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| 4307964631 | polysyndeton | artistic inclusion of many conjunctions in a sentence to create a particular effect | 0 | |
| 4307964632 | post hoc reasoning | a fallacy in argumentation in which one assumes that two incidents that occur close in time are related | 1 | |
| 4307964633 | protagonist | the main character of a literary work | 2 | |
| 4307964634 | proverb | a short statement that condenses common knowledge to a memorable saying | 3 | |
| 4307964635 | purpose | the different reasons why authors write something (inform, persuade, entertain, or explain) | 4 | |
| 4307967363 | pun | a play on word connecting two unlike objects in numerous way | 5 | |
| 4307964636 | red herring | a fallacy in argumentation where a speaker raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue | 6 | |
| 4307964637 | refutation | the part of an argument where a speaker or writer anticipates and counters opposing points of view | 7 | |
| 4307964638 | repetition | word or phrase used more than once in close proximity | 8 | |
| 4307964639 | rhetoric | the art of effective communication; the study of writing and speaking effectively | 9 | |
| 4307964640 | rhetorical modes | a strategy--a way or method of presenting a subject--through writing or speech | 10 | |
| 4307964641 | rhetorical question | a question that does not expect an explicit answer | 11 | |
| 4307964642 | sarcasm | harsh, caustic personal remarks to or about someone; less subtle than irony | 12 | |
| 4307964643 | satire | a gentle mocking to bring about change | 13 | |
| 4307964644 | setting | time and place of a literary work | 14 | |
| 4307964645 | simile | a figure of speech that uses like, as, or as if to make a direct comparison between to essentially different objects, actions, or qualities | 15 | |
| 4307964646 | speaker | the voice of a work | 16 | |
| 4307964647 | stereotype | an over-generalization for a group | 17 | |
| 4307964648 | straw man | in argumentation a fallacy that argues a weaker topic in the opponents argument | 18 | |
| 4307964650 | style | the way a writer writes; an author's characteristic manner of expression | 19 | |
| 4307964651 | subjective pov | narrator reports an event and uses feelings and emotions | 20 | |
| 4307964652 | subjectivity | a personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions | 21 | |
| 4307964653 | syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them; a form of deductive reasoning | 22 | |
| 4307964654 | symbolism | the use of a object, person, place, or event that stands for itself and at the same time has a figurative meaning | 23 | |
| 4307991905 | Synaesthesia | mixing one type of sensory input with an another in an impossible way, such as speaking of how color sounds or how a smell looks | 24 | |
| 4307964655 | synechdoche | a form of metonymy ; a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole | 25 | |
| 4307964656 | syntax | the grammatical structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence | 26 | |
| 4307964657 | theme | the central idea or message of a literary work | 27 | |
| 4307964658 | thesis statement | the main idea of a piece of writing presenting the author's assertion or claim | 28 | |
| 4307964659 | tone | the characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, or audience | 29 | |
| 4307964660 | transition | a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph | 30 | |
| 4307964661 | trite | lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition | 31 | |
| 4307964662 | understatement | a figure of speech to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is | 32 | |
| 4307964663 | unity | quality of oneness in a piece of writing; when all sentences or paragraphs relate to the central idea or thesis statement | 33 | |
| 4307964664 | vernacular | the spoken language or dialect of a region or area | 34 | |
| 4307964665 | voice | the distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or narrator; the sound of a writer's style | 35 |
