play on words that are either identical in sound (homonyms) or similar in sound, but are sharply diverse in meaning. | 30 | |
| 4183366769 | Refutation | The art of mustering relevant opposing arguments. The author "refutes" through evidence logical opposition. | 31 | |
| 4183366770 | Satire | Text that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. Satire is meant to improve society through humor, not to tear it down through vicious ridicule. | 32 | |
| 4183367437 | Wit | Intellectual and verbal deftness. Emphaisis on imagination. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | 33 | |
| 4183656336 | Antithesis | A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases or clauses. | 34 | |
| 4183409426 | Appeal to Authority | In a text, the reference to words, action, or beliefs of a person in authority as a means of supporting a claim, generalization, or conclusion. Ex: Isaac Newton was a genius and he believed in God. Therefore, God must exist. | 35 | |
| 4183656337 | Didatic | Fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking. | 36 | |
| 4183656338 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 37 | |
| 4183726355 | Colloquialism | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation | 38 | |
| 4183726356 | Concrete | Specific words that describe physical qualities or conditions | 39 | |
| 4183726357 | Contemplative | denoting, concerned with, or inclined to contemplation; meditative n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person dedicated to religious contemplation or to a way of life conducive to this | 40 | |
| 4183726358 | Convey | make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable to | 41 | |
| 4183726359 | Deductive | the action of deducting or subtracting something. | 42 | |
| 4183726360 | Elegiac | Elegiac refers either generally to compositions that are like elegies or specifically to Greek and Latin poetry composed in elegiac couplets, in which a line of dactylic hexameter is followed by a line of dactylic pentameter | 43 | |
| 4183726361 | Euphemism | Originally in Greek meant "to speak well." Has come to mean: to speak well in the place of the blunt, disagreeable, terrifying or offensive term. Example: death becomes "to pass away" | 44 | |
| 4183805984 | Expository | intended to explain or describe something. | 45 | |
| 4183805985 | Extended Metaphor | An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is when an author exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked vehicles, tenors, and grounds throughout a poem or story. | 46 | |
| 4183805986 | Figures of Speech | a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage. | 47 | |
| 4183805987 | Footnote | an ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page | 48 | |
| 4183805988 | Homily | Literally "sermon." A usually short sermon. A lecture or discourse on a moral theme | 49 | |
| 4183834186 | Hyperbole | A bold overstatement or extravagant expression of fact, used for serious or comic effect. Easily recognized as exaggeration for effe | 50 | |
| 4183834187 | Hypothetical Example | is a fictional example that can be used when a speaker is explaining a complicated topic that makes the most sense when it is put into more realistic or relatable terms. | 51 | |
| 4183834188 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 52 | |
| 4183834189 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 53 | |
| 4183834190 | Prosaic | having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. | 54 | |
| 4184285074 | Rebuttal | To contradict something | 55 | |
| 4184285075 | Solecism | A grammatical mistake in speech or writing. | 56 | |
| 4184285076 | Stance | can be defined as the attitude that the writer has towards the topic of his or her message | 57 | |
| 4184285077 | Subordinate Clause | a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause (e.g., "when it rang" in "she answered the phone when it rang"). | 58 | |
| 4184342547 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 59 | |
| 4184342548 | Alliteration | The repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of words. For example, "Five miles meandering with a mazy motion" | 60 | |
| 4184342549 | Conceit | An elaborate, extended, and sometimes surprising comparison between things that, at first sight, do not have much in common. | 61 | |
| 4184342550 | Diatribe | A bitter and abusive speech or writing. Ironical or satirical criticism. Example: The challenging candidate shouted his diatribe against the incumbent platform to several thousand supporters in attendance. | 62 | |
| 4184342551 | Dogma | a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly tr | 63 | |
| 4184342552 | Ethos | In rhetoric, ethos represents credibility or an ethical appeal which involves persuasion by the character involved. | 64 | |
| 4184342553 | Fallacy | a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument. | 65 | |
| 4184376364 | Logos | Logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic. | 66 | |
| 4184376365 | Simile | To compare using words such as like or as | 67 | |
| 4184376366 | Pathos | is a quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow | 68 | |
| 4184376367 | Parody | an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. | 69 | |
| 4184376368 | Prepositional Phrase | a prepositional phrase will begin with a preposition and end with a noun, pronoun, gerund, or clause, the "object" of the preposition. | 70 | |
| 4184376369 | Assertion | a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. | 71 | |
| 4184376370 | Apostrophe | on mark ( ' ) used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book ; boys' coats ) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't ; he's ; class of '99 ). | 72 | |
| 4184387775 | Cynicism | an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism | 73 | |
| 4184387776 | Digression | ry departure from the main subject in speech or | 74 | |
| 4184422137 | Enumerate | mention (a number of things) one by one. | 75 | |
| 4184422138 | Farce | A play that aims to entertain the audience through absurd and ridiculous characters and actions. | 76 | |
| 4184422139 | Imperative Mood | The imperative is a grammatical mood that forms commands or requests, including the giving of prohibition or permission, or any other kind of advice or exhortation | 77 | |
| 4184422140 | Inversion | Variation of the normal word order (subject, verb, complement) which puts the verb or complement at the head of the sentence. The sentence element appearing first is emphasized more than the subject that is buried in the sentence. | 78 | |
| 4184422141 | Metonymy | A figure of speech where the term for one thing is applied for another with which it has become closely associated in experience, or where a part represents the whole. | 79 | |
| 4184452625 | Onomatopoeia | The use of words whose sound copies the sound of the thing or process that they describe On a simple level, words like "bang", "hiss", and "splash" are onomatopoeic, but it also has more subtle uses | 80 | |
| 4184452626 | Periodic Sentence | Sentence that places the main idea or central complete thought at the end of the sentence, after all introductory elements. | 81 | |
| 4184452627 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development (etymology), their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 82 | |
| 4184452628 | Syllogism | an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ) | 83 | |
| 4184452629 | Treatise | written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject. | 84 | |
| 4199400879 | Begging the question (circular logic) | Any form of argument where the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises. Many people use the phrase "begging the question" incorrectly when they use it to mean, "prompts one to ask the question". That is NOT the correct usage. Begging the question is a form of circular reasoning. | 85 | |
| 4199400880 | Post hoc ergo propter hoc | (Latin: "after this, therefore because of this") is a logical fallacy (of the questionable cause variety) that states "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." | 86 | |
| 4199400881 | Faulty analogy | In an analogy, two objects (or events), A and B are shown to be similar. Then it is argued that since A has property P, so also B must have property P. An analogy fails when the two objects, A and B, are different in a way which affects whether they both have property P. | 87 | |
| 4199400882 | Red herring | something unimportant that is used to stop people from noticing or thinking about something important. | 88 | |
| 4199400883 | Equivocation | To use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone | 89 | |
| 4199400884 | Opposing the Straw Man | When you want to prove that your point of view or argument is superior to the opposing argument, you make use of straw man argument, which is actually a rhetorical device. However, straw man argument is considered logically misleading because the person making this argument is misrepresenting the opposition's argument. When doing this, the person is knocking down the weaker argument with a counter argument which is more substantial. | 90 | |
| 4199556690 | Slippery Slope | in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question. | 91 | |
| 4199556691 | Bandwagon Appeal | The argument that since something is popular or everybody is doing it, so should you. Think of peer pressure or popularity as being the basis of the argument. | 92 | |
| 4199556692 | False Authority | logical fallacy in which the writer uses the assumption that an expert in one field is also an expert in another. | 93 | |
| 4199556693 | Tu quoque | the appeal to hypocrisy is an informal logical fallacy that intends to discredit the validity of the opponent's logical argument by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with its conclusion | 94 | |
| 4199919595 | Ad hominem | (of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining. | 95 |
