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| 4409090202 | Abstract/Concert language | abstract language names concepts or qualities that cannot be directly seen or touched: love, hate, emotion, etc. Concrete language denotes objects or qualities that can be percieved by the senses: pencil, shouting, stinky, leaky. The observable or physical is usually described in concrete language. Abstract words are sometimes needed to express ideas, but they are vague unless used with concrete supporting detail | 0 | |
| 4409108130 | alliteration | a scheme using the repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of two or more adjacent words; daffy duck, final four, sweet sixteen | 1 | |
| 4409113754 | allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place or thing from literature history etc. it evokes a vivid impression in very few words: Eden, Scrooge, mother theresa | 2 | |
| 4409118393 | anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. we shall not flag or fail, we shall go on to the end, we shall fight in france... | 3 | |
| 4409124181 | anecdote | a short, simple, narrative of an incident: often used for humorous effect or to make a point | 4 | |
| 4409127530 | antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images. the ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs to be or not to be ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country | 5 | |
| 4409134203 | aphorism | a short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life the early bird gets the worm what goes around comes around | 6 | |
| 4409582934 | 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 object | 7 | |
| 4409586746 | argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguement | 8 | |
| 4409592495 | assonance | repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants neigh/fade | 9 | |
| 4409648383 | assumption | an opinion a perspective or a belief that | 10 | |
| 4419648133 | asyndeton | Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words, speeds up flow of sentence. X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y, and Z. | 11 | |
| 4419648134 | audience | One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. | 12 | |
| 4419889308 | cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 13 | |
| 4419890825 | caricature | a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. Example: The pupils of her eyes are small; like a pebble of sand floating atop a can of blue paint. | 14 | |
| 4419890826 | causal chain | an organizational rhetorical strategy used when writing in the rhetorical mode cause and effect in which a writer uses a sequence of events to show how one causes another, and how the second event in turn causes a third, and so on. | 15 | |
| 4419892427 | chronological order | a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern | 16 | |
| 4419894669 | classification and division | In a classification essay, a writer organizes, or sorts, things into categories. Division separates items into categories. | 17 | |
| 4419895795 | cliché | A worn-out idea or overused expression | 18 | |
| 4419901203 | climax | That point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest; usually the point at which the conflict is resolved | 19 | |
| 4419903295 | coherence | A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. | 20 | |
| 4419903296 | 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) | 21 | |
| 4419906414 | comparsion and contrast | comparing and contrasting lol dont worry girl you got this exam | 22 | |
| 4419906415 | connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 23 | |
| 4419910922 | consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 24 | |
| 4419910923 | context | Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning. | 25 | |
| 4419910924 | denotation | Literal meaning of a word | 26 | |
| 4419913157 | description | A rhetorical mode based in the five senses. It aims to re-create, invent, or present something so that the reader can experience it. | 27 | |
| 4419913225 | dialect | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. | 28 | |
| 4419915622 | diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 29 | |
| 4419915623 | discourse | Communication of thought by words; talk; conversation | 30 | |
| 4419919882 | epigraph | A brief quotation found at the beginning of a literary work, reflective of theme. | 31 | |
| 4419919883 | epistrophe | A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: "I believe we should fight for justice. You believe we should fight for justice. How can we not, then, fight for justice?" | 32 | |
| 4419919884 | ethos | Appeal to authority | 33 | |
| 4419919885 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant he passed away= he died | 34 | |
| 4419919887 | euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 35 | |
| 4419919886 | example | an individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern. a concrete, specific illustration of a general point | 36 | |
| 4419921633 | extended analogy | An extended passage arguing that if two things are similar in one or two ways, they are probably similar in other ways as well. | 37 | |
| 4419921634 | figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 38 | |
| 4419923885 | flashback/flashforward | a part of the plot that moves back in time and then returns to the present (analepsis; a part of the plot that jumps ahead in time and returns to the present (prolepsis) | 39 | |
| 4419925346 | genre | A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content. | 40 | |
| 4419925347 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 41 | |
| 4419925348 | imagery | Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions. | 42 | |
| 4419925349 | irony | A contradiction between what is said and what is meant; incongruity between action and result. | 43 | |
| 4419926910 | verbal irony | Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. | 44 | |
| 4419926911 | situational irony | Occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected | 45 | |
| 4419930682 | jargon | nonsensical talk; specialized language | 46 | |
| 4419930683 | litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 47 | |
| 4419930684 | logos | Appeal to logic | 48 | |
| 4419932373 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 49 | |
| 4419932374 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it the crown refers to the monarch or the pen is mightier than the sword | 50 | |
| 4419932419 | mode | the method or form of a literary work; the manner in which a work (the feeling of the work; the atmosphere) syntax is also a determiner of this term because length, sentence length and the complexity affect pacing | 51 | |
| 4419933953 | mood | How the reader feels about the text while reading. | 52 | |
| 4419933954 | narration | the action or process of narrating a story | 53 | |
| 4419940257 | objectivity/objective description | an impersonal presentation of events and characters; it is a writer's attempt to remove himself/herself from any subjective, personal involvement in a story. Hard news journalism is prized for its objectivity, although fictional stories can be written without a writer rendering personal judgement | 54 | |
| 4419944395 | onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 55 | |
| 4419946296 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 56 | |
| 4419946297 | pacing | the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | 57 | |
| 4419946298 | paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | 58 | |
| 4419948802 | parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 59 | |
| 4419948803 | parenthesis | the insertion of words, phrases, or a sentence that is not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence (Its is set off by dashes or parentheses.) ex. He said that it was going to rain - I could hardly disagree - before the game was over. | 60 | |
| 4419951020 | parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 61 | |
| 4419951021 | pathos | Appeal to emotion | 62 | |
| 4419952487 | periphrasis | substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name or of a proper name for a quality associated with the name. "They do not escape JIM CROW; they merely encounter another, not less deadly variety." | 63 | |
| 4419954107 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. The independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. The effect is to add emphasis and structural variety. | 64 | |
| 4419956319 | persona | An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. | 65 | |
| 4419956320 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 66 | |
| 4419956321 | persuasion | A kind of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people's actions. | 67 | |
| 4419958320 | polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted. Hemingway and the Bible both use extensively. Ex. "he ran and jumped and laughed for joy" | 68 | |
| 4419958321 | purpose | One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing. | 69 | |
| 4419959482 | repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. | 70 | |
| 4419959483 | rhetoric | From the Greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 71 | |
| 4419959484 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 72 | |
| 4419961693 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 73 | |
| 4419961694 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 74 | |
| 4419961695 | scheme | A pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect. | 75 | |
| 4419963678 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 76 | |
| 4419963679 | speaker | A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing | 77 | |
| 4419963680 | style | The author's choices regarding language, sentence structure, voice, and tone in order to communicate with the reader. | 78 | |
| 4419965947 | subjective description or subjectivity | an organizational rhetorical strategy that contains value judgments or language that is involved; focuses on author's reaction to event, conveying not just a factual account of details but also their significance; may include poetic or colorful words to impart an emotional response; antonym of objective description. | 79 | |
| 4419965948 | symbolism | 1. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. 2. The symbolic meaning attached to material objects. | 80 | |
| 4419967794 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole set of wheels= car | 81 | |
| 4419967795 | syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 82 | |
| 4419967796 | theme | A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work. | 83 | |
| 4419968887 | tone | Attitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices) | 84 | |
| 4419968888 | transition | A word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph | 85 | |
| 4419968889 | trope | Artful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way; also called a figure of speech. image, simile, symbol, metaphor, etc. | 86 | |
| 4419970023 | understatement | A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means; the opposite of exaggeration. | 87 | |
| 4419971492 | unity | The feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness. | 88 | |
| 4419971493 | voice | A writer's unique use of language that allows a reader to perceive a human personality in his or her writing. | 89 | |
| 4419971494 | zeugma | a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts ). | 90 |
