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| 5926445321 | allegory | a story in which people, things and happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning.(fables, parables, apologue have meanings on two or more levels.) | 0 | |
| 5926445322 | alliteration | words used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group; a repetition of similar sounds/letters in the sentence. (Wicked witch of the west went her own way.) | 1 | |
| 5926445323 | allusion | a passing reference to a commonly-known historical, cultural, religious, literary, or mythical person, place, event, or work of art, whereby the reader must make the connection within the current text. | 2 | |
| 5926445325 | analogy | establishing a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas; helps convey meaning of a new idea | 3 | |
| 5926445326 | anaphora | the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect; most commonly found in the Bible (O Lord,.for I am weak.O Lord, heal me. O Lord, have mercy on me.) | 4 | |
| 5926445328 | antecedent | word, phrase, or clause that is replaced by a pronoun | 5 | |
| 5926445330 | antithesis | parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or clauses, i.e. the structures of phrases and clauses are similar in order to draw the attention of the listeners or readers; Ex: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." | 6 | |
| 5926445331 | apostrophe | speaker talks to someone or something that is obviously not present | 7 | |
| 5926445335 | asyndeton | author purposely leaves out conjunctions in the sentence, while maintaining the grammatical accuracy of the phrase; shortening the statement for greater impact; "Reduce, reuse, recycle." | 8 | |
| 5926445337 | cacophony | Tremendous noise, disharmonious sound | 9 | |
| 5926445353 | ellipsis | in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods ... | 10 | |
| 5926445355 | 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. | 11 | |
| 5926445356 | euphemism | From the Greek for "good speech," euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept - POLITICALLY CORRECT | 12 | |
| 5926445358 | foreshadowing | Foreshadowing is used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story; builds suspense/anxiety | 13 | |
| 5926445361 | hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. (The literal Greek meaning is "overshoot.") Hyperboles often have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is also possible. Often, hyperbole produces irony. | 14 | |
| 5926445363 | imperative sentences | gives a command or request; often subject is understood and sentence ends with ! | 15 | |
| 5926445364 | inversion | A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject. | 16 | |
| 5926445365 | verbal irony | Sarcasm; what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 17 | |
| 5926445367 | Litotes | an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. Ex: "Not bad" looking | 18 | |
| 5926445368 | 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. | 19 | |
| 5926445369 | metaphor | A figurative comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as | 20 | |
| 5926445370 | metonymy | (mĕtŏn′ ĭmē) A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example, a news release that claims "the White House declared" rather than "the President declared" is using metonymy; Shakespeare uses it to signify the male and female sexes in As You Like It: "doublet and hose ought to show itself courageous to petticoat." The substituted term generally carries a more potent emotional impact. | 21 | |
| 5926445377 | onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Ex: buzz, hiss, hum, crack, whinny, and murmur. | 22 | |
| 5926445379 | oxymoron | A figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms; The richest literary oxymora(paradoxes) seem to reveal a deeper truth through their contradictions. Ex: "without laws, we can have no freedom." Shakespeare's Julius Caesar also makes use of a famous oxymoron: "Cowards die many times before their deaths" | 23 | |
| 5926445382 | paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 24 | |
| 5926445386 | 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. | 25 | |
| 5926445387 | 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.) | 26 | |
| 5926445389 | personification | author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. | 27 | |
| 5926445399 | rhetorical question | A question whose answer is assumed; a rhetorical question is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and to propel an argument emotionally. | 28 | |
| 5926445402 | simile | A comparison of two things using like or as | 29 | |
| 5926445405 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword). | 30 | |
| 5926445406 | syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 31 | |
| 5926445407 | syntax | Language rules that govern how words can be combined to form meaningful phrases and sentences | 32 | |
| 5926552046 | absolutes | a choice in which something must be one way or the other - there is no middle ground | 33 | |
| 5926552047 | active voice | Expresses an action done by its subject. | 34 | |
| 5926552563 | chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 35 | |
| 5926553297 | compound-complex sentence | at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses | 36 | |
| 5926553298 | concrete diction | Specific words that describe physical qualities or conditions | 37 | |
| 5926553854 | enthymeme | Logical reasoning with one premise left unstated | 38 | |
| 5926553855 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 39 | |
| 5926554356 | italics | Characters are evenly slanted toward the right | 40 | |
| 5926554978 | passive voice | The subject of the sentence receives the action. | 41 | |
| 5926555775 | pun | A play on words | 42 | |
| 5926563932 | assonance | repetition of vowel sound in the middle of a word | 43 | |
| 5926564410 | consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of a word | 44 | |
| 5926565831 | onomatopoeia | writing sounds as words | 45 | |
| 5926574608 | understatement | represents something as less than it is | 46 | |
| 5926575834 | metonymy | word exchanged for another closely associated with it | 47 | |
| 5926576818 | symbol | something that represents/stands for something else | 48 | |
| 5926578406 | colloquial | slang | 49 | |
| 5926583019 | informal | conversational | 50 | |
| 5926583658 | connotative | suggestive meaning | 51 | |
| 5926583957 | concrete | specific | 52 | |
| 5926585388 | euphonious | pleasant sounding | 53 | |
| 5926585891 | monosyllable | one syllable | 54 | |
| 5926587591 | formal | literary | 55 | |
| 5926587593 | denotative | exact meaning | 56 | |
| 5926588349 | abstract | general or conceptual | 57 | |
| 5926589208 | cacophonous | harsh sounding | 58 | |
| 5926589746 | polysyllable | more than one syllable | 59 |
