3241972968 | Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told | 0 | |
3241975605 | Periodic Sentence | presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone | 1 | |
3241975606 | Pedantic | describes words, phrases, or general tone hat is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 2 | |
3241977906 | 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 | 3 | |
3241977907 | Sarcasm | bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 4 | |
3241977908 | Repetition | the duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as sound, word, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern | 5 | |
3241979388 | Prose | fiction and nonfiction in all forms | 6 | |
3241979389 | Rhetorical modes | the variety, conventions, and the purpose of major kinds of writing (examples include narrative, exposition, argument, etc.) | 7 | |
3241980930 | Parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and or ridicule | 8 | |
3241982868 | Rhetoric | the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 9 |
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