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7724158415Parodya work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner0
7724158416Pedanticboringly scholarly or academic or bookish; pompous; self-important; making a show of knowledge1
7724158417Periodic SentenceA sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end near the period.2
7724160884Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea3
7724163867PolysyndetonDeliberate use of many conjunctions; the use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed4
7724163868Point of ViewIn literature it is the method of narration; the lens through which the reader sees the action; the perspective from which a story is told. It can also be a particular attitude or way of considering a matter from the author's perspective5
7724175763Predicate adjectivefollows a linking verb and describes the subject6
7724175764Predicate nominativeFollows a linking verb and names or renames the subject7
7724179230Prosewritten or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure; any writing that is not poetry; ordinary writing as distinguished from verse8
7724179231RepetitionThe purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect.; word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity9
7724179232RhetoricThe art of using language effectively and persuasively; from the Greek for "orator"10
7724181424Rhetorical modesdescribes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing; exposition, description, narration, argumentation11
7724184552Rhetorical questions (Erotesis)questions asked for effect rather than answers; question you ask without expecting an answer12
7724185539Sarcasmthe use of irony to mock or convey contempt; harsh or cutting comment; scornful remark; a type of verba irony13

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