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| 4934219125 | 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 | 0 | |
| 4934219126 | prose | the ordinary form of written language without metrical structure in contrast to verse and poetry | 1 | |
| 4934220054 | realism | attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to details | 2 | |
| 4934220055 | rebuttal | an argument technique wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and countered | 3 | |
| 4934221644 | rhetoric | the art of using words to persuade in writing or seaking | 4 | |
| 4934222441 | rhetorical question | a question that is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered | 5 | |
| 4934222442 | sarcasm | a form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually critical. Can be light, and gently poke fun at something, or it can be harsh and mean | 6 | |
| 4934223142 | satire | a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure | 7 | |
| 4934223143 | simile | a direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another, using like or as | 8 | |
| 4934224127 | style | the manner in which a writer combines or arranges words, shapes ideas, and utilizes syntax and structure | 9 | |
| 4934225598 | symbolism | use of a person, place, thing, event, or pattern that figuratively represents or "stands for" something else | 10 | |
| 4934225599 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part signifies a whole | 11 | |
| 4934226889 | syntax | the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences: sentence structure | 12 | |
| 4934226890 | theme | the central idea or dominant idea or focus of a work | 13 | |
| 4934226891 | tone | the attitude the narrator/author has toward the subject and theme | 14 | |
| 4934227783 | voice | the acknowledged or unacknowledged source of the words of the story; the speaker's or narrator's particular "take" on an idea based on a passage | 15 | |
| 4934227784 | zeugma | a grammatically correct construction in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated. | 16 |
