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14674417953Emotive languageLanguage that expresses emotions or appeals to emotion0
14674417954SyntaxWays to describe the order of words in a sentence1
14674417955Exlamatory SentenceMakes a statement that shows emotion2
14674417956Interrogative SentenceAsking a question, typically marked by inversion of the subject and predicate3
14674417957ImperativeGives instructions, a command, or an order4
14674417958Declaritivestates a fact5
14674417959compound-complex sentenceContains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause6
14674417960complex sentenceContains a subordinate clause or clauses7
14674417961compound snetenceContains more than on subject8
14674417962simple sentenceConsisting of only one clause with a single subject9
14674417963ChiamusA statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed10
14674417964Asyndetonthe omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.11
14674417965Epistrophethe repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences12
14674417966Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses13
14674417967ParallelBoth halves of the essay are equal in terms of grammar and importance14
14674417968loose sentenceA type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.15
14674417969periodic sentenceA sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.16
14674417970Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.17
14674417971inverted syntaxreversing the normal word order of a sentence18
14674417972Hyperboleextreme exaggeration19
14674417973OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.20
14674417974PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes21
14674417975AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way22
14674417976SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole23
14674417977MetonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it24
14674417978MetaphorA comparison without using like or as25
14674417979StyleThe voice of the writer26
14674417980ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character27
14674417981JuxtapositionPlacement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts28
14674417982AntithesisDirect opposite29
14674417983Equivocationintentionally use vague language30
14674417984Concrete LanguageLanguage that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities.31
14674417985Abstract LanguageLanguage describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places.32
14674417986Euphemisma mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.33
14674417987Connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.34
14674417988PolysyndetonDeliberate use of many conjunctions35
14674417989Slang/Colloquial LanguageInformal words and expressions that are not appropriate for formal occasions.36
14674417990slanted languageA language that presents a particular view or is in line with a particular interest; it is biased or prejudiced language that favors a particular group or point of view.37
14674417991picturesque languagewords that produce images in the minds of the audience38
14674417992Cliches/slogans/aphorisms/maximsExpressions that are used so often that they have lost their value39

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