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3706781255AlliterationThe repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words0
3706781256AnecdoteA short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event.1
3706781257ClauseA grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent expresses a complete thought and can stand alone were a dependent relies on the independent.2
3706781258DenotationThe strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any attitude or color3
3706781259Extended metaphorA ___________ developed at great length, occurring frequently throughout a work4
3706781260HomilyThis term literally means sermon but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice5
3706781261Irony/ironicIt's the contrast of what is stated to what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what actually is true. There three forms of this which are verbal which is sarcasm, situational which turn out of what wasn't expected, and dramatic event happens that a character doesn't know about.6
3706781262NarrativeThe telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events7
3706781263ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/ or ridicule.8
3706781264Predicate adjectiveOne type of subject complement-an __________, group of ___________, or _________ clause that follows a linking verb. It is the __________ of the sentence and modifies or describes the subject9
3706781265Rhetorical modesA variety of terms that show the different kinds of writing. Exposition writing which analyzes information. Argumentation is to prove a valid point. Description to recreate, invent, or visually present a person or action so that the reader can picture it being described. The purpose of narration is to tell a story.10
3706781266Subject complementThe word or clause that follows a linking verb and _____________, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it11
3706781267ThemeThe central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. Usually _________ is unstated in fictional works, but notifications, the _________ may be directly stated, especially in expository or argument ice writing12
3706781268UndertoneAn attitude that may lie under the ostensible _________ of the piece. Under a cheery surface, for example, a work may have threatening undertones13

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