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| 5463667514 | ad hominem argument | an argument that appeals to emotion rather than logic | 0 | |
| 5463668381 | allegory | the device of using character and/or story elements sybolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 1 | |
| 5463670284 | alliteration | the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words | 2 | |
| 5463671766 | allusion | a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art | 3 | |
| 5463673660 | ambiguity | the multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 4 | |
| 5463674812 | analogy | a similtarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 5 | |
| 5463677185 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 6 | |
| 5463678603 | aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle | 7 | |
| 5463680191 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction | 8 | |
| 5463681777 | atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work | 9 | |
| 5463682758 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 10 | |
| 5463685610 | colloquial/colloquialism | the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 11 | |
| 5463686561 | conceit | a fanciful expression | 12 | |
| 5463687376 | connotation | the non literal, associative meaning of a word | 13 | |
| 5463688566 | denotation | the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color | 14 | |
| 5463690321 | diction | the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness | 15 | |
| 5463695055 | didactic | literally means "teaching." Didactic works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially of moral or ethical principles | 16 | |
| 5463697694 | euphemism | from the greek work for "good speech." A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts | 17 | |
| 5463700336 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 18 | |
| 5463704271 | figurative language | writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 19 | |
| 5567639853 | figure of speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. | 20 | |
| 5567649754 | generic conventions | traditions for each genre; differentiate between an essay and journalistic writing | 21 | |
| 5567658666 | genre | the major category into which a literary work fits | 22 | |
| 5567663439 | homily | "sermon;" any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | 23 | |
| 5567670683 | hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | 24 | |
| 5567680909 | imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 25 | |
| 5567693574 | inference/infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 26 | |
| 5567704325 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language | 27 | |
| 5567707502 | irony/ironic | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what actually is true. Three types: verbal, situational, and dramatic. | 28 | |
| 5567721946 | loose sentence | a type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses | 29 | |
| 5940662963 | metaphor | a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity | 30 | |
| 5940734175 | metonymy | a term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name." A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 31 | |
| 5940754309 | mood | two meanings: 1. grammatical; deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude 2. literary; the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work | 32 | |
| 5940770596 | narrative | the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events | 33 | |
| 5940780948 | onomatopoeia | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words | 34 | |
| 5940784980 | oxymoron | a figureof speech where the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox | 35 | |
| 5940851655 | 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 | 36 | |
| 5940869999 | parallelism | term comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity | 37 | |
| 5940938619 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule | 38 | |
| 5940985308 | pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 39 | |
| 5940998584 | periodic sentence | a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end | 40 | |
| 5941058851 | personification | a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions | 41 | |
| 5941076275 | point of view | the perspective from which the story is told; the author's attitude | 42 | |
| 5941081444 | predicate adjectives | an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that modifies or describes the subject and appears in the predicate of the sentence | 43 | |
| 5941200615 | predicate nominative | a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject | 44 | |
| 5941215452 | prose | fictio and nonfiction, including all its forms, becuase they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble ordinary speech | 45 | |
| 5941233031 | repetition | the duplication of any element of language, suchas sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. | 46 | |
| 5941291766 | rhetoric | fro the greek for "orator," this term describes the principle governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 47 | |
| 5941442268 | rhetorical modes | the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing; exposition, argumentation, description, and narration | 48 | |
| 5941510130 | rhetorical question | a question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply | 49 | |
| 5941524063 | sarcasm | from the greek meaning "to tear flesh," it involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 50 | |
| 5941535772 | satire | a work tht targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions, for reform or ridicule. | 51 | |
| 5941544827 | simile | an explicit comparison, normally using like, as, or if | 52 | |
| 5941554964 | style | an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. | 53 | |
| 5941573300 | subject complement | the word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it. | 54 | |
| 5941582147 | subordinate clause | the clause that cannot stand alone and does not express a complete thought | 55 | |
| 5941592853 | syllogism | from the Greek for "reckoning together," it is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises - the first one called "major" and the second "minor" - the inevitably lead to a sound conclusion | 56 | |
| 5941612431 | symbol/symbolism | anything that represents or stands for something else | 57 | |
| 5941618656 | conventional symbols | symbols that have been invested with meaning by a group; includes religious symbols and group symbols | 58 | |
| 5941625399 | literary symbols | symbols found in a variety of works and are generally recognized; can be conventional | 59 | |
| 5941664275 | syntax | the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences | 60 | |
| 5941672849 | theme | the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life | 61 | |
| 5941702809 | thesis | the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition | 62 | |
| 5941683338 | tone | the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both | 63 | |
| 5941687291 | transition | a word or phrase that links different ideas | 64 | |
| 5941692215 | understatement | the ironic minimalizing of fact, it presents something as less significant than it is | 65 | |
| 5941699056 | wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 66 | |
| 5955706921 | Attitude | A writer's intellectual position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing | 67 | |
| 5955706922 | Concrete detail | Strictly defined, it refers to nouns that name physical objects. | 68 | |
| 5955706923 | Descriptive detail | The writers sensory description. | 69 | |
| 5955706924 | Devices | The figures of speech, syntax, fiction, and other stylistic elements that collectively produce a particular artistic effect | 70 | |
| 5955706925 | Language | How the elements of language combine to form a whole. How diction, syntax, figurative language, and sentence structure create a cumulative effect. | 71 | |
| 5955706926 | Narrative devices | The tools of the storyteller. | 72 | |
| 5955706927 | Narrative technique | The style of telling the "story" even if the passage is nonfiction | 73 | |
| 5955706928 | Persuasive devices | The words in the passage that have strong connotations-words that intensify the emotional effect | 74 | |
| 5955706929 | Persuasive essay | A coherent argument in which the evidence builds to a logical and relevant conclusion | 75 | |
| 5955711292 | Resources of language | All the devices of composition available to a writer | 76 | |
| 5955711293 | Rhetorical features | How a passage is constructed | 77 | |
| 5955711294 | Sentence structure | The types of sentences the writer uses. Can be simple, compound, and/or complex | 78 | |
| 5955711295 | Stylistic devices | All the elements of the language that contribute to style | 79 |
