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10252413644AUTHORITYthe power to determine, someone who has the right to control0
10252413645AUDIENCEspectator that is listening to a speech, movie, song etc1
10252415349BACKINGhaving evidence to back up your claim or argrument2
10252426463ASSERTIONA positve statement3
10252427731MEANS VS. ENDthe sole puropse of achieving something4
10252430542DEDUCTIVE REASONINGusing logic to draw a conclusion5
10252457959INDUCTIVE REASONINGHaving lots of data to draw a conclusion6
10252459016ALLITERATIONRepetition of a constant sound7
10252459017TONEThe attitude used in writing or when someone is speaking8
10252476132DICTIONA writer's or speaker's choice of words9
10305483819DenotationLiteral meaning of a word10
10305485997ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests11
10305491806ColloquialConversational12
10305492451Formalfollowing rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way13
10305493387InformalCasual having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature.14
10305496074ConcreteSpecific definite or specific; real, tangible15
10305500151AbstractHard to understand16
10305503158DETAILFacts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work17
10305511496MoodHow the reader feels about the text while reading.18
10305512267ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)19
10305513340SettingThe time and place of a story20
10305516824Figurative LanguageLanguage that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.21
10305517632AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event22
10305518464SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"23
10305519033MetaphorA comparison without using like or as24
10305521227Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea25
10305521825HyperboleExaggeration26
10305522694UnderstatementA statement that says less than what is meant27
10305525727ParadoxA statement that contradicts itself28
10305528127Verbal IronyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant29
10305528570AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way30
10305529482Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person31
10305532024Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it32
10305533481Synecdocheusing one part of an object to represent the entire object33
10305543746RHETORICAL MODES/ MODES OF DISCLOSUREexposition, description, narration, argumentation34
10305544146ExemplificationProviding examples in service of a point.35
10305549840Cause & EffectThe reason something happens and the result of it happening.36
10305551085DescriptionA spoken or written summary of observations37
10305554295Process AnalysisExplains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done38
10305554842Narrationwriting that tells a story Retelling an event or series of events39
10305556454Comparison & Contrastsimilarities and differences40
10305556937ExpositionBackground information presented in a literary work.41
10305557695Argrumentationthe process of developing or presenting an argument42
10305565788RepetittionSomething repeating43
10305567544POINT OF VIEWthe vantage point from which the writer tells the story.44
10305568788First Person"I" and "Me" standpoint. Personal perspective.45
10305569928Second PersonTold from the reader's point of view, using "you"46
10305570355Third PersonPoint of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer47
10305570684SubjectiveBased on personal opinions, feelings, and attitudes; not objective48
10305574302Objectiveomething that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish49
10305601492SYNTAXTHE STRUCTURE OF A PHRASE OR SENTENCE.50
10305602753Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses51
10305604802AntithesisDirect opposite52
10305605952AsyndetonA construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions53
10305614041PolysyndetonDeliberate use of many conjunctions54
10305615026Parallel Structurethe repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures55
10305639625Periodic StructureA sentence in which the main clause or predicate is withheld until the end.56
10305641209Rhetorical Questiona question asked for an effect, not actually requiring an answer57
10305643924Inverted Syntaxreversing the normal word order of a sentence58

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