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| 7449273493 | Alliteration | The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words of syllabus Ex: Sandy Sells Seashells by the Sea Shore | 0 | |
| 7449316966 | Allusion | An indirect reference, often to another text or a historic event Ex: He was greedy like Scrooge | 1 | |
| 7449339555 | Analogy | An extended comparison between two dissimilar things Ex: You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard | 2 | |
| 7449366943 | Anaphora | The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses Ex: Everyday, every night , and in every way I am getting better | 3 | |
| 7449389351 | Anecdote | A short account of an interesting event Ex: a small piece of a play or a small story covering an event | 4 | |
| 7449421040 | Annotation | Exemplary or critical notes added to a text Ex: - | 5 | |
| 7449433012 | Antecedent | The noun to which a later pronoun refers Ex: The bird ate the fish, and immediately it died | 6 | |
| 7449436433 | Antimetabole | The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen contrast Ex: Eat to live, not live to eat | 7 | |
| 7449440263 | Antithesis | Parallel Structure that juxtaposes contrasting ides Ex: Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice | 8 | |
| 7449444624 | Aphorism | A short, astute statement of the general truth Ex: Words, of course, are the most powerful drug used by mankind | 9 | |
| 7449448059 | Archaic Diction | The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language Ex: Stoppeth, Thy, Thou | 10 | |
| 7449804680 | Appositive | A word of phrase that renames a nearby noun of pronoun Ex: Geanettes bedroom desk, the biggest disaster area in the house, is a collection of overdue library books, dirty plates, computer components , old mail, cat hair, and empty potato chip bags | 11 | |
| 7449448060 | Argument | A statement put forth and supported by evidence Ex: - | 12 | |
| 7449454132 | Assertion | An emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument Ex: "I believe racism is wrong," | 13 | |
| 7449456451 | Assumption | A belief or statement taken for granted without proof Ex: - | 14 | |
| 7449459046 | Asyndeton | Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, and clauses Ex:They dove, splashed, swam, splashed , snorted | 15 | |
| 7449459047 | Attitude | The speakers position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone | 16 | |
| 7449462184 | Audience | One's listener or relationship; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed | 17 | |
| 7449464802 | Authority | A reliable respected source- someone with knowledge Ex: Not CNN | 18 | |
| 7449464803 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue Ex: CNN | 19 | |
| 7449467012 | Cite | Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source | 20 | |
| 7449467013 | Claim | An assertion usually supported by evidence | 21 | |
| 7449469385 | Close Reading | A careful reading that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text | 22 | |
| 7449472913 | Colloquial/ism | An informal or conversational use of language | 23 | |
| 7449472914 | Common Ground | Shared beliefs, values, or positions | 24 | |
| 7449477751 | Complex Sentence | A sentence that includes on independent clause, and at least one dependent clause | 25 | |
| 7449479940 | Concession | A reluctant acknowledgement or yielding | 26 | |
| 7449479941 | Connotation | That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the words literal meaning | 27 | |
| 7449483552 | Context | Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning | 28 | |
| 7449483553 | Coordination | Grammatical equivalence between parts of a sentence often through a coordinating conjunction Ex: and or but | 29 | |
| 7449487254 | Counterargument | A challenge to a position; an opposing argument | 30 | |
| 7449493611 | Cumulative Sentence | An independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail | 31 | |
| 7449496720 | Declarative Sentence | A sentence that makes a statement | 32 | |
| 7449496721 | Deduction | Reasoning from GENERAL TO SPECIFIC | 33 | |
| 7449500778 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word by its dictionary definition | 34 | |
| 7449500779 | Diction | Word choice | 35 | |
| 7449504571 | Documentation | Bibliographic information about the sources used in a piece of writing | 36 | |
| 7449507766 | Elegiac | Mournful over what has passed or been lost; used to describe tone | 37 | |
| 7449509727 | Epigram | A brief witty statement | 38 | |
| 7449509728 | Ethos | A Greek term referring to a character of a person; One of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals (See logos and pathos) | 39 | |
| 7449514400 | Figurative Language | The use of tropes of figure of speech; going beyond literal meaning to archive literary effect | 40 | |
| 7449516834 | Figure of Speech | An expression that strives for literary effect rather than conveying a literal meaning | 41 | |
| 7449518970 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis | 42 | |
| 7449518971 | Imagery | Vivid use of language that evokes a readers senses (Sight, smell, touch, hear, taste) | 43 | |
| 7449523452 | Imperative Sentence | A sentence that requests or commands | 44 | |
| 7449523453 | Induction | Reasoning from SPECIFIC TO GENERAL | 45 | |
| 7449526802 | Inversion | A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject | 46 | |
| 7449529415 | Irony | A contradiction between what is said and what is meant; incongruity between action and result | 47 | |
| 7449531582 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things side by side for emphasis | 48 | |
| 7449552345 | Logos | A Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic; One of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals (See Pathos and Ethos) | 49 | |
| 7449574089 | Metaphor | A figure of speech or trope through one thing is spoken of as though it were something else, thus making an implicit comparison | 50 | |
| 7449577061 | Metonymy | Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole | 51 | |
| 7449579166 | Occasion | An aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing | 52 | |
| 7449581376 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms | 53 | |
| 7449581377 | Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 54 | |
| 7449585935 | Parallelism | The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns | 55 | |
| 7449585936 | Parody | A piece that intimidates and exaggerates the prominent features of another; used for comic effect of ridicule | 56 | |
| 7449593502 | Pathos | A Greek term that refers to suffering but has come to be associated with border appeals to emotion; One of Aristotle's rhetorical appeals (See ethos and logos) | 57 | |
| 7449595985 | Persona | The speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing | 58 | |
| 7449598867 | Personification | Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects | 59 | |
| 7449601583 | Polemic | An argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion | 60 | |
| 7449605656 | Polysyndeton | The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions | 61 | |
| 7449608109 | Propaganda | A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information | 62 | |
| 7449608110 | Purpose | One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing | 63 | |
| 7449613173 | Refute | To discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument | 64 | |
| 7449616166 | Rhetoric | The study of effective, persuasive language use; according to Aristotle use of the "available means of persuasion" | 65 | |
| 7449619891 | Rhetorical Modes | Patterns of organization developed to archive a specific purpose; modes include, but are not limited to narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, definition, exemplification, classification and division, process and analysis, and argumentation | 66 | |
| 7449625302 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked more to produce an effect than to summon an answer | 67 | |
| 7449627959 | Satire | An ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but argues against it | 68 | |
| 7449627960 | Scheme | A pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect | 69 | |
| 7449631247 | Sentence Patterns | The arrangement of independent and dependent clauses into known sentence constructions- such as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex | 70 | |
| 7449633883 | Sentence Variety | Using a variety of sentence patterns to create a desired effect | 71 | |
| 7449636004 | Simile | A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things | 72 | |
| 7449638408 | Simple Sentence | A statement containing a subject and a predicate; an independent clause | 73 | |
| 7449641434 | Source | A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information | 74 | |
| 7449641435 | Speaker | A term used for the author, speaker, or person who's perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing | 75 | |
| 7449641436 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 76 | |
| 7449645543 | Synthesize | Combining or bringing together two or more elements to produce something more complex | 77 | |
| 7449648879 | Straw Man | A logical fallacy that involves the creation of an easily refutable position; misrepresenting then attacking the opponents position | 78 | |
| 7449648880 | Style | The distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech | 79 | |
| 7449651581 | Subject | In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing | 80 | |
| 7449655182 | Subordinate Clause | Created by a subordinating conjunction, a clause that modifies an independent clause | 81 | |
| 7449655183 | Subordination | The dependence of one syntactical element on another in a sentence | 82 | |
| 7449660874 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is a major and minor premise (see major and minor premise) | 83 | |
| 7449664723 | Premise: Major, Minor | Two parts of syllogism. The concluding sentence of a syllogism takes its predicate from the major premise and its subject from the minor premise MAJOR PREMISE: All mammals are warm blooded MINOR PREMISE: All horses are mammals CONCLUSION: All horses are warm blooded (see syllogism) | 84 | |
| 7449667000 | Thesis | The central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer | 85 | |
| 7449667001 | Thesis Statement | A statement of the central idea in a work, may be explicit or implicit | 86 | |
| 7449669302 | Tone | The speakers attitude towards the subject or audience | 87 | |
| 7449672943 | Topic Sentence | A sentence, most often appearing at the beginning of a paragraph, that announces the paragraphs idea and often unites it with the works thesis | 88 | |
| 7449672944 | Trope | Artful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way; also called a figure of speech | 89 | |
| 7449678190 | Understatement | Lack of emphasis in a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect | 90 | |
| 7449678191 | Voice | In grammar, the term for a relationship between a verb and a noun (active or passive voice). In rhetoric, a distinctive quality in the style and tone of writing | 91 | |
| 7449680159 | Zuegma | A construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs- often in different, and sometimes incongruent ways- two or more words in a sentence | 92 |
