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| 7515323135 | Colloquial | Term identifying the diction of the common ordinary folks especially in an a specific region or area | 0 | |
| 7515329511 | Conceit | Comparison of two unlikely things is drawn within a piece of literature in particular an area | 1 | |
| 7515334399 | Connotation | The implied suggested or underline meaning of a word or phrase | 2 | |
| 7515336317 | Consonance | The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in intervening vowels | 3 | |
| 7515340938 | Critique | Assessment or analysis of something such as a passage of writing for determining what it is what it's limitstions are and how it conforms to the standard of genre | 4 | |
| 7515345376 | Dialect | The language and speech idiosyncrasies of specific area region or group | 5 | |
| 7515348545 | Diction | The specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect | 6 | |
| 8070089918 | deductive reasoning | method of argument in which specific statements and conclusions are drawn from general principles: movement from general to specific | 7 | |
| 8070098588 | didactic | writing or speech that has an instructive purpose or lesson; often associated w/ a dry, pompus presentation | 8 | |
| 8070106337 | elegy | a poem or prose that laments upon the death of a person | 9 | |
| 8070109980 | ethos | in rhetoric the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrarator | 10 | |
| 8070115915 | epitaph | writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone. | 11 | |
| 8070121352 | epistrophe | in rhetoric the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences | 12 | |
| 8190382714 | anaphora | the regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses | 13 | |
| 8190388744 | antithesis | the juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas | 14 | |
| 8190401944 | assonance | the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds usually in successive or proximate words | 15 | |
| 8190421563 | chiasum | a figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of a parallel clause is revealed in the second | 16 | |
| 8190437372 | apostrophe | an address or invocation to something inanimate | 17 | |
| 8190442323 | aphorism | a concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief | 18 | |
| 8190454267 | appeals to authority,emotion,logic | rhetoric arguments in which the speaker claims to be an authority or expert in a field; attempts to play upon the emotions; appeals to the use of reason | 19 | |
| 8190475010 | alliteration | the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllable | 20 | |
| 8190489907 | attitude | the sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the authors feelings toward his or her subject, events, or theme. It might even be his or her feelings for the reader | 21 | |
| 8190522637 | asyndeton | a syntactical structure in which conjunctions are admitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose | 22 | |
| 8190545659 | allegory | a narrative in which the characters behavior and even the setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance, often a universal symbol or a personified abstraction | 23 | |
| 8190566484 | begging the question | an argumentative ploy where the arguer sidesteps the question or the conflict evades or ignores the real question | 24 | |
| 8190591305 | allusion | a literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference in a literary work | 25 | |
| 8190602832 | canon | that which has been accepted as authentic | 26 | |
| 8363798970 | hyperbole | overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention | 27 | |
| 8365567528 | imagery | any sensory detail or evocation in a work to evoke a feeling, to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object. involves any or all of the 5 senses | 28 | |
| 8365621525 | inductive reasoning | method of reasoning or argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principles: movement from the specific to the general | 29 | |
| 8365639221 | inference | a conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data. Looking at the clues, learning the facts. | 30 | |
| 8365649986 | irony | the contrast between what is stated explicity and what is really meant. the intended meaning is often the opposite of what is stated often suggesting light sarcasm | 31 | |
| 8365686061 | isocolon | parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length | 32 | |
| 8365725143 | jargon | specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group | 33 | |
| 8389055736 | eulogy | a speech or written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person | 34 | |
| 8389077623 | euphemism | an indirect, kinder, or less harsh or harmful way of expressing unpleasant information | 35 | |
| 8389085962 | exposition | the interpretation or analysis of a text. also the opening section of a narrative or dramatic structure in which characters, setting, theme, and conflict can be revealed | 36 | |
| 8389114644 | extended metaphor | a series of comparisons within a piece of writing. if they are consistently one concept, this is one known as a conceit | 37 | |
| 8389145867 | figurative language | language with levels of meaning expressed through figures of speech such as personification, metaphor, etc | 38 | |
| 8389165675 | flashback | an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narration | 39 | |
| 8389176946 | genre | a type or class of literature, such as epic, narrative, poetry, biography, history | 40 | |
| 8389185248 | homily | a sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual life | 41 | |
| 8533899452 | litote | a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement | 42 | |
| 8533917192 | loose sentence | a long sentence that starts with its main clause, which is followed by several dependent clauses and modifying phrases | 43 | |
| 8533921965 | metonymy | a figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly associated feature is used to name or designate something | 44 | |
| 8533925499 | mood | a feeling or ambience resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writers/narrators attitude and point of view. it is a feeling that establishes the atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse. | 45 | |
| 8533932205 | narrative | a mode of discourse that tells a story of some sort and it is based on sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straight forward chronological framework | 46 | |
| 8533938340 | onomatopoeia | a word capturing or approximating the sound of what is described. the purpose of these words is to make a passage more effective for the reader or listener | 47 | |
| 8533944170 | oxymoron | a figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements | 48 | |
| 8533947215 | parallelism | the use of similar forms in writing for nouns, verbs, phrases, or thoughts | 49 | |
| 8533949397 | paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but may probably be true | 50 | |
| 8533955134 | pathos | that element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow. in argument or persuasion it tends to be the evocation of pity | 51 | |
| 8533961555 | periodic sentence | a long sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end | 52 | |
| 8533963930 | personification | treating an abstraction or nonhuman object as if it were a person by endowing it with human features or qualities | 53 | |
| 8900651737 | point of view | the relation in which a narrator/author stands to a subject of discourse. requires the reader to establish the historical perspective of what is being said | 54 | |
| 8900668648 | prose | the ordinary form of written language without metrical structure in contrast to verse and poetry | 55 | |
| 8900681485 | realism | attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail | 56 | |
| 8900693168 | rebuttal | an argument technique wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and countered | 57 | |
| 8900746573 | simile | a direct explicit comparison of 1 thing to another using the words like or as | 58 | |
| 8900776842 | rhetoric | the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking | 59 | |
| 8900779690 | rhetorical question | a question that is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect & is not expected to be answered | 60 | |
| 8900788084 | sarcasm | a form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually critical. can be light & gently poke fun at something or it can be harsh & mean | 61 | |
| 8900800279 | satire | a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule & censure | 62 |
