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| 14417989532 | Active Voice | The subject of the sentence actually does something. *Example: Ana Julia ran a mile. |  | 0 |
| 14417989533 | Adage | A wise saying that later on becomes a truth that many people *Example: work to live not live to work. | 1 | |
| 14417991218 | Ad Hominem | Is when the persons argument attacks the other person instead of the argumentation. *Example: Because you smell bad I do not trust this soap you're trying to sell. | 2 | |
| 14417991219 | Allegory | A story that contains a hidden meaning. *Example: The tortoise and the hare |  | 3 |
| 14417991985 | Alliteration | Is a special kind of repetition, where the first letters of several words are all the same. *Example: An Amazing Association of Alligators | 4 | |
| 14417991986 | Allusion | When we refer to something without mentioning it directly. *Example: He's an old Scrooge |  | 5 |
| 14417991987 | Ampersand | The use of the symbol "&" *Example: Peroni & Co. | 6 | |
| 14417992834 | Anadiplosis | Last word of a sentence begins in the following sentence. *Example: Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. | 7 | |
| 14417992835 | Analogy | Compares two things tat are similar in some important way. *Example: A student is to a new topic like a detective is to a case |  | 8 |
| 14417992836 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase. *Example: Every day, every night, every hour, I am going to the gym. | 9 | |
| 14417993628 | Anecdote | A short story. *Example: Back in my day we were playing in the backyard, not inside the house. | 10 | |
| 14417993629 | Antecedent | What a pronoun refers back to. *Example: My dog was ill, so I took her to the vet |  | 11 |
| 14417993630 | Antithesis | Opposite of the phrase being said *Example: Patience is bitter, bit it has a sweet fruit. | 12 | |
| 14417993631 | Aphorism | There is a truth being revealed in a statement. *Example: The simplest questions are the hardest to answer. | 13 | |
| 14418001111 | Apostrophe (Dramatic Term) | A figure of speech in which the writer speaks to someone who isn't either present or dead. | 14 | |
| 14418002461 | Appositive | A phrase that defines more the following phrase. *Example: I chose one person, her, to organize the volunteers. | 15 | |
| 14418002462 | Archetype | Has a common and recurring portrayal of a particular human culture of even race. *Example: When vampire books became popular, many authors tried to imitate the archetype of the most successful novel. | 16 | |
| 14418002463 | Argumentation | States and defends a point of view. *Example: Lawyer presents an argument in his opening statement that details why his client is innocent. |  | 17 |
| 14418003342 | Assonance | Words repeat the same vowel, but the word starts with a different consonant. *Example: We light fire on the mountain. | 18 | |
| 14418003343 | Asyndeton | Eliminates the association between phrases, but are all still grammatically correct. *Example: He was a bag of bones, a floppy doll, a broken stick, a maniac. | 19 | |
| 14418003344 | Auditory Imagery | Writer describes what is being heard. *Example: The doorbell rang and everyone got scared. | 20 | |
| 14418005509 | Balanced Sentence | They have parallel structures meaning it creates a pattern in the sentence. *Example: He goes out onto the baseball field, spins around second base, and looks back at the academy. | 21 | |
| 14418005510 | Bandwagon Appeals | Convinces the reader that he/she should agree with what the majority has agreed to. *Example: Everyone is voting for Ana Julia, so definitely she is the best presidential candidate. | 22 | |
| 14418006173 | Begging the Question | To be able to assume ones initial point *Example: Killing people is wrong, so the death penalty is wrong. | 23 | |
| 14418006174 | Burlesque | Using sarcasm or mockery *Example: President Trump being laughed at for how he sees immigrants. | 24 | |
| 14418006175 | Cacophony | A combination of words that give a harsh or unpleasant sound. *Example: The sharp claws of the bird were scary. | 25 | |
| 14418006178 | Caricature | Exaggeration of a persons looks and qualities *Example: |  | 26 |
| 14418007657 | Chiasmus | Order of words or phrases known also like A-B-B-A *Example: All for one, and one for all! | 27 | |
| 14418007658 | Colloquialism | Is a word or phrase that is used in an informal language but its not used in an informal speech or writing. *Example: Gimme actually meaning give. | 28 | |
| 14418007659 | Compound Sentence | Contains two or more independent clauses. *Example: The girl walked in the door, and her mother gave her a huge hug. |  | 29 |
| 14418008805 | Complex Sentence | Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. *Example: Metal robots are cool and look tough. |  | 30 |
| 14418011007 | Compound-Complex Sentence | Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. *Example: Because she had gotten there just in time, she was able to help her mother finish cooking dinner, so they were also able to play a quick game together. |  | 31 |
| 14418011008 | Connotation | An idea or feeling that a word communicates, which can casually color the word's meaning. *Example: Ana Julia is very blue. |  | 32 |
| 14418011009 | Consonance | The understanding among ideas or actions *Example: He ate seven sandwiches on a sunny Sunday last year. |  | 33 |
| 14418011010 | Concession | When you acknowledge that you are wrong or a point made by the other person. such as in an argument. *Example: "An individual does have his own right to freedom, but medical evidence proves that second-hand smoke is harmful. Nobody has the right to harm the health of another, and smoking does just that." |  | 34 |
| 14418012154 | Conditional Statement | Sentences that only are true in certain conditions. *Example: When I watch a movie, I like to eat popcorn. |  | 35 |
| 14418012155 | Counterargument | Reasons used to oppose an idea or argument *Example: Ice cream is the best food in the world but it makes you fat. |  | 36 |
| 14418013051 | Cumulative Sentence | A sentence which has a main idea and its modified by adding details to it. *Example: She returned the ring quickly and silently as though her decision was not based on hours of contemplating. |  | 37 |
| 14418013052 | Denotation | Is the definition of a word on the dictionary. *Example: The blueberry is very blue. |  | 38 |
| 14418016963 | Deduction | When we can be logically certain of the conclusion given that the details said must be true. *Example: All oranges are fruits All fruits grow on trees therefore, All oranges grow on trees. |  | 39 |
| 14418016964 | Diction | Word of choice. *Example: The presidents State of the Union Address is formal writing. |  | 40 |
| 14418016965 | Discourse | It a speech or writing about a specific subject *Example: Two politicians talking about current events. |  | 41 |
| 14418017713 | Dramatic Irony | The reader realizes something about the character in the book that the character doesn't. Example: Girl in a horror film hides in a closet where the killer just went (the audience knows the killer is there, but she does not). |  | 42 |
| 14418017714 | Ellipsis | Three dots that indicate a pause. *Example: I wish ... but that doesn't matter now. |  | 43 |
| 14418018717 | Ethos | The writers believability, its mostly used on ads in your TV or magazines. *Example: More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette. |  | 44 |
| 14418018718 | Epanalepsis | The beginning of a sentence is also repeated at the end of that same sentence. *Example: The king is dead, long live the king!! |  | 45 |
| 14418018719 | Euphemism | A word that substitueds a more offensive word. *Example: He died in the hospital. He passed away in the hospital. |  | 46 |
| 14418019141 | Euphony | Sweetly melodious sounds that makes the poetry smooth and pleasant. *Example: With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run. |  | 47 |
| 14418019142 | Extended Metaphor | Its a comparison made with unlike things and it can be as long as a paragraph. *Example: Their heart was icy, their blood frosty. |  | 48 |
| 14418019876 | False Dilemma | Only two choices are shown but there can be more than those two. *Example: Love it or leave it. |  | 49 |
| 14418019877 | Figurative Language | Contains figures of speech to be interpreted imaginatively instead of literally. *Example: Its raining cats and dogs. |  | 50 |
| 14418019878 | Foreshadowing | Giving hints or clues of what might happen later on in the work. *Example: Symbolic shadow of Anakin being Darth Vader |  | 51 |
| 14418021625 | Gustatory Imagery | The writer describes what is being tasted. *Example: The tequila burned like liquid fire in her mouth as she swallowed the shot of alcohol. |  | 52 |
| 14418021626 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration *Example: Its impossible to complete this level. |  | 53 |
| 14418021627 | Hypophora | Is one of the types of a rhetorical question. *Example: I can make it to the gate in 3 seconds can you? |  | 54 |
| 14418021628 | Idiom | Expressions that have hidden meanings. *Example: I was about to quit when i heard my coach scream "Hang in there! You're almos there" |  | 55 |
| 14418022479 | Induction | When you reach your conclusion with your own reasoning. *Example: There were 5 brunettes and 9 blonds; therefore there are more blonds than brunetts. |  | 56 |
| 14418022480 | Invective | Writing that attacks, insults a person or topic. *Example: You stole all that Monopoly money from the bank. You're a dirty, lying cheater! |  | 57 |
| 14418022481 | Inversion | Putting the verb before the subject. *Example: Rarely does Ana Julia talk to herself. |  | 58 |
| 14418023875 | Isocolon | The repetition of similar gramatical forms. *Example: Many will enter. Few will win. |  | 59 |
| 14418023876 | Jargon | Words that are used for a particular topic, certain professions and groups use special vocabularies. *Example: Police Jargon- 10-4 means radio jargon meaning okay or I understand. |  | 60 |
| 14418023877 | Juxtaposition | Placing things close together so that it can be use for comparing and contrasting them. *Example: One character lives on the good side of town, while another lives just across the railroad tracks on the bad side of town |  | 61 |
| 14418024633 | Kairos | Builds a sense of urgency *Example: Limited time offer for this best dad coffee mug!!! |  | 62 |
| 14418024634 | Kinesthetic Imagery | The author helps the readers envision the movements and actions of the characters in the book. *Example: Tossing their heads in sprightly dance |  | 63 |
| 14418024635 | Litotes | Underestimate something or someone which the negative of the contrary is used. *Example: He is not a bad dancer. |  | 64 |
| 14418025874 | Logical Fallacy | Arguments that may sound convincing, but when you think about it more they make no sense. *Example: You can't prove Santa doesn't exist, therefore Santa does exist. |  | 65 |
| 14418025875 | Loose Sentence | The main idea is presented first and then it is followed by more clauses. *Example: It was obvious a storm was coming because of the lightning, thunder and calm in the air. |  | 66 |
| 14418026340 | Logos | Appeals to logic *Example: One in five women will be a victim of sexual assault during her college years. |  | 67 |
| 14418026341 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which the action that is applied to something isn't actually literal. *Example: That child is a bear when he is sleepy. |  | 68 |
| 14418026342 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word is closely associated with another. *Example: Crown=monarch/monarchy Suit=business man |  | 69 |
| 14418026343 | Mood | The emotional tone or atmosphere in a writing. *Example: The man kicked and threw the poor cat out of his house. |  | 70 |
| 14418027095 | Motif | A phrase or idea that keeps repeating itself in a work of literature. *Example: The wallpaper has a flower motif. |  | 71 |
| 14418027096 | Non-sequitur | An idea that fails to follow logically the previous idea. *Example: "How is the weather?" "It's 2:00 in the afternoon" |  | 72 |
| 14418027097 | Olfactory Imagery | The author helps the reader smell the odors and different scents in the story by describing them or mentioning them. *Example: The smell of the salty ocean air |  | 73 |
| 14418027822 | Onomatopeia | Words that imitate sounds *Example: BOOM |  | 74 |
| 14418027823 | Oxymoron | A combination of words that have contradicting meanings. *Example: You're such a big baby |  | 75 |
| 14418027824 | Parable | A story that may teach us a moral lesson *Example: The story about the boy who cried wolf, which is used to teach kids not to lie. |  | 76 |
| 14418027825 | Paradox | A statement that contradicts itself *Example: He was a brave coward. |  | 77 |
| 14418028507 | Parallelism | Using a pattern of words to show that two ideas have the same level of importance. *Example: In class, at work, and on the field, Martin strives for excellence. |  | 78 |
| 14418028508 | Parody | An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject. *Example: The film Scary Movie |  | 79 |
| 14418028509 | Passive Voice | Something happens to the subject of the sentence. *Example: The toy was chewed by the dog. |  | 80 |
| 14418029122 | Pathos | Sentences or statements that are made to create an emotional response to it. *Example: Ads with pictures of starving or wounded, poverty-stricken children, asking you to send money. |  | 81 |
| 14418029123 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that expresses its main thought only at the end. *Example: I couldn't wait any longer, I went to sleep. |  | 82 |
| 14418029124 | Personification | A figure of speech that the author makes objects and animals human characteristics. *Example: The curtains danced in the breeze. |  | 83 |
| 14418029691 | Point of View | The perspective that the story is being told. *Example: Writers point of view |  | 84 |
| 14418030802 | Point of View: First Person | A narrator who is also a character in the story and tells it from his or her point of view. *Example: I am going to the ball. |  | 85 |
| 14418030803 | Point of View: Stream of consciousness | The author is trying to put the thoughts of the characters in its work. *Example: I should probably not eat this entire pizza by myself |  | 86 |
| 14418030804 | Point of View: Omniscient | The narrator knows all and can describe the points of view of many characters *Example: A story being told by several points of view |  | 87 |
| 14418030805 | Point of View: Limited omniscient | The narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of just one character. *Example: I only know what you know |  | 88 |
| 14418030806 | Point of View: Third person | A narrator who is not a character in the story. *Example: She chose to eat that whole pizza by herself |  | 89 |
| 14418083795 | Polysyndeton | When the writer uses many conjunctions one after the other to create this sense of artistic writing. *Example: I love to spend my time with my mother and father and brother and sister. |  | 90 |
| 14418084651 | Premise | A statement in which allows the following statement be able to be inferred. *Example: A big-city cop moves to a small coastal town. |  | 91 |
| 14418084652 | Pun | Is a joke that uses the different meanings of a word or a play on words that sound alike *Example: You were right, so I left. |  | 92 |
| 14418084653 | Qualifier | A word/phrase that can come before an adjective/adverb. *Example: The building is pretty ugly and a little big for its surroundings |  | 93 |
| 14418085455 | Rebuttal | A refutation to an opposing arguments. *Example: I present exhibit C |  | 94 |
| 14418085456 | Red Herring | Is when an irrelevant topic is presented so that the attention would be focused else where and not on the original topic. *Example: When you are late getting home-past curfew-you distract your parents by talking to them about the weather-how cold it is, or how rainy it is. |  | 95 |
| 14418085457 | Rhetoric | When the writer uses an emotional effect to convince the readers. *Example: And what is so rare as a day in June? |  | 96 |
| 14418086057 | Rhetorical Modes | Is a way or method of presenting a subject through writing or speech. |  | 97 |
| 14418086952 | Rhetorical Modes: Exposition | Explain, analyze, or discuss an idea. *Example: Bob, a hungry little orphan, was looking for food on the streets of Brooklyn |  | 98 |
| 14418086953 | Rhetorical Modes: Description | To recreate or present with details *Example: It was a bright and sunny morning |  | 99 |
| 14418088506 | Rhetorical Modes: Narration | to relate an anecdote or story *Example: Robinson Crusoe is a narration told by the character Robinson about his experiences. |  | 100 |
| 14418088507 | Rhetorical Modes: Argumenation | To prove a point or to persuade *Example: In Inherit the Wind, characters like Cates and Drummond argue to get their point about evolution across. |  | 101 |
| 14418089169 | Rhetorical Modes: Cause and Effect | It takes a subject and shows its causes and its effects. More of like it explains the subject and at the end it displays its effect. *Example: Because Ana Ju ate that pizza she now has gained fat |  | 102 |
| 14418089170 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked which the audience already knows the answer to so there is no answer expected. *Example: It sure is hot today, isn't it? |  | 103 |
| 14418089171 | Sarcasm | Mocking someone with a ironic remark, it usually is intended to be offensive to the other person *Example: You dont say |  | 104 |
| 14418089824 | Satire | Its literary genre in which things are commented on and usually criticized. *Example: "In America, citizens have the right to bear arms." "Oh, so it's OK with you for hundreds of innocent kids to be killed each year with unregistered handguns??" |  | 105 |
| 14418089825 | Situation Irony | A situation described to us that is the opposite of what we expected it to be. *Example: Ralph wakes up late and thinks he is going to be late to school. After rushing around to get dressed, he realizes it is Saturday. |  | 106 |
| 14418090698 | Syllogism | Forming two arguments and arriving to a logical conclusion *Example: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, socrates is mortal |  | 107 |
| 14418090699 | Symbolism | Using a shape/idea to represent something *Example: Heart eyes represents being in love |  | 108 |
| 14418090700 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech that is changing a word to an example of it *Example: Referring to a car as "wheels". |  | 109 |
| 14418091685 | Synesthesia | Its a way writers present their ideas or characters but having it appeal to more than one sense. *Example: Seeing a sharp pain, then picturing a bright flash of light. |  | 110 |
| 14418091686 | Syntax | The way words are being put in together so that they can form a coherent sentence. *Example: Jane ate a cake |  | 111 |
| 14418091687 | Tactile Imagery | The author helps the reader feel the texture of certain things. *Example: The bed linens might justa s well be ice and the clothes snow |  | 112 |
| 14418092622 | Telegraphic Sentence | A sentence shorter than 5 words *Example: Leave message |  | 113 |
| 14418092623 | Thermal Imagery | Description of the temperature *Example: I went outside and i could feel that is was freezing. |  | 114 |
| 14418092624 | Thesis Statement | The main idea on an essay or research *Example: The moral of this novel is that love always wins. (The essay would present evidence and reasons to support that this is the moral of the novel.) |  | 115 |
| 14418093380 | Tone | The way the writers uses his vocabulary towards what he is writing *Example: Some people might consider it mad to spend five hundred pounds on Christmas presents for their children. |  | 116 |
| 14418093381 | Tricolon | 3 parts of a sentence that are equal/parallel *Example: Reduce, reuse, recycle |  | 117 |
| 14418094317 | Understatement | Thinking that something not be as big of a deal as it actually is. *Example: In the middle of an intense thunderstorm: "We're having a little rain." |  | 118 |
| 14418094318 | Verbal Irony | When you're saying something but you mean it in a totally different way. *Example: Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" |  | 119 |
| 14418094319 | Vernacular | Its the kind of language used by the people of that country *Example: Che que pio vamo a hacer hoy? |  | 120 |
| 14418095341 | Visual Imagery | The reader is able to see/imagine what is going on in the story in their mind. *Example: I saw a green, shiny, no scratched car pass me by. |  | 121 |
| 14418095342 | Warrant | When the data is interpreted and it supports your claim/ideas. *Example: It is cool outside, therefore, i should wear my jacket, since it will keep me warm. |  | 122 |
| 14418095343 | Zeugma | A word that applies to another pair of words *Example: I have lost my keys and my mind. |  | 123 |
