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| 198516864 | Abstract | Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images (ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, places, people). The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language. | |
| 198516865 | Ad Hominem | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. | |
| 198516866 | 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 may be moral, religious, political, social, or sattiric. | |
| 198516867 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another | |
| 198516868 | Analogy | Comparison of two similar but different things usually to clarify an action or a relationship | |
| 198516869 | Anaphora | Repetiton 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 EX:"THERE WAS a delight I caught in seeing long straight rows. THERE WAS the faint, cool kiss of sensuality. THERE WAS the vague sense of the infinite...." | |
| 198516870 | Anecdote | A short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point. | |
| 198516871 | Annotation | Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data. EX: Marking up notes to call attention OR writting in the margin OR asking questions | |
| 198516872 | Antithesis | The presentationof two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clauuse, or paragraphs. EX: "To be or not to be..." OR "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" | |
| 198516873 | Aphorism | A short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life EX: "Early bird gets the worm" OR "You move your feet you lose your seat" | |
| 198516874 | Apostrophe | Usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to am imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction EX: A person talking to a ghost | |
| 198516875 | Argumentation | Writting that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments EX: Persuasive writting is a form of argumentation | |
| 198516876 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants, such as neigh/fade | |
| 198516877 | Asyndeton | Commas used (with no conjuction) to seperate a series of words. The parts are emphasized equally when the conjuction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjuction speeds up the flow of the sentence EX: Asyndeton takes the form of X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y, AND Z | |
| 198516878 | Cacophony | Harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony(harmonous) | |
| 198516879 | Caricature | descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's apperance or a faced of personality EX: Political cartoon features Obama's Ears | |
| 198516880 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing EX: Y'all, ain't | |
| 198516881 | Coherence | Quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle , Known as Clarity | |
| 198516882 | Concrete Language | Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities | |
| 198516883 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature, history, etc. EX:Eden |
