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7573966934antanaclasisIf we do not hang together, we will hang separately0
7573969637anticipated objection"You ask, what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land, sea, and air... You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory." (Winston Churchill)1
7573969638antimetaboleOne should eat to live, not live to eat.2
7573971980apologistRomeo makes a case for marrying Juliet, despite the controversy3
7573971981apology"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'" (Martin Luther King Jr.)4
7573971982apostrophe"O' Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"5
7573974410appeal to authorityIssac Newton was a genius and he believed in God, so God must be real.6
7573974411appeal to emotionIf you don't graduate from high school, you will always be poor.7
7573975774argument by analysisThe Virginians failed miserably at initial colonization and suffered through disease, war, and famine because of their high expectations and greed, which also molded their colony socially and economically.8
7573975775asyndetonReduce, reuse, recycle9
7573977538basic topicjustice, peace, rights, movie theaters10
7573979722common topicDefinition, division, comparison, relation, circumstances, testimony11
7573979723compound subjectThe dog and the cat scurried away from the approaching car.12
7573982003confirmationIn Julius Caesar's speech, the confirmation was scattered throughout.13
7573982004conflictJason tried hard to convince himself that his Hollywood dreams were worth the struggle, but his parents and his inner voice of reason failed to agree.14
7573983459connotation"Home" literally means where one lives, but implies feelings of family and security.15
7573983460consultingseeking help for one's writing from a reader16
7573987710dramatistic periodThe invention strategy that invites a speaker or writer to create identities for the act, agency, attitude, scene, and purpose in a situation.17
7573989830effectThe Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, causes the reader to have sympathy for immigrant workers.18
7573989831ellipsisMedical thinking... stressed air as the communicator of disease, ignoring sanitation or visible carriers.19
7573992315epanalepsisBlood hath brought blood.20
7573992316epithetAlexander the Great21
7573992317figurative languageThe ground is thirsty and hungry.22
7573994623flashbackBack in the day when Sarah was a young girl...23
7573994624generalization"All French people are rude."24
7573998674investigatingFor my research paper, I have investigated many sources in the library and online.25
7573998675irony"Of course I believe you," Joe said sarcastically.26
7573998676narrationThe part of speech in which the speaker provided background information on the topic.27
7574000802pacethe speed at which a plot moves from one event to another28
7574000803parallelismThe dog ran, stumbled, and fell.29
7574000804parenthesisThe dog (which was black) ran, stumbled, and fell.30
7574003157periodic sentenceJohn, the tough one, the sullen kid who scoffed at any show of sentiment, gave his mother flowers.31
7574003178schemePeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.32

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