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2956295481dictionword choice0
2956297295didactica term used to describe fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches a specific lesson1
2956302412ellipsis. . . (the cutting out of unneeded parts)2
2956307229inductionthe process of reasoning from premises that constitute good (opposite of deduction)3
2956313579inference/inferto draw a reasonable conclusion from information presented4
2956317241invectivean emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack (swearing)5
2956324714imperative sentenceissuing a command (kick the ball now!)6
2956327761juxtapositionplacing things side by side for purpose of comparison7
2956330416metaphora figure os speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things8
2956335734passive voicethe subject of the sentence receives the action9
2956339022personathe fictional mask or narrator that tells a story10
2956342388personificationa type of figurative language which attributes human qualities to non human things11
2956349196predicate adjectiveadjective follows linking verb, describes first word12
2956353651predicate nominativenoun follows linking verb, renames the first word13
2956357685refutationwhen writer musters relevant opposing arguments14
3014154671abstract languagelanguage that describes ideas and qualities rather then people and things15
3014162506active voicethe subject of the sentence performes that action (jeff kicked the ball)16
3014166933ad hominem"against the man" when writer acts person rather then their work17
3014171673allegorya story in which characters, things, and events that represent qualities or concepts18
3014186711alliterationthe rep. of initial identical consonant sounds19
3014191655allusionreference to something with which the readers is supposed to be familiar with (allude to)20
3014198967ambiguityan event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way21
3014205154analogya comparison to a directly parallel case22
3014211359anaphorarep. of a word, phase, or clause- debilrate23
3014216961anecdotea brief recounting of a relevant episode (short personal story)24
3014223282concrete languagelanguage that describes specific observable things, people or places rather then ideas of qualities25
3014235442connotationimplied meaning rather then dictionary meaning26
3014244654consonancerep. of constant sound27
3014246811deduction2 moving from general statements we accept as true28
3014253331denotationto signify or stand as a name for/ explicit meaning of a word29

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