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10300521837AuthoritySomeone who hold power over another person; a leader0
10300521838Audience1
10300521839BackingSupport or evidence for a claim in an argument2
10300521840AssertionA declaration or statement3
10300521841Means vs EndsHow a goal is achieved4
10300521842Deductive reasoningA type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise.5
10300521843Inductive reasoningA type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations.6
10300521844AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds7
10300521845ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character8
10300521846DictionWord choice9
10300521847DenotationThe dictionary definition of a word10
10300521848ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests11
10300521849ColloquialCharacteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing12
10300521850Formalfollowing rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way13
10300521851InformalCasual14
10300521852Concreteexisting in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract.15
10300521853Abstractexisting in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.16
10300521854DetailFacts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work17
10300521855MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader18
10300521856ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)19
10300521857SettingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.20
10300521858Figurative languageLanguage that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.21
10300521859AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event22
10300521860SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"23
10300521861MetaphorA comparison without using like or as24
10300521862PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes25
10300521863HyperboleExaggeration26
10300521864Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.27
10300521865Paradoxa contradiction or dilemma28
10300521866Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant29
10300521867AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way30
10300521868Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person31
10300521869Metonymythe substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant32
10300521870Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa33
10300521871Rhetorical modes/modes of discoursedescribe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking.34
10300521872ExemplificationProviding examples in service of a point.35
10300521873Cause/Effectthe principle of causation36
10300521874Descriptiona spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event37
10300521875Process Analysisa method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something38
10300521876Narrationthe telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse39
10300521877Comparison/ContrastPointing out similarities and/or differences40
10300521878Expositiona comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.41
10300521879Argumentationexploring a problem by examining all sides of it; persuasion through reason42
10300521880RepetitionRepeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis43
10300521881Point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told44
10300521882First PersonThe narrators´ Point of view45
10300521883Second PersonThe narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said, using the personal pronoun "you."46
10300521884Third PersonPoint of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer47
10300521885Subjectivebased on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions48
10300521886Objectiveunbiased; not subjective49
10300521887SyntaxSentence structure50
10300521888Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses51
10300521889AntithesisDirect opposite52
10300521890AsyndetonA construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions53
10300521891PolysyndetonDeliberate use of many conjunctions54
10300521892Parallel sentencerepetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence55
10300521893Periodic sentenceSentence whose main clause is withheld until the end56
10300521894Rhetorical questiona question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer57
10300521895Inverted syntaxA literary device that changes the structure of sentences58

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