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| 10265177646 | Authority Example: In the Show Being Mary Jane, Mary Jane was given the authority to choose who was going to get promoted. | The power or right to make decisions, give orders, and enforce obedience. | 0 | |
| 10265532717 | Audience Example: In the show Friends, Joey had a lot of spectators watching his show. | Spectators at a public event such as a play, a movie, concert, or meeting. | 1 | |
| 10265595638 | Backing Example: In the show Friends, Rachel got a lot of backing from her friends when her daughter was born. | Support or help with something. | 2 | |
| 10272790911 | Assertion Example: In the show Friends, Phoebe had an assertion that her mother was reborn as a cat. | A confident and forceful statement that is a fact or a belief. | 3 | |
| 10273271104 | Means vs. Ends Example: In the show On My Block there was a means to an ends when Jamal found the hidden money but Ruben died. | The means means that you are achieving something and and ends means that they are the means to ends. | 4 | |
| 10272903313 | Deductive Reasoning Example: In the show On My Block, Ruby's argument had a deductive reasoning and the conclusion was that he still had to talk to Cesar's older brother. | Starts with a general statement, theory, or hypothesis and ends with a conclusion. | 5 | |
| 10273507675 | Inductive Reasoning Example: In the show The Office there was an inductive reasoning that Jim and Pam were more than friends and then it turned into a theory. | It starts with a small observation or question and end up as a theory and examines the related issues. | 6 | |
| 10273624021 | Alliteration Example: In the title of the show Gossip Girl there is an Alliteration. | When the same letter or sound is at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | 7 | |
| 10277142485 | Tone Example: In the show Dance Moms Abby uses a mean tone towards the girls. | The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. | 8 | |
| 10277155653 | Diction Example: In the movie Hidden Figures the women engineers were very careful in their diction. | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. | 9 | |
| 10277160596 | Denotation Example: In the show On My Block there was a denotation that the people that lived in the richer neighborhoods thought poorly of the kids that came from the poor neighborhood. | the action or process of indicating or referring to something by means of a word, symbol, etc. | 10 | |
| 10277172353 | Connotation Example: In the show Stranger things when Eleven said she liked Mike that had a positive connotation. | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 11 | |
| 10277181110 | Colloquial Example: In the show Being Mary Jane, Mary Jane talks in a very colloquial way with her family and friends. | (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. | 12 | |
| 10277186318 | Formal Example: In the show Friends, Ross is very formal at his job. | done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important situation or occasion. | 13 | |
| 10277192597 | Informal Example: In the show The Office, Michael Scott is very informal at his job. | having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature. | 14 | |
| 10277196561 | Concrete Example: In the show Friends, Monica's obsession with cleaning is very concrete. | existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract. | 15 | |
| 10277201341 | Abstract Example: In the show Thirteen Reasons Why, Hannah Baker is an abstract character. | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence. | 16 | |
| 10277204745 | Detail Example: In the show Friends, one detail about Pheobe is that she wasn't raised by her father | an individual feature, fact, or item. | 17 | |
| 10277215947 | Mood Example: The novel and show Thirteen Reasons Why has a sad tone to it. | Mood is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader | 18 | |
| 10277222569 | Imagery Example: The Book fahrenheit 451 uses a lot of imagery. | When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used imagery. | 19 | |
| 10277226964 | Setting Example: The setting in the show Gossip Girl is in the early 2000's and in Manhattan New York. | The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction. | 20 | |
| 10277234489 | Figurative Language Example: In the show On My Bock Ruben used figurative language when he was talking to Caesar's brother and he was describing Cesar as a bird. | Figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, and allusions go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give readers new insights. | 21 | |
| 10277238391 | Allusion Example: In the show being Mary Jane they used the allusion of Trumps Presidency to show how Mary Jane didn't like one of her co- workers. | An allusion is a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds. | 22 | |
| 10277242573 | Simile Example: In the book Fahrenheit 415 the author used a simile to describe how hot the fire was when Montag burnt down his house. | A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Unlike a metaphor, a simile draws resemblance with the help of the words "like" or "as." Therefore, it is a direct comparison. | 23 | |
| 10277250478 | Metaphor Example: In the book Fahrenheit 415 Montag used a metaphor when he described the blood pumping machine to a snake. | The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as. | 24 | |
| 10277253595 | Personification Example: On the cooking show of Gordon Ramsay, he said the food was laying on the plate. | a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics. | 25 | |
| 10277259936 | Hyperbole Example: In the show The Office Pam and Jim use a lot of Hyperbole. | Hyperbole is simply the use of over-exaggeration for the purpose of creating emphasis or being humorous, but it is not intended to be taken literally. | 26 | |
| 10277265550 | Understatement Example: In the show Friends when Joey said that he liked Rachel that was an understatement. | An understatement is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is. | 27 | |
| 10277267953 | Paradox Example: In the show Friends Chandler uses a lot of paradoxes | A paradox is a statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow. | 28 | |
| 10289634967 | Verbal Irony Example: In the show On My Block there was verbal irony when Monse told Olivia that Cesar was safe but he wasn't. | Verbal irony is when what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning. | 29 | |
| 10289666641 | Analogy Example: The Show Being Mary Jane uses a lot of analogies. | An analogy is a literary device that creates a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas | 30 | |
| 10289713995 | Anecdote Example: The show friends had a lot of anecdotes about how Monica used to be overweight. | Anecdote is defined as a short and interesting story, or an amusing event, often proposed to support or demonstrate some point, and to make the audience laugh. | 31 | |
| 10289994991 | Metonymy Example: The show On My Block is like a metonymy because it describes life in the low income neighborhoods but it is not really one. | Metonymy is a scary word for a not-so-scary concept. It's just a type of metaphor in which an object is used to describe something that's closely related to it. | 32 | |
| 10290506628 | Synecdoche Example: In the show On My Block the scene where the kids go to the rich neighborhood is a synecdoche because that is not how all rich neighborhoods are it is only a part of the truth. | Synecdoche is a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part. | 33 | |
| 10290533937 | Rhetorical Modes/ Modes of Discourse Example: In the show Being Mary Jane, Mary Jane uses Rhetorical modes because she speaks in different ways depending on who she is talking to. | Rhetorical modes describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking. | 34 | |
| 10290541529 | Exemplification Example: The last scene of On My Block was an exemplification of the fact that people who are in trouble with the law could hurt other people. | The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example. | 35 | |
| 10290546522 | Cause/Effect Example: In the show friends, the fact that Ross got divorced with his wife caused the effect that he would get back together with Rachel. | A cause-effect relationship is a relationship in which one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect). | 36 | |
| 10290548946 | Description Example: In the show Being Mary Jane, Mary Jane used a very effective description of her co worker that she didn't like. | A description uses language that helps the readers or listeners to form images in their minds about the thing being described. | 37 | |
| 10290556673 | Process Analysis Example: In the show On My Block, Ruben uses a lot of Process Analysis. | Process analysis is a method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something. | 38 | |
| 10290559970 | Narration Example: In the show Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl is the narrator of all the things that happen in Manhattan. | Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. | 39 | |
| 10290562695 | Comparison/Contrast Example: In the show Gossip Girl, she compares and contrasts Dan Humphrey's family and Serena Vanderwoodsen's family. | Comparison is a rhetorical or literary device in which a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or ideas. In our everyday life, we compare people and things to express ourselves vividly. | 40 | |
| 10290566300 | Exposition Example: In the show On My Block, the party scene was the Exposition of the type of town that the kids live in. | Exposition is the writer's way to give background information to the audience about the setting and the characters of the story. | 41 | |
| 10290569094 | Argumentation Example: A trailer for a movie is like an Argumentation of the movie. | An argument in literature is a brief summary, often in prose, of a poem or section of a poem or other work. | 42 | |
| 10290570613 | Repetition Example: In the show On My Block there is a repetition of Jamal Faking Injuries. | As a rhetorical device, it could be a word, a phrase, or a full sentence, or a poetical line repeated to emphasize its significance in the entire text. | 43 | |
| 10290573610 | Point of View Example: The show The Carrie Diaries is from the point of view of Carrie. | The term point of view, or POV for shorthand, refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it. | 44 | |
| 10290578466 | First Person Example: The show that Carrie Diaries is from the first person point of view. | First person narrative is a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time. This character may be speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing. | 45 | |
| 10290582982 | Second Person Example: The show Gossip Girl is from the point of view of second person because Gossip girl is not a character but she talks about the characters. | Second person is a point of view (how a story is told) where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you.' ... When writing fiction in second person, the author is making the audience a character, implicating them. | 46 | |
| 10290586149 | Third Person Example: The show on my block is told from third person. | In third person limited the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. All characters are described using pronouns, such as 'they', 'he', and 'she'. But, one character is closely followed throughout the story, and it is typically a main character | 47 | |
| 10290588954 | Subjective Example: Mary Jane has a subjective point of view that Donald Trump is a bad person. | A subjective point of view is something based on one's opinions, perspectives, beliefs, discoveries, desires, and feelings. | 48 | |
| 10290591265 | Objective Example: In the show On My Block, Monse is very objective because she doesn't care about people's feelings sometimes. | an objective opinion. intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book. | 49 | |
| 10290596403 | Syntax Example: The show Thirteen Reasons Why follow a syntax when they are in the courtroom. | Usually in the English language the syntax should follow a pattern of subject-verb-object agreement but sometimes authors play around with this to achieve a lyrical, rhythmic, rhetoric or questioning effect. | 50 | |
| 10290598338 | Anaphora Example: In the show On My Block, there is an Anaphora of Jamal looking for the Rollerworld money in every episode. | Anaphora is the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech | 51 | |
| 10290600285 | Antithesis Example: In the show Friends there is an Antithesis between Phoebe and the rest of the characters because she has such different beliefs than the rest of her friends. | Antithesis means opposite and is used as a literary device to put two contrasting ideas together. This emphasizes the difference between the two ideas and adds interest to writing. | 52 | |
| 10290601812 | Asyndeton Example: In the show On My Block Ruben's grandma uses a lot of asyndetons. | Asyndeton is a writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses. It is used to shorten a sentence and focus on its meaning | 53 | |
| 10290606064 | Polysyndeton Example: In the show Being Mary Jane, when Mary Jane is mad she uses a lot of polysyndetons. | Polysyndeton is a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed. | 54 | |
| 10290608447 | Parallel Sentence Example: In the show On My Block when Monse was talking to Olivia about boys she used parallel structure. | Parallel structure is repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. | 55 | |
| 10290611461 | Periodic Sentence Example: In the show On My Block when Reuben was trying to explain why he shouldn't talk to Cesar's brother | A periodic sentence has the main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made. It can also create suspense or interest for the reader. | 56 | |
| 10290614484 | Rhetorical Question Example: In the show Mary Jane, Mary Jane asked her friend Cara a rhetorical question when she was asking about her boyfriend. | A rhetorical question is a question that you ask without expecting an answer. The question might be one that does not have an answer. | 57 | |
| 10290617318 | Inverted syntax Example: In the show Gossip girl Dan Humphrey says a lot of inverted syntaxes. | Exclamations can also be formed with inverted syntax. Exclamations do not have to be inverted; they can be formed in the standard SVO order. However, the meaning of the sentence stays the same when this order is inverted to OSV. | 58 |
