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| 3024092196 | Abstract | Not concrete | 0 | |
| 3024096191 | Ad Hominem Argument | An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue | 1 | |
| 3024097994 | Adynaton | hyperbole taken to such extreme lengths insinuating a complete impossibility. | 2 | |
| 3024110050 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 3 | |
| 3024110051 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 4 | |
| 3024110052 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. There are many more possibilities, and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion. | 5 | |
| 3024111837 | Ambiguity | An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. | 6 | |
| 3024111838 | Anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 7 | |
| 3024111839 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 8 | |
| 3024114122 | Analytical Reading | reading actively, paying close attention to both the content and the structure of the text | 9 | |
| 3024114123 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 10 | |
| 3024114124 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 11 | |
| 3024115588 | Aphorism | Pithy statement of basic truth | 12 | |
| 3024115589 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 13 | |
| 3024118881 | Apotheiosis | Where a character is deified in a literature piece | 14 | |
| 3024118882 | Appositive | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun. | 15 | |
| 3024121443 | Appropriateness | Diction | 16 | |
| 3024121444 | Argument | A statement put forth and supported by evidence | 17 | |
| 3024121445 | Assertion | Thesis put forward | 18 | |
| 3024123305 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 19 | |
| 3024123306 | Assumption | A belief or statement taken for granted without proof. | 20 | |
| 3024123307 | Asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 21 | |
| 3024125039 | Atmosphere | The emotional nod 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. Even such elements as a description of the weather can contribute to the atmosphere. Frequently atmosphere foreshadows events. Perhaps it can create a mood. | 22 | |
| 3024125040 | Attitude | Tone | 23 | |
| 3024125041 | Audience | One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. | 24 | |
| 3024125042 | Bathos | insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity | 25 | |
| 3024128852 | Beginning | Introduction in literature | 26 | |
| 3024131103 | Cause and Effect Analysis | one of the types of exposition, answers the question "why?", explains the reasons for an occurrence or the consequences of an action | 27 | |
| 3024131104 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 28 | |
| 3024131105 | Claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence | 29 | |
| 3024134666 | Classification | Assignment of objects or people to categories on the basis of shared characteristics. | 30 | |
| 3024134667 | Cliche | A worn-out idea or overused expression | 31 | |
| 3024134668 | Coherence | A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. | 32 | |
| 3024136970 | Colloquial Expressions | Words and phrases used in everyday speech but avoided in formal writing | 33 | |
| 3024138565 | Comparison and Contrast | A mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared and contrasted. Comparison often refers to similarities, contrast to differences. | 34 | |
| 3024138566 | Conclusions | Summing up of an argument or text | 35 | |
| 3024138567 | Concrete | specific | 36 | |
| 3024140357 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 37 | |
| 3024140358 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 38 | |
| 3024140359 | Controlling Ideas | Thesis | 39 | |
| 3024142184 | Contrast | The state of being noticeably different from something else when put or considered together. | 40 | |
| 3024142185 | Cumulative Sentence | An independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail. | 41 | |
| 3024146830 | Deduction | reasoning down from principles | 42 | |
| 3024146831 | Definition | Statement of the meaning of a word | 43 | |
| 3024146832 | Description | A rhetorical mode based in the five senses. It aims to re-create, invent, or present something so that the reader can experience it. | 44 | |
| 3024148437 | Dialogue | Conversation between characters | 45 | |
| 3024148438 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 46 | |
| 3024148439 | Division | Broken into subunits and catagories | 47 | |
| 3024150072 | Dominant Impression | the single quality, mood, or atmosphere the writer wishes to emphasize | 48 | |
| 3024150073 | Draft | Versions of Writing | 49 | |
| 3149333780 | Editing | Purpose- correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, etc. Strategies- peer editing groups; proof reading; computer programs for spelling, etc.; programmed materials; and mini lessons. | 50 | |
| 3149369862 | Elegiac | Expressing sorrow or lamentation | 51 | |
| 3149333781 | Emphasis | Special importance, value, or prominence given to something. | 52 | |
| 3149335470 | Endings | Conclusion | 53 | |
| 3149335471 | Essay | a short piece of writing on a particular subject. | 54 | |
| 3149335472 | Ethos | The characteristic spirit or ideal that informs a work. | 55 | |
| 3149335473 | Euphemisn | Mild or pleasant sounding expression used do soften something. | 56 | |
| 3149335474 | Evaluation | Evaluating a piece of writing. | 57 | |
| 3149337322 | Evidence | Data on which a judgement was established. | 58 | |
| 3149337323 | Examples | Illustrate larger ideas. | 59 | |
| 3149337324 | Exemplification | Exposition that takes a generalization and makes it more vivid. | 60 | |
| 3149339149 | Exposition | One of four types or prose. To clarify and inform. | 61 | |
| 3149339150 | Fact | Information with verified certainty. | 62 | |
| 3149339151 | Fallacy | 63 | ||
| 3149339152 | Figures of Speech | Brief comparisons like simile, metaphor, and personification. | 64 | |
| 3149339153 | Fiction | Works of fiction are not real. | 65 | |
| 3149341321 | Figurative Languange | Imaginative comparison. | 66 | |
| 3149341322 | Focus | The limitation that a writer gives his/her subject. | 67 | |
| 3149341323 | Foreshadowing | Purposeful thing placed in a work. | 68 | |
| 3149342788 | General | 69 | ||
| 3149342789 | Grammar | Set or rules to specify how a given language is used effectively. | 70 | |
| 3149342790 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration. | 71 | |
| 3149342791 | Ibid | ibidem (in the same place) | 72 | |
| 3149342792 | Idiom | "catch cold, hold a job, make up your mind, give them a hand." Word/phrase habitually with a particular meaning in a language. | 73 | |
| 3149342793 | Illustration | 74 | ||
| 3149344176 | Image | Mental picture in a piece. | 75 | |
| 3149344177 | Induction | Process of reasoning to a conclusion. | 76 | |
| 3149344178 | introductions | 77 | ||
| 3149345723 | Irony | Irony occurs when a situation produces an outcome that is the opposite of what is expected. | 78 | |
| 3149345724 | Jargon | The special language of a trade or profession. | 79 | |
| 3149349596 | Juxtaposition | When two contrasting things - ideas words or sentence elements - are placed next to each other for comparison, a juxtaposition occurs. | 80 | |
| 3321649355 | Logical Fallacies | An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid. | 81 | |
| 3321649356 | Logical Reasoning | Process of reasoning form a stated premise to a necessary conclusion. | 82 | |
| 3321650133 | Logos | An appeal based on logic or reason | 83 | |
| 3321650864 | Loose Sentence | A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows | 84 | |
| 3321650865 | Malapropism | a word humorously misused | 85 | |
| 3321650866 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 86 | |
| 3321651438 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). | 87 | |
| 3321651439 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 88 | |
| 3321651440 | Narration | writing that tells a story | 89 | |
| 3321652260 | Objective | Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased | 90 | |
| 3321652261 | Subjective | Existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings | 91 | |
| 3321653330 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 92 | |
| 3321653331 | Opinion | Belief or conclusion not sub substantiated by actual fact. | 93 | |
| 3321653332 | Organization | Proses are organized in certain ways. | 94 | |
| 3321654256 | Overview | Brief summary of the whole work. | 95 | |
| 3321654257 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 96 | |
| 3321654258 | Pacing | Speed of a story's action. | 97 | |
| 3321654915 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 98 | |
| 3321654916 | Paragraph | A section of a piece of writing, dealing with one topic. | 99 | |
| 3321655465 | Parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 100 | |
| 3321655466 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 101 | |
| 3321655467 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 102 | |
| 3321656098 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence structure where the main independent clause concludes the sentence often with the effect of a build up followed by a punch line. | 103 | |
| 3321676401 | Person | A grammatical term that describes the relationship of a writer of a speaker to an audi | 104 | |
| 3321676402 | Persona | The character created by the voice and narration of the speaker of a text. The term, "persona" implies a fictional representation or an act of disguise. | 105 | |
| 3321676403 | Personifiation | giving non living things living characteristics | 106 | |
| 3321677319 | Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told | 107 | |
| 3321677320 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 108 | |
| 3321677321 | Prewriting | FIRST STEP IN WRITING PROCESS WHERE STUDENT CHOOSES A TOPIC, IDENTIFIES A PURPOSE (WHETHER TO INSTRUCT, ENTERTAIN AND/OR PERSUADE), DECIDES ON A FORMAT, CONSIDERS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE, AND GENERATED IDEAS. | 109 | |
| 3321678056 | Process Analysis | A method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something. | 110 | |
| 3321678057 | Publication | Shares work with public. | 111 | |
| 3321678768 | Pun | A play on words | 112 | |
| 3321682819 | Purpose | What the writer wants to accomplish. | 113 |
