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208844014Rhetoricis the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
208844015Dictionwriters word choices, towards correctness, clarity, and effectiveness
208844016Syntaxsentence structure, how you join words into phrases, clauses and sentences
208844017Figure of Speechwriting or speech that isn't intended to carry out the literal meaning, and is imaginative and vivid
208844018Metaphorcomparision without using like or as
208844019Similiecomparision using like or as
208844020Alliterationusing the same consanant sounds repettively
208844021Atmospherethe emotional mood created by the whole literary work, like settings and objects
208844022Allusiondirect or indirect reference to something not known in the book
208844023Clausea group of words with both a subject and verb
208844024Colloquialismuse of slang in speech or writing
208844025Narrativetelling a story
208844026Connotationnon-literal meaning of a word or implied involving ideas, emotions or attitudes
208844027Denotationstrict literal definition of a word
208844028Analogysimilarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
208844029Independant clausea clause that can stand alone as a sentence
208844030Dependant clausea clause that relies on a independant clause

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