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| 6620364010 | AD hominem argument | An argument that attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issue at hand. Part of speech: Adverb & Adjective Ex: Smoking is a bad habit. |  | 0 |
| 6620404017 | Antithesis | An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses. Part of speech: Noun Ex: We have a love and hate relationship |  | 1 |
| 6620459182 | Apotheosis | When a character or thing is elevated to such high status that it appears Godlike, Part of speech: Noun Ex: John wick |  | 2 |
| 6620529910 | Appositive | A word or phrase that follows a noun or pronoun for or emphasis clarity. Appositives are usually surrounded by commas. Part of speech: Noun Ex: The big black boy, Matthew Stuckey, loves football and eating ribs. |  | 3 |
| 6620591432 | Assonance | A type of internal rhyming in which vowel sounds are repeated. Part of speech: Noun Ex: Sally sells seashell by the sea shore |  | 4 |
| 6620695146 | Asyndeton | Occurs when the conjunctions (such as "and" or "but") that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence. Part of speech: Noun Ex: I saw, I came, I conquered. |  | 5 |
| 6620728192 | Bathos | False or forced emotion that is often humorous. Part of speech: Noun Ex: He spent his final hour of life doing what he loved most: arguing with his wife. |  | 6 |
| 6629859995 | Contrast | Writers often use contrasts, or oppositions, to elaborate ideas. This helps writers to expand on their ideas by allowing them to show both what a thing is and what is not. Part of speech: Verb/noun Ex: He is fat but runs very fast |  | 7 |
| 6629948001 | Elegiac, elegy | Work of (music, literature, dance, or art) that expresses sorrow. It mourns the loss of something. Part of speech: Adjective Ex: F**k the world song |  | 8 |
| 6630012431 | Ethos (1) | The characteristic spirit or ideal that informs a work. | 9 | |
| 6630057609 | Ethos (2) | Refers more generally to ethics, or values. In Rhetorical writing, authors often attempt to persuade readers by appealing to their sense of ethos, or ethical principles. Part of speech: Noun |  | 10 |
| 6630135059 | Exposition | Refers to writing or speech that is organized to explain. Part of speech: Noun Ex: Background info of a novel. You reading bout a serial killer, expo might explain how he became a killer. |  | 11 |
| 6630158636 | Fiction | A story or something that has been imagined or invented in the telling of the occurrence. Ex: Native Son |  | 12 |
| 6630193421 | Figurative Language | Is an umbrella term for all uses of language that imply an imaginative comparison. Ex: The teacher is a mother hen. |  | 13 |
| 6630226004 | Foreshadowing | A purposeful hint placed in a work of literature to suggest what may occur later in the story. Part of speech: Noun |  | 14 |
| 6654610041 | Grammar | Grammar is a set of rules that specify how a given language is used effectively. |  | 15 |
| 6654621581 | Image, imagery | Is a mental picture that is conjured by specific words and associations, but there can be auditory and sensory components to imagery as well. Ex: The room was so big that I could here my echo, it also had these dirty yellow blinds, and smelled like dog poop. It was so hot I could see my sweat evaporate! It was like I was in hell. |  | 16 |
| 6654632210 | Irony, Ironic | Occurs when a situation produces an outcome that is the opposite of what is expected. Ex: This is ironic because the dog is lost, but his name is lucky. If he was so "lucky" he wouldn't have gotten lost lol. |  | 17 |
| 6654656180 | Juxtaposition | When two contrasting things--ideas, words, or sentence elements-- are placed next to each other for comparison. Part of speech: Noun Ex: Cody's intelligence with Zack's stupidity |  | 18 |
| 6654682297 | Logos | Refers to the use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument. (Logic) Ex: Why would you want to buy a degree that is $12 when you can get a none name brand that cost half of that, and last longer. |  | 19 |
| 6654704437 | Metonymy | Is a figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it. Part of speech: Noun Ex: A crown is represented with royalty. Used as a metonymy for royal authority. |  | 20 |
| 6654718482 | Mood | Is the prevailing or dominant feeling of work, scene, or event. Mood is similar to atmosphere. Part of speech: Adjective Ex: The bonsai trees gave the place a more welcoming, and serenity mood. |  | 21 |
| 6654746919 | Onomatopoeia | Is an effect created by words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning. Part of speech: Noun Ex: The gun went Bang when it splashed in the pool. |  | 22 |
| 6654763584 | Overview | An overview is a brief summary of a whole work. Part of speech: Noun Ex: The story is going to be about a family who is crazy and kill each other, but at the end the dog eats all of their parts. |  | 23 |
| 6654770185 | Oxymoron | Combines two contradictory words in one expression. The result of this combination are unusual or thought provoking. Part of speech: Noun Ex: You big baby. |  | 24 |
| 6654828236 | Pacing, Narrative pacing | Is the speed of a story's action, dialogue, or narration. Ex: 1985 was a slow pace story. Native son was fast pace |  | 25 |
| 6654856497 | Paradox | Is a seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth. Ex: Deep down, you're really shallow |  | 26 |
| 6654880047 | Parallelism | Relies on the use of the same syntactical structures, (phrases clauses, sentences) in a series in order o develop an argument or emphasize an idea. Ex: we will be great. we will achieve greatness. we will not be beaten. | 27 | |
| 6654900903 | Parody | An effort to ridicule or make fun of a literary work or an author by writing an imitation of the work or of the author's style. Ex: Haunted house, Family Guy star wars |  | 28 |
| 6661439654 | Pathos | Is a sympathetic feeling of pity or compassion evoked by an artistic work. (emotion). Ex: Those dog shelter commercials, those hungry kids commercials |  | 29 |
| 6661455349 | Person | Is a grammatical term that describes the relationship of a writer or speaker to an audience by examining the pronouns that are used. Ex: First person (I, We) Second person (You, Both) Third person (They, She, He, It) |  | 30 |
| 6661482589 | Persona | Is the character created by the voice and narration of the speaker of a text. Ex: The voice I use to talk to my baby sister, the person who is Elmo |  | 31 |
| 6661523560 | Personification | Is a figure of speech In which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities or personalities. Ex: I could feel the sun smiling at me as it shined bright on my skin. |  | 32 |
| 6661545998 | Point Of View (P.O.V) | Is the particular perspective from which a story is told. EX: Stories may be told from the p.o.v of specific characters or a narrator. The narrator, in turn, may be a subjective narrator (who may or may not be involved in the story), or an all-knowing (omniscient) narrator. An omniscient narrator can tell the reader everything about the characters--even their inner feelings and thoughts. |  | 33 |
| 6661599075 | Pun | Is a play on words. A pun is created by using a word that has two different meanings, or using two different words with similar meanings, for a playful effect. Ex: what did one plant say to the other? "What's stomata?" |  | 34 |
| 6661635369 | Repetition | Is the reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis. Ex: I will be successful, I will be self employed, I will be Stuckey |  | 35 |
| 6661695287 | Rhetoric, rhetorical purpose | Is the art and logic of a written or spoken argument. Rhetorical writing is purposeful. Ex: Persuade the audience, to analyze, or to expose something or someone. |  | 36 |
| 6661842187 | Rhetorical, narrative, strategy | Is a plan of action or movement to achieve a goal. In rhetorical, or writing, strategy describes the way an author organizes words, sentences, and overall argument In order to achieve a particular purpose. Ex: How the author organizes their writing | | 37 |
| 6661898656 | Rhetorical, or stylistic, devices | Are the specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy, and thus achieve a purpose for writing. Ex: Allusion, diction, imagery, syntax, repetition |  | 38 |
| 6661976991 | Rhetorical question | Is a question that is asked for the sake of argument. No direct answer is provided; however, the probable answer to such question is usually implied in the argument Ex: Will you not do anything to stop domestic violence? |  | 39 |
| 6662019046 | Satire | To satire is to ridicule or mock ideas, persons, events, or doctrines, or to make fun of human foibles, or weakness. Ex: The debate between Clinton and Trump on the Conan show |  | 40 |
| 6662071594 | Selection of detail | The specific words, incidents, images, or events the author uses to create a scene or narrative. |  | 41 |
| 6662219101 | Simile | Compares on thing with another using the words like or as. Ex: She fat as a horse |  | 42 |
| 6662245758 | Speaker | Is the narrator of a story, poem, or drama. The speaker should not be confused with the author, who creates the voice of the speaker, the speaker is a fictional persona. Ex: The speaker for Romeo and Juliet |  | 43 |
| 6662296731 | Syllogism | Is a form of deductive reasoning in which pieces of evidence are used to create a new conclusion. Ex: Boys that wear green, red and yellow are gay. Kaleb wears those colors; therefore, Kaleb is gay |  | 44 |
| 6662456380 | Symbol | Is something that stands for something else. Ex: Crown stands for royalty Literary symbols often refer to or stand for a complex set of ideas. Ex: in Lord of the flies the conk shell stands for authority |  | 45 |
| 6662569867 | Synonym | A word that has the same, or nearly the same meaning as another word. Ex: small=petite, large=massive, cute=gorgeous |  | 46 |
| 6662588832 | syntax | Refers to the way words are arranged in a sentence. Ex: Matthew ate the cake that was old. The cake that Matthew ate was old. |  | 47 |
| 6662627045 | Tension | In a work of literature, is a feeling of excitement and expectation the reader or audience feels because of the conflict, mood, or atmosphere of the work. Ex: The Tension between Brian and Stevie were high because of what happened last week. |  | 48 |
| 6662694105 | Texture | Describes the way the elements of a work of prose or poetry are joined together. It suggest an association with the style of the author. | 49 | |
| 6662780192 | Theme | Is usually considered the central idea. There can be more than one. Ex: The theme of Lion King is don't trust your uncle |  | 50 |
| 6662995616 | Tone | Is the way the author presents a subject. A correct perception of the author's tone is essential to understanding a particular literary work. Ex: The tone of the story was angry and aggressive. |  | 51 |
| 6663190918 | Understatement | When an authority assigns less significance to an event or thing than it deserves, the result is an understatement. Ex: That's just a puddle. (It's really a pool of water) |  | 52 |
| 6663321462 | Voice (2) | Is also a grammatical term. A sentence can either be written in a passive or active voice. Ex: When the subject performs the action, the voice is active (I washed the car). When the subject is acted upon, the voice is passive ( The car was washed by me) |  | 53 |
| 6663376578 | Zeugma | Refers to a particular breech in a sentence. It occurs when a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them. Ex: The dog walks with four legs and an attitude. |  | 54 |
