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| 6758159266 | sarcasm | A generally bitter comment that is ironically or satirically worded EX: Not the brightest crayon in the box now, are we? EX: I work 40 hours a week to be this poor. | 0 | |
| 6758159267 | satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect EX: Marriage is the chief cause of divorce. EX:I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here. | 1 | |
| 6758159268 | soliloquy | an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play EX: Hamlet by William Shakespeare ("to be or not to be" scene) EX: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ""Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art though Romeo" scene) | 2 | |
| 6758159269 | semantics | study of the meaning of language. It also deals with varieties and changes in the meaning of words, phrases, sentences and text EX: Young can mean a colt, filly, piglet, baby, puppy or kitten. EX: One man's trash is another man's treasure. | 3 | |
| 6758159270 | style | The choices in diction, tone, and syntax that a writer makes. -conscious or unconscious. EX: "I have a Dream" Speech by MLK has parallel style EX: "Dubliners" by James Joyce has direct style | 4 | |
| 6758159271 | subject complement | adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb. EX: Brandon is a gifted athlete. (Subject-Brandon; Verb- is; noun- athlete.) EX: She felt sick. (Subject-She; Verb- felt; noun- sick.) | 5 | |
| 6758159272 | subordinate clause | (A dependent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause. EX: "Other than baseball EX: Until I had my coffee | 6 | |
| 6758159273 | syllogism | conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises) EX: all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs EX: all men are mortal; John is a man; therefore John is mortal | 7 | |
| 6758159274 | symbol | Anything that represents or stands for something else. Usually a symbol is something concrete (object, action, character) that represents something more abstract. EX: dove symbolized peace EX: olive branch symbolizes peace | 8 | |
| 6758159275 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa EX: "The cattle rancher owned 500 head." EX: "Check out my new wheels." | 9 |
