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10185840059AuthorityInfluence denote a power or right to direct the actions of others0
10185848089AudienceListeners, spectators1
10185848550BackingSupport provided for the warrant2
10185849593AssertionPositive statement regarding a belief or a fact3
10185849594Means Vs. EndsAny action carried out for the sole purpose of achieving something else4
10185850603Deductive ReasoningLogical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true5
10185850604Inductive ReasoningA conclusion reached through reasoning6
10185851204AlliterationTwo or more words in a phase or line of poetry share the same beginning sound7
10185851205ToneThe way the author expresses his attitude through his writing8
10185851206DictionThe style of speaking that a writer, speaker, or character uses9
10247030558DenotationRefers to the literal, dictionary definition of a word10
10247032514ConnotationRefers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly11
10247032515ColloquialThe us of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing12
10247033019FormalLogical pattern that includes as much information as it can within a minimum amount of space13
10247033020InformalRelaxed tone and simple words14
10247033021ConcreteConstituting an actual thing or instance15
10247033436AbstractRefers to words or phrases that name things not knowable through the five senses16
10185851853DetailSight, sound, touch, smell, and taste the author use to describe specific things17
10247049157MoodElement that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions18
10247049158ImageryLanguage and description that appeals to our five sense19
10247049180Settingthe time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction20
10185852406Figurative LanguageMetaphors, similes, and and allusions21
10247056711AllusionFigure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds.22
10247056712SimileFigure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things23
10247057577MetaphorThe comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as24
10247057578PersonificationForm of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics25
10247057612HyperboleThe use of over-exaggeration for the purpose of creating emphasis or being humours, but it is not intended to be taken literally26
10247057965UnderstatementFigure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is27
10247057966ParadoxStatement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow28
10247091354Verbal IronyWhen what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning29
10247091355AnalogyCreates a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas30
10247091363AnecdoteShort and interesting story, or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point, and to make the audience laugh31
10247091865MetonymyType of metaphor in which an object is used to describe something that its closely related to it32
10247091866SynecdocheWhen a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part33
10185853232Rhetorical Modes/Modes Of DiscourseNarration, description, exposition, and argumentation34
10247102203ExemplificationA showing or illustrating by example35
10247102204Cause/EffectA cause-effect relationship is a relationship in which one event makes another event happen36
10247102205DescriptionA text that explains the features of something37
10247102845Process AnalysisIs a Method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something38
10247102846NarrationThe use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience39
10247103266Comparison/ContrastWhen a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or ideas40
10247103267ExpositonUsed in television programs, films, literature, poetry, plays and even music41
10247103268ArgumentationA brief summary, often in prose or section of a poem or other work42
10247104208RepetitionCould be a word, a phrase, or a full sentence, pr a poetical line repeated to emphasize its significance in the entire text43
10185854084Point Of ViewRefers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it44
10247118402First PersonA point of view where the story is narrated by one character at a time45
10247118403Second PersonA point of view where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word "you"46
10247118404Third PersonA point of view where the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character47
10247118979SubjectivePoint of view is something based on one's opinions, perspectives, beliefs, discoveries, desires, and feelings48
10247118980ObjectiveNot influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice49
10185854085SyntaxRefers to the actual way in which words and sentences are places together in the writing50
10247132275AnaphoraThe repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech51
10247132276AntithesisOpposite and is used to put two contrasting ideas together52
10247132908AsyndetonA writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases, or clauses53
10247132909PolysndetonTechnique in which conjunctions are used repeated in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed54
10247133157Parallel sentenceRepetition 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 importance55
10247133596Periodic sentenceHas the main clause or predicate at the end56
10247133597Rhetorical questionA question you ask without expecting an answer57
10247134215Inverted syntaxFormed exclamations58

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