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| 4881255811 | abstract language | language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places. The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language. | 0 | |
| 4881266583 | allegory | the representation of an abstract idea through more concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another | 1 | |
| 4881274006 | alliteration | it is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series | 2 | |
| 4881279665 | allusion | a direct or indirect reference to to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art-- allusions can be historical as well | 3 | |
| 4881288709 | ambiguity | the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phase, sentence, or passage. Ambiguity implies that either meaning could be correct | 4 | |
| 4881295551 | analogy | a similarity or comparison between two things or the relationship between them. The comparison is often between two things in which the complex is explained in terms of the simple, or something unfamiliar is associated with something more familiar | 5 | |
| 4881308897 | anaphora | in writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence i order to achieve an artistic effect | 6 | |
| 4881313998 | anecdote | a brief recounting of a relevant episode, frequently personal or biographical. Anecdotes are often inserted into fiction or nonfiction as a way of developing a point or injecting humor | 7 | |
| 4881322955 | antithesis | a balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases or clauses | 8 | |
| 4881329892 | antecedent | the word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun | 9 | |
| 4881332889 | aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle | 10 | |
| 4881340333 | appeals | three strategies for persuading audiences --logos, pathos, ethos | 11 | |
| 4881344413 | logos | an appeal to the audience's sense of reason; logic | 12 | |
| 4881347165 | pathos | an appeal to emotion; an appeal to feelings rather than to strict reason | 13 | |
| 4881352774 | ethos | an appeal aimed at establishing the credibility of the speaker and/or common values or ethics shared with the audience | 14 | |
| 4881358721 | attitude | a writer's intellectual position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing | 15 | |
| 4881364608 | audience | the group whom the work is intended | 16 | |
| 4881367420 | caricature | a grotesque likeness of striking characteristics in persons or things | 17 | |
| 4881370477 | cliche | a stale image or expression, and the bane of good expository writing | 18 | |
| 4881373595 | coherence | the principle oaf clarity and logical adherence to a topic that binds together all parts of a composition | 19 | |
| 4881380403 | colloquial/colloquialism | the use of slang or informalities in speech and writing | 20 | |
| 4881382038 | concrete | said of words or terms denoting objects or conditions that a palpable, visible, or otherwise evident to the senses | 21 | |
| 4881388317 | connotation | the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; implied, suggested meaning | 22 | |
| 4881394972 | deductive reasoning | reasoning that applies a generalization to a specific situation in order to arrive at a conclusion | 23 | |
| 4881402548 | denotation | the strict, literal, dictionary, definition of a word | 24 | |
| 4881405456 | diction | word choice | 25 | |
| 4881406922 | didactic | a term used to describe a work that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of moral or ethical behavior or thinking (from the greek word "teaching") | 26 | |
| 4881415293 | ellipsis | in grammar, the omission of a word or words necessary for complete construction but understood in context | 27 | |
| 4881422661 | emphasis | a rhetorical principle that requires stress to be given to important elements in an essay at the expense of less important elements | 28 | |
| 4881428056 | epigraph | a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work that is suggestive to the theme | 29 | |
| 4881432949 | euphemism | ("good speech") a more agreeable or less unpleasant substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 30 | |
| 4881439997 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 31 | |
| 4881444651 | figurative language | writing or speech not meant to convey literal meaning, usually imaginative or vivid | 32 | |
| 4881450035 | figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language. | 33 | |
| 4882579891 | genre | the major category into which a literary work fits | 34 | |
| 4882596786 | imagery | sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 35 | |
| 4882607296 | inductive reasoning | a form of reasoning which works from a body of fact to the formulation of a generalization (opposite of deduction); frequently used as the principle form of reasoning in science or history | 36 | |
| 4882623624 | invective | an emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack using strong abusive language | 37 | |
| 4882641597 | inverted syntax | reversing the normal word order of a sentence | 38 | |
| 4882650606 | irony/ironic | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true | 39 | |
| 4882670457 | juxtaposition | the placement of elements, characters, scenes, objects, etc. side by side for purposes of composition and contrast | 40 | |
| 4882683800 | logical fallacy | errors in reasoning used by speakers or writers, sometimes in order to dupe their audiences | 41 | |
| 4882700432 | loose sentence | a sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses | 42 | |
| 4882715183 | malapropism | incorrect usage of a word by substituting a similar sounding word with different meaning | 43 | |
| 4882722674 | meiosis (understatement) | the ironic minimizing of fact, understatement presents something as less significant than it is. the effect can be humorous and emphatic | 44 | |
| 4882736980 | mixed metaphor | the usually unintentional combining of two or more incompatible metaphors, resulting in ridiculousness or nonsense. | 45 | |
| 4882746781 | metonymy | "changed label" "substitute name" a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it | 46 | |
| 4882765656 | mood | the pervading impression made on the feelings of the reader | 47 | |
| 4882774273 | objective writing | the author tries to present the material fairly and without bias | 48 | |
| 4882777406 | oxymoron | a figure of speech in which an author juxtaposes apparently contradictory terms--rhetorical antithesis | 49 | |
| 4882812459 | pacing | the speed at which a piece of writing moves along | 50 | |
| 4882818791 | parable | a brief story from which a lesson may be drawn | 51 | |
| 4882821404 | paradox | a statement that appears to be self contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains an acceptable and often profound meaning | 52 | |
| 4882850693 | parallelism | the repetition of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity | 53 | |
| 4882863662 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim comic effect and/or ridicule | 54 | |
| 4882875066 | pun | a form of word play with suggests two or more meanings by exploiting multiple meanings of words or of similar sounding words for a rhetorical effects | 55 | |
| 4882886565 | periodic sentence | a sentence that represents its central meaning in a main clause at the end, after all introductory elements such as words, phrases, and dependent clauses | 56 | |
| 4882898476 | persona | the fictional voice or mask that a writer adopts to tell a story | 57 | |
| 4882902325 | propaganda | the speeding of informations (usually by a government organization) in hopes of influencing the opinions of masses of people | 58 | |
| 4882912738 | rhetoric | the art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse | 59 | |
| 4882924755 | rhetorical modes | this flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing --- four most common modes are exposition, argumentation, description, and narration | 60 | |
| 4882945642 | rhetorical question | a question posed with no expectation of receiving an answer | 61 | |
| 4882949360 | sarcasm | involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 62 | |
| 4882970299 | satire | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 63 | |
| 4882982888 | spoonerism | a play on words in which corresponding consonants or vowels are switched | 64 | |
| 4882989412 | style | the voice of the writer | 65 | |
| 4882992527 | subjective writing | the author stresses personal responses and interpretations | 66 | |
| 4882998566 | syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning comprising a major premise (a generalization), a minor premise ( a specific application of the major premise) and a conclusion | 67 | |
| 4883017016 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which part of somethings stands for the whole thing | 68 | |
| 4883031125 | syntax | the order of words in a sentence and their relationship to each other | 69 | |
| 4883033887 | tone | the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literary work | 70 | |
| 4883053688 | verisimilitude | the quality of realism in a work that persuades the reader that he /she is getting a vision of life as it really is | 71 | |
| 4883060211 | voice | the presence or the sound of self, chosen by the author | 72 | |
| 4883068024 | wit | the quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness | 73 |
