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| 7214176244 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. May include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement. | 0 | |
| 7214188305 | Generic Conventions | Traditions for each genre. Help to define each genre; ex. differentiate between essay and journalistic writing. | 1 | |
| 7214425866 | genre | the major category into which a a literary work fits. | 2 | |
| 7214770131 | homily | literally meaning, "sermon," but more informally. Can include serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 3 | |
| 7214770132 | hyperbole | figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Often have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is also possible. Often ______ produces irony | 4 | |
| 7214770759 | imagery | sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. Uses terms related to the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory ______ | 5 | |
| 7214770760 | infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 6 | |
| 7214772344 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language | 7 | |
| 7214772345 | irony | contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. Used to create poignancy or humor. Three major types. | 8 | |
| 7214773768 | juxtaposition | placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 9 | |
| 7217386739 | logical fallacy | A mistake in verbal reasoning which must be potentially deceptive; it must be likely to fool at least some of the people some of the time | 10 | |
| 7217415300 | loose sentence | type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by the dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 11 | |
| 7217415301 | metaphor | figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity | 12 | |
| 7217416275 | metonymy | Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," _______ is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it | 13 | |
| 7217416613 | modes of discourse | This term encompasses the four traditional categories of written texts. | 14 | |
| 7217428684 | exposition | refers to writing that intends to inform and demonstrate a point | 15 | |
| 7217428685 | narration | refers to writing that tells a story or that relates a series of events | 16 | |
| 7217428686 | description | refers to writing that creates sensory images, often evoking a moos or atmosphere | 17 | |
| 7217429158 | argumentation | refers to writing that takes a stand on an issue and supports it with evidence and logical reasoning | 18 | |
| 7217416614 | mood | grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. Indicative ______ is used only for factual sentences. Subjunctive ______ is used for a doubtful or conditional attitude. Imperative _______ is used for commands. | 19 | |
| 7217416615 | narrative | the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events | 20 | |
| 7217417267 | onomatopoeia | figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. simple examples include words such as buzz, hiss, hum, crack, whinny, and murmur | 21 | |
| 7217418063 | oxymoron | figure of speech in which the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. "jumbo shrimp" "cruel kindness" | 22 | |
| 7217418064 | paradox | statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. "fair is foul, and foul is fair" | 23 | |
| 7217418823 | parallelism | grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 24 | |
| 7214280017 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon" but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 25 | |
| 7214281775 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. May use irony at the same time. | 26 | |
| 7214285074 | Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 27 | |
| 7214289404 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 28 | |
| 7214297736 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. Used to create poignancy or humor. Generally three types are used in language. | 29 |
