7376320310 | theme | main message of passage | 0 | |
7376322708 | symbolism | one stands for another | 1 | |
7376326478 | synecdoche | part represents whole | 2 | |
7376328066 | metonymy | living symbolism | 3 | |
7376330049 | motif | repeated symbol | 4 | |
7376332250 | mood | readers emotion | 5 | |
7376334596 | tone | authors attitude | 6 | |
7376336824 | imagery | use of descriptive language | 7 | |
7376339740 | selection of detail | use of descriptive language | 8 | |
7376344004 | hubris | over confidence | 9 | |
7376346361 | extended metaphor | lengthy comparison | 10 | |
7376347964 | dramatic irony | audience knows more than characters do | 11 | |
7376350781 | apostrophe | address intangible | 12 | |
7376354657 | allegory | story with underlining meaning | 13 | |
7376358036 | allusion | reference to well known figures | 14 | |
7540104042 | declarative sentence | a statement | 15 | |
7540107747 | interrogative sentence | question | 16 | |
7540107748 | exclamatory sentence | express strong emotion | 17 | |
7540115346 | imperative sentence | command/request | 18 | |
7540193749 | simple sentence | subject and verb w/ complete thought | 19 | |
7540201138 | independent clause | group of words that has a subject, verb, and a complete that that can't stand alone | 20 | |
7540216803 | compound sentence | 2 independent clauses, has to have a comma and coordinating conjunction | 21 | |
7540258349 | coordinating conjunction | fanboys | 22 | |
7540258350 | dependent clause | group of words that has a subject and verb ( can't stand alone" | 23 | |
7540326279 | complex sentence | one independent and one dependent clause | 24 | |
7540333762 | complex-compound sentence | complex sentence plus conjunction plus a simple sentence | 25 |
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