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place where some action or event occurs
surrounding or environment of anything
figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared ("like" and "as")
speaking incorrectly
arrangement of framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work
the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work
an artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and a lack of a conscious control
a construction in which one word is used in two different ways ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit")
three part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and minor premise
an object that is used to represent something else
using one part of an object to represent the entire object (referring to a car as "wheels")
describing one kind of sensation in terms of another (a loud color; a sweet sound)
the manner in which words are arranged into sentences
needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding (free gift; widow woman)
a significant idea in a literary text
primary position taken by a writer or speaker
attitude the author takes toward the subject expressed in a work
subject treated in a paragraph or work
a work in which the protagonist, a person of high degree, is engaged in a significant struggle which ends in destruction
a work in 3 parts, each of which is a complete work in itself
overused and hackneyed (point of wanting to gag) these quizzes are ______.
point in work in which a very significant change occurs
the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is
customary way language or its elements are used
everyday speech of a particular country or region; often involving nonstandard usage
use of a word to modify or govern 2 or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way

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