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| 4228784631 | anaphora | In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect | 0 | |
| 4228785730 | compound-complex sentence | a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. | 1 | |
| 4228786783 | cumulative, loose, or non-periodic sentence | A cumulative sentence is an independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea | 2 | |
| 4228787118 | declarative or assertove sentence | a sentence that states a fact. Such sentences are simple statements. They state, assert, or declare something. | 3 | |
| 4228787119 | epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. | 4 | |
| 4228787719 | exclamatory | sentence makes a statement (just like a declarative sentence), but it also conveys excitement or emotion. | 5 | |
| 4228789470 | interrogative sentence | one which asks a question. A question mark [ ? ] is used to close such a sentence. | 6 | |
| 4228789902 | syntax | the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences | 7 | |
| 4228789903 | allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 8 | |
| 4228790333 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. | 9 | |
| 4228790522 | aphorism | a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." | 10 | |
| 4228790523 | colloquialism | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. the use of ordinary or familiar words or phrases. | 11 | |
| 4228791329 | connotation | the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of "home" is "a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.". the act of connoting; the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning. | 12 | |
| 4228791330 | denotation | generally defined as literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings. | 13 | |
| 4228791603 | euphemism | a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. | 14 | |
| 4228792022 | figurative language | language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. | 15 | |
| 4228792023 | paradox | a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory. | 16 | |
| 4228793423 | parallelism | a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. It can be a word, a phrase, or an entire sentence repeated. King's famous 'I have a dream' repetition makes the speech compelling and rhythmic, as well as memorable. | 17 | |
| 4228793424 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 18 | |
| 4228793809 | semantics | the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. There are a number of branches and subbranches of semantics, including formal semantics, which studies the logical aspects of meaning, such as sense, reference, implication, and logical form, lexical semantics, which studies word meanings and word relations, and conceptual semantics, which studies the cognitive structure of meaning. | 19 | |
| 4228793810 | description | a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event. | 20 | |
| 4228794094 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 21 | |
| 4228794095 | amplification | Repeating an expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize something that would otherwise be passed over. | 22 | |
| 4228794610 | antithesis | Joins two ideas together often in a parallel structure | 23 | |
| 4228795270 | ethos logos pathos | Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. Logos is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason. | 24 | |
| 4228795691 | compare and contrast | a mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared, contrasted, or both. | 25 | |
| 4228795692 | deduction | the method of argument in which specific statements and conclusions are drawn from general principals: movement from the general to the specific, in contrast to inductive reasoning (induction). | 26 | |
| 4228796043 | diction | the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect. | 27 | |
| 4228796319 | exemplification | the writer uses examples - specific facts, opinions. samples and anecdotes or stories - to support a generalization and to make it more vivid, understandable and persuasive, | 28 | |
| 4228796320 | Induction | is the process of reasoning to a conclusion about all members of a class through an examination of only a few members of the class. This form of reasoning moves from the particular to the general, | 29 | |
| 4228796960 | rhetorical question | A __________________________ is a question that is asked for the sake of argument. No direct answer is provided to a _______________________; however, the probable answer to such a question is usually implied in the argument. "When will nuclear proliferation end" is such a question. Writers often use ___________________________ to introduce topics they plan to discuss or to emphasize important points. | 30 | |
| 4228796961 | slippery slope | an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous. | 31 | |
| 4228797574 | structure | the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex. | 32 |
