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5431271794SettingTime, place, in which a story occurs (social, political, historical, atmosphere)0
5431271795SimileA figurative comparison using words like or as1
5431271796Stream of ConciousnessA style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind2
5431274420StyleThe manner in which an author uses and arranges words, shapes, ideas, forms sentences, and creates a structure to convey ideas3
5431274421Stylistic devicesA general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and other elements that contribute to "style"4
5431278975Subject complementThe grammatical unit comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives5
5431278976SubjectiveOf or relating to private and personal feelings and attitudes as opposed to facts and reality (opposite of objective)6
5431280955SubtextThe implied meaning that underlies the main meanings of an essay or other work7
5431280956SyllogismA form of deductive reasoning in which given certain ideas or facts, other ideas or facts must follow8
5431283424SymbolismThe use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not necessarily part of the original object9
5431285849SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part10
5431285850SyntaxThe organization of language into meaningful structure11
5431285851ThemeThe main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which an essay or other form of discourse is built12
5431285852ThesisThe main idea of a piece of discourse; the statement or proposition that a speaker or writer wishes to advance, illustrate, prove, or defend13
5431285853ToneThe author's attitude toward the subject being written about- emotional essence of the piece14
5431287621TragedyA form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and by a set of forces that cause the hero anguish15
5431287622TransitionA stylistic device used to create a link between ideas. Transtitions often endow discourse with continuity and coherence16
5431287623TropeThe generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, metaphor17
5431289532UnderstatementRestrained statement that departs from what could be said; avoidance of emphasis for effect18
5431289533Verbal ironyA discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words19
5431291921VerseA synonym for poetry; group of lines or line in a song or poem20
5431291922VerisimilitudeSimilar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers they are getting a vision of life as it is21
5431291923VoiceThe real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker (grammar: active/passive voice)22
5431294308WhimsyAn object, device, or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality23
5431297604WitThe quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness24

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