Terms : Hide Images
| 2490323331 | ad hominem argument | argument appealing to emotion rather than reason, to feeling rather than intellect | 0 | |
| 2490346025 | allegory | using character and/or story elements to symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 1 | |
| 2490371863 | alliteration | repetition of sounds especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. | 2 | |
| 2490374408 | allusion | a direct or indirect reference to something that is presumably commonly known such as an event., book, myth, place, or work of art. | 3 | |
| 2490381252 | ambiguity | multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence or passage. | 4 | |
| 2490385195 | analogy | similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 5 | |
| 2490390729 | anecdote | short, narrative account of an amusing, unusual, revealing or interesting event. | 6 | |
| 2490394180 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 7 | |
| 2490397233 | antithesis | a figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, words, clauses or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure. | 8 | |
| 2490403059 | aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | 9 | |
| 2490407172 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love, or an inanimate object. | 10 | |
| 2490412604 | atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. | 11 | |
| 2490418090 | caricature | a representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect. | 12 | |
| 2490426616 | chiasmus | a figure of speech based on inverted parallelism. It is a rhetorical figure in which two clauses are related to each another through a reversal of terms. The purpose is usually to make a larger point or to provide balance or order. | 13 | |
| 2490440758 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent, or main, clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent, or subordinate, clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause. | 14 | |
| 2490451272 | colloquialism | slang or informality in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing, colloquialisms give language a conversational, familiar tone. | 15 | |
| 2490510682 | conceit | a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or a surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 16 | |
| 2490517313 | connotation | the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 17 | |
| 2490522331 | denotation | the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 18 | |
| 2490527333 | diction | the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 19 | |
| 2490535145 | didatic | instructive. didactic works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially teaching moral or ethical principles. | 20 | |
| 2490539801 | euphemism | more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. | 21 | |
| 2490550997 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 22 | |
| 2490554333 | figurative language | writing or speech that is not intended to carry a literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. | 23 | |
| 2490557952 | figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language. | 24 | |
| 2490561071 | generic conventions | describes traditions for each genre. They help to define each genre. They differentiate between an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. | 25 | |
| 2490569214 | genre | the major category in which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama. | 26 | |
| 2490573435 | homily | "sermon" but informally it can include any serious talk, speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 27 | |
| 2490578399 | hyperbole | an exaggeration | 28 | |
| 2490585671 | imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 29 | |
| 2490594198 | infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 30 | |
| 2490596623 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal | 31 | |
| 2531370028 | 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. | 32 | |
| 2531385752 | juxtaposition | placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. | 33 | |
| 2531399275 | logical fallacy | a mistake in verbal reasoning. Technically the reasoning must be potentially deceptive; it must be likely to fool at least some of the people some of the time. | 34 | |
| 2531496834 | loose sentence | a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 35 | |
| 2531503419 | metaphor | a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. | 36 | |
| 2531515930 | metonymy | a term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or substitute name," metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 37 | |
| 2531538808 | modes of discourse | exposition, narration, description, argumentation | 38 | |
| 2531548689 | mood | this term has two distinct technical meanings in English writing. First meaning is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. Indicative- used only for factual sentences, Subjunctive for doubtful/conditional attitude. Imperative for demands. | 39 | |
| 2531572391 | narrative | the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 40 | |
| 2536115929 | onomatopoeia | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 41 | |
| 2536117074 | oxymoron | figure of speech in which the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox | 42 | |
| 2536119027 | paradox | a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity | 43 | |
| 2536121657 | parallelism | grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 44 | |
| 2536126633 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another work with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 45 | |
| 2536128234 | pathos | attempt to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience | 46 | |
| 2536129659 | pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 47 | |
| 2536132117 | periodic sentence | sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 48 | |
| 2536134188 | personification | giving animals, objects human-like characteristics/abilities | 49 | |
| 2536135945 | point of view | perspective from which story is told. first person of third person | 50 | |
| 2536137899 | predicate adjective | type of subject complement- an adjective, group of adjectives or adjective clause that follows a linking verb | 51 | |
| 2536141802 | predicate nominative | second type of subject complement- a noun, group of nouns that renames the subject | 52 | |
| 2536144744 | prose | one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms bc they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble everyday speech | 53 | |
| 2536154047 | repetition | duplication either exact or approximate of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, etc. | 54 | |
| 2536156603 | rhetoric | describes principles governing the art of writing effectively and persuasively | 55 | |
| 2536161279 | rhetorical appeal | the persuasive device by which a writer tries to sway the audience's attention and response to any given work. Logos, ethos, pathos. | 56 | |
| 2536165895 | rhetorical modes | exposition, argumentasion, description, narration | 57 | |
| 2536167260 | rhetorical question | a question asked that is not expected to be replied | 58 | |
| 2536168782 | sarcasm | bitter language that is meant to hurt someone or something | 59 | |
| 2536169744 | satire | work that targets human vices and follies for reform or ridicule | 60 | |
| 2536171043 | simile | comparison using like or as | 61 | |
| 2536173031 | style | two purposes: an evaluation of the sum of the choices the author makes in blending literary devices and classification of authors into a group and comparison of how an author is similar to other authors | 62 | |
| 2536178601 | subject complement | the word that follows a linking verb and complements or completes the subject of a sentence by renaming it or describing it. | 63 | |
| 2536181616 | subordinate clause | word group containing both subject and verb but it cannot stand alone because it does not express complete thought | 64 | |
| 2536184707 | syllogism | deductive system of formal logic that prevents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion | 65 | |
| 2536186534 | symbol | anything that represents something else. natural, conventional or literary. | 66 | |
| 2536190625 | syntax | way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | 67 | |
| 2536190626 | theme | the central idea or message of a work | 68 | |
| 2536190627 | thesis | the sentence that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, etc. | 69 | |
| 2536190628 | tone | describes the author's attitude towards his/her material, the audience, or both. | 70 | |
| 2536191357 | transition | word or phrase that links different ideas, used mostly in expository and argumentative writing | 71 | |
| 2536191358 | understatement | understatement presenting something as less significant than it actually is. two types: litotes and meiosis | 72 | |
| 2536191359 | wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 73 | |
| 2536204794 | argument | essay you will establish an assertion and support that idea with evidence and logical explanation | 74 | |
| 2536206739 | attitude | writer's intellectual position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing | 75 | |
| 2536209127 | concrete detail | strictly defined, nouns that name physical objects | 76 | |
| 2536210423 | descriptive detail | writer's sensory description appealing to sense | 77 | |
| 2536212302 | device | figures of speech, syntax, diction, etc | 78 | |
| 2536212764 | language | concentrate on how elements of language combine to form a whole | 79 | |
| 2536214519 | narrative device | the tools of a storyteller to help build a climactic moment | 80 | |
| 2536217959 | narrative technique | style of telling a story, even if the passage is nonfiction | 81 | |
| 2536219466 | persuasive device | look for words with strong connotation | 82 | |
| 2536220768 | persuasive essay | presenting a coherent argument in which the evidence builds to a logical and relevant conclusion | 83 | |
| 2536224458 | resources of language | all the devices of composition available to a writer, such as diction, syntax, figures of speech, etc. | 84 | |
| 2536226796 | rhetorical features | refers to how the passage is constructed | 85 | |
| 2536227850 | rhetorical strategies | refers to all the strategies an author can use. encompasses structure, purpose, and style | 86 | |
| 2536229913 | sentence structure | look at type of sentences author uses. basic sentences structures are simple, compound, complex, etc. | 87 | |
| 2536230875 | stylistic devices | an essay prompt that mentions stylistic devices is asking you to note and analyze all of the elements in language that contribute to style. | 88 | |
| 2536237287 | synthesis | writing an essay after being given sources that relate to the issue | 89 |
