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| 9507954384 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language and other literary devices. Or the classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors. | 0 | |
| 9507958911 | Subject complement | The word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it. | 1 | |
| 9507964314 | Subordinate clause | This word group contains both a subject and a verb, but unlike the independent clause, these cannot stand alone; it does not express a complete thought. | 2 | |
| 9507966184 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. | 3 | |
| 9507970892 | Symbol/symbolism | Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else. Usually, these are something concrete -- such as an object, action, character, or scene -- that represents something more abstract. | 4 | |
| 9507976401 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part. | 5 | |
| 9507978609 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. | 6 | |
| 9507981034 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. This is similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of ______ as groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words. | 7 | |
| 9507987904 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight of it offers into life. Usually, _____ is unstated in fictional works, but in nonfiction, the _____ may be directly stated, especially in expository or argumentative writing. | 8 | |
| 9507992357 | Thesis | In expository writing, the ______ statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinon, purpose, meaning, or position. | 9 | |
| 9507993473 | Tone | Similar to mood, ____ describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. ____ is easier to determine in spoken language than in written language. | 10 | |
| 9508001986 | Transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas. Used especially, although not exclusively, in expository and argumentative writing, ___________ effecively signal a shift from one idea to another. | 11 | |
| 9508006421 | Understatement | The ironic minimalizing of fact, this presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic. The opposite of "hyperbole." | 12 | |
| 9508011763 | Wit | In modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. A _____ statement is humorous, while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in crating ingenious and perspective remarks. Usually uses terse language that makes a pointed statement. | 13 |
