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| 10452013997 | Abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images ( ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places). The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language | 0 | |
| 10452013998 | Ad Hominem | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against the man." | 1 | |
| 10452013999 | Allegory | an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric. Examples: John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (Temptations of Christians) , Orwell's Animal Farm (Russian Revolution), and Arthur Miller's Crucible ("Red Scare") | 2 | |
| 10452014000 | Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another: Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Daffy Duck; Suzy Sells Seashells | 3 | |
| 10452014001 | Allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature, history, etc. Example: Eden, Scrooge, Prodigal Son, Catch-22, Judas, Don Quixote, Mother Theresa | 4 | |
| 10452014002 | Analogy | Comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or a relationship, such as comparing the work of a heart to that of a pump. An analogy is a comparison to a directly parallel case. Examples: Shells were to ancient cultures as dollar bills are to modern American culture. Running a business is like managing an orchestra. The heart is like a pump. | 5 | |
| 10452014003 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent | 6 | |
| 10452014004 | Anecdote | a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point. | 7 | |
| 10452014005 | Annotation | Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data. | 8 | |
| 10452014006 | Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. | 9 | |
| 10452014007 | Aphorism | a short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life. Examples: "Early bird gets the worm." "What goes around, comes around.." "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." | 10 | |
| 10452014008 | Apostrophe | usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction "For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel. Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him." Shakespeare's Julius Caesar | 11 | |
| 10452014009 | Argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation | 12 | |
| 10452014010 | Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants, such as in neigh/fade | 13 | |
| 10452014011 | Asyndeton | Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words. The parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. Asyndeton takes the form of X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y, and Z. | 14 | |
| 10452014012 | Cacophony | harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony. | 15 | |
| 10452014013 | Caricature | descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a facet of personality. | 16 | |
| 10452014014 | Colloquialism | a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't) | 17 | |
| 10452014015 | Coherence | quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle | 18 | |
| 10452014016 | Concrete Language | Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities. | 19 |
