208844014 | Rhetoric | is the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | |
208844015 | Diction | writers word choices, towards correctness, clarity, and effectiveness | |
208844016 | Syntax | sentence structure, how you join words into phrases, clauses and sentences | |
208844017 | Figure of Speech | writing or speech that isn't intended to carry out the literal meaning, and is imaginative and vivid | |
208844018 | Metaphor | comparision without using like or as | |
208844019 | Similie | comparision using like or as | |
208844020 | Alliteration | using the same consanant sounds repettively | |
208844021 | Atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the whole literary work, like settings and objects | |
208844022 | Allusion | direct or indirect reference to something not known in the book | |
208844023 | Clause | a group of words with both a subject and verb | |
208844024 | Colloquialism | use of slang in speech or writing | |
208844025 | Narrative | telling a story | |
208844026 | Connotation | non-literal meaning of a word or implied involving ideas, emotions or attitudes | |
208844027 | Denotation | strict literal definition of a word | |
208844028 | Analogy | similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | |
208844029 | Independant clause | a clause that can stand alone as a sentence | |
208844030 | Dependant clause | a clause that relies on a independant clause |
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