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| 221493182 | Description | the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch; one of the four modes of discourse | |
| 221493183 | Diction | word choice, an element of style; it creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning. Different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning. | |
| 221493184 | Didactic | writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. The work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns. | |
| 221493185 | Discourse | spoken or written language, including literary works; the four traditionally classified modes of ____________ are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion. | |
| 221493186 | Dissonance | harsh or grating sounds that do not go together | |
| 221493187 | Dramatic Irony | When the reader is aware of an inconsistency between a fictional or nonfictional character's perception of a situation and the truth of that situation. | |
| 221493188 | Emotional Appeal | When a writer appeals to readers' emotions (often through pathos) to excite and involve them in the argument. | |
| 221493189 | Epigraph | the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. Hemingway begins The Sun Also Rises with two quotations. One of them is "You are all a lost generation" by Gertrude Stein. | |
| 221493190 | Epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people") Compare to anaphora. | |
| 221493191 | Ethical Appeal | When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. Reputation is sometimes a factor in this type of appeal, but in all cases the aim is to gain the audience's confidence. (Ethos) | |
| 221493192 | Euphemism | a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. | |
| 221493193 | Euphony | a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony | |
| 221493194 | Example | An individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern. Arguing through this process is considered reliable if _______________ are demonstrable true or factual as well as relevant. | |
| 221493195 | Explication | The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. It usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language. | |
| 221493196 | Exposition | the immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse | |
| 221493197 | Extended Metaphor | a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. The extended metaphor is developed throughout a piece of writing | |
| 221493198 | False Analogy | When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them. | |
| 221493199 | Figurative Language | language that contains figures of speech, such as similes and metaphors, in order to create associations that are imaginative rather than literal. | |
| 221493200 | Figures of Speech | expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personifications, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations. | |
| 221493201 | Foreshadowing | the use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs late in the work | |
| 221493202 | Freight-Train | Sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions. | |
| 221493203 | Generalization | When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable. Sweeping generalizations occur when a writer asserts that a claim applies to all instances instead of some. | |
| 221493204 | Genre | a type of literary work, such as a novel or poem; there are also subgenres, such as science fiction or sonnet, within the larger genres | |
| 221493205 | Hubris | the excessive pride of ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warnings of impending doom, eventually causing his or her downfall. | |
| 221493206 | Humor | anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, humor meant a person's temperament | |
| 223627595 | Abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images ( ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places). The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language. | |
| 223627596 | Ad Hominen | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against the man." | |
| 223627597 | Allegory | an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric. | |
| 223627598 | Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another | |
| 223627599 | Allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature, history, etc. | |
| 223627600 | Analogy | Comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or a relationship, such as comparing the work of a heart to that of a pump | |
| 223627601 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent. | |
| 223627602 | Anecdote | a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point. | |
| 223627603 | Annotation | Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data. | |
| 223627604 | Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. | |
| 223627605 | Aphorism | a short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life. | |
| 223627606 | Apostrophe | usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction | |
| 223627607 | Argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation | |
| 223627608 | Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants, such as in neigh/fade | |
| 223627609 | Asyndeton | Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words. The parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. | |
| 223627610 | Cacophony | harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony. | |
| 223627611 | Caricature | descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a facet of personality. | |
| 223627612 | Coherence | quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle. | |
| 223627613 | Colloquialism | a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't) | |
| 223627614 | Concrete Language | Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities. | |
| 223627615 | Connotation | implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind. | |
| 223627616 | Consonance | repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity, as in boost/best; it can also be seen within several compound words, such as fulfill and ping-pong | |
| 223627617 | Conundrum | a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun; it may also be a paradox or difficult problem | |
| 223627618 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | |
| 223627619 | Denotation | literal meaning of a word as defined |
