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| 81345079 | metaphor | an implied comparison not using like or as | |
| 81345080 | implied metaphor | a metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly | |
| 81345081 | simile | a comparison using like or as | |
| 81345082 | personification | a type of figurative language which attributes human qualities to non-human subjects | |
| 81345083 | oxymoron | 2 juxtaposed words with seemingly contradictory meanings | |
| 81345084 | paradox | a statement that seems untrue on the surface but is true nonetheless | |
| 81345085 | hyperbole | an exaggeration for effect | |
| 81345086 | metonymy | an entity referred to by one its attributes or associations | |
| 81345087 | synecdoche | a part of something used to refer to the whole | |
| 81345088 | clause | a grammatical unit that has a subject and a verb | |
| 81345089 | subordinate clause | dependent clause that cannot stand on its own | |
| 81345090 | simple sentence | 1 independent clause | |
| 81345091 | compound sentence | at least 2 independent clause | |
| 81345092 | complex sentence | at least 1 independent and only 1 dependent | |
| 81345093 | compound-complex sentence | at least two independent and at least 1 dependent | |
| 81345094 | interrogative sentence | a sentence incorporating interrogative pronouns (what, which, who, whom, and whose) | |
| 81345095 | imperative sentence | issues a command | |
| 81345096 | balanced sentence | a sentence with two parallel elements set off against each other like equal wights one a scale. | |
| 81345097 | Periodic sentence | a sentence where the main idea is not given until the end of the sentence | |
| 81345098 | loose sentence | a sentence where the main idea is given at the beginning. | |
| 81345099 | predicate adjective | adjective(s) that are the predicate of the sentence and modify the subject | |
| 81345100 | predicate nominative | noun(s) that are located in the predicate, follow the linking verb and rename the subject | |
| 81345101 | assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in the stressed syllable of 2 or more adjacent words. | |
| 81345102 | consonance | repetition of a consonant sound within 2 or more words in close proximity | |
| 81345103 | onomatopoeia | a literary device in which the sound of a word is related to its meaning | |
| 81345104 | alliteration | the repetition of one or more initial sounds, usually consonants, in groups of words or a line from a poem | |
| 81363625 | cliche | overused expression | |
| 81363626 | collocation/idiom | commonly grouped words that have an association | |
| 81363627 | double entendre | a word or phrase that can be understood in 2 ways | |
| 81363628 | innuendo | indirect or subtle, derogatory expression | |
| 81363629 | diction | word choice | |
| 81363630 | concrete language | observable language | |
| 81363631 | abstract language | language of thoughts or ideas | |
| 81363632 | denotation | the "dictionary definition" of a word | |
| 81363633 | connotation | associations with a word | |
| 81363634 | colloquial | ordinary, familiar and conversational language | |
| 81363635 | vernacular | 1. language or dialect of a particular country 2. language or dialect of a clan or group 3. plain everyday speech | |
| 81363636 | Anglo-saxon diction | simple, one or two syllable nouns, adjectives and adverbs | |
| 82587125 | Lexicon | 1) The collection of in one's brain 2) A collection of words used in a profession, subject, or style | |
| 82587126 | Etymology | the origin or derivation of a word | |
| 82587127 | gerund | a verbal ending in "ing" that functions in a sentence as a noun. | |
| 82587128 | Infinitive | a verbal that functions as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. | |
| 82587129 | Split infinitive | when the infinitive is interrupted with another word, typically an adverb or adverbial phrase. | |
| 82587130 | Agreement | the correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person, number and gender. | |
| 86719269 | coordination | combining clauses of equal importance that reinforce eachother | |
| 86719270 | subordination | less important ideas in dependent clauses | |
| 86719271 | parenthetical idea | parentheses used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence | |
| 86719272 | parallelism | a set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses that appears in a sentence or paragraph | |
| 86719273 | anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause | |
| 86719274 | anaphora | repetition of a group of words at the beginning of successive clauses | |
| 86719275 | epistrophe | repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses | |
| 86719276 | antimetabole | repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order | |
| 89955261 | active voice | the subject of the sentence performs the action | |
| 89955262 | passive voice | the subject of the sentence receives the action | |
| 89955263 | persona | the character that a writer or speaker conveys to the audience | |
| 89955264 | ambiguity | multiple meanings with a lack of clarity in a work. | |
| 89955519 | rhetorical question | question used for effect and not information or an answer | |
| 92215320 | allegory | a story with a metaphorical meaning | |
| 92215321 | allusion | a reference to a person, place, event, or other source | |
| 92215322 | soliloquy | character speaks to himself | |
| 92215323 | apostrophe | type of soliloquy where something is addressed as though human | |
| 92215324 | imagery | language that evokes emotion or sensation | |
| 92215325 | litotes | understatement where opposite is negated | |
| 94894174 | appositive | noun phrase that follows another noun immediately and amplifies its meaning | |
| 94894175 | epithet | a word or phrase adding a characteristic to a person's name | |
| 94894176 | antonomasia | substitution of a title, epithet or descriptive phrase for a proper name | |
| 94894177 | acronym | a word formed from the initial letters of a name or by combining initial letters of a series of words | |
| 94894178 | acrostic | a series of lines in which certain letters form a message when read in sequence | |
| 94894179 | anagram | a word or phrase is formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase | |
| 96096226 | auxesis | a gradual increase in intensity of meaning with words | |
| 96096227 | accumulation | gathered points that are listed together | |
| 96096228 | inversion | language takes a sudden turn to produce an effect | |
| 96096229 | ellipsis | the omission of words, the meaning of which is in the overall context of the passage | |
| 102055896 | epigraph | a quotation at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of theme | |
| 102055897 | aphorism | a saying or proverb | |
| 102055898 | homily | serious talk, lecture, sermon | |
| 102055899 | eulogy | praise for someone who has died | |
| 104443205 | aesthetic distance | total objectivity of a writer | |
| 104443206 | aim | the goal | |
| 104443207 | argument | representation of how a writer sees the issue | |
| 104443208 | claim | ultimate conclusion | |
| 127868021 | antithesis | juxtaposition of contrasting ideas | |
| 127868022 | juxtaposition | placing things side by side for the purpose of comparison | |
| 127868023 | anticipated objection | address common objections before they are said | |
| 127868024 | apology | a statement justifying some controversial position | |
| 127868025 | causal relationship | one thing results from another | |
| 127868026 | inductive reasoning | examples to general principle | |
| 127868027 | deductive reasoning | principle to examples | |
| 127868028 | concession | accepting at least part of an opposing viewpoint | |
| 127868029 | anachronism | something is used when it is not in the right time period | |
| 127868030 | symbolism | something stands for something else | |
| 127868031 | understatement | ironic minimizing of fact | |
| 127868032 | analogy | comparison of two like things | |
| 127868033 | jargon | specialized vocab of a particular group | |
| 127868034 | antecedent-consequence relationship | if...then statement | |
| 127868035 | appeal | strategy for persuading audiences | |
| 136357887 | enthymeme | logical reasoning with one premise left unstated | |
| 136357888 | syllogism | logical reasoning from inarguable sources (transitive property) | |
| 136357889 | parenthesis | an insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence | |
| 136357890 | inference | a conclusion that a reader reaches without being told blatantly by the text | |
| 136357891 | asyndeton | the omission of conjunctions | |
| 136357892 | anthimeria | the substitution of one part of speech for another | |
| 139029661 | refutation | anticipate objections to the points being raised and counter them | |
| 139029662 | rhetoric | art of language | |
| 139029663 | qualification | limiting claim, concessions | |
| 156691266 | exposition | explaining and analyzing an idea | |
| 156691267 | abstract | boiled down version of a piece of lit. | |
| 156691268 | anecdote | brief narrative | |
| 156691269 | fable | a narrative in which animals as fictional characters and a moral is given | |
| 156691270 | dialect | describable patterns of speech used by a cultural, ethnic or regional population | |
| 156691271 | invective | strong, abusive language | |
| 156691272 | dysphemism | substitution for a word or phrase that makes it more offensive | |
| 156691273 | cacophemism | substitution of a word for a word that makes it sound unpleasant | |
| 156691274 | euphemism | substitution of a word for a word that makes is more pleasant |
