14960835626 | abstract diction | words that express general ideas or concepts Freedom | 0 | |
14960835627 | Absolutes | ultimate foundational truths | 1 | |
14960835628 | Academic diction | use of scholarly words or terms | 2 | |
14960835629 | active voice | the subject performs the action | 3 | |
14960835630 | ad hominem fallacy | a statement that attempts to counter an argument by criticizing the person who made it | 4 | |
14960835631 | ad populum fallacy | basing a claim on popular opinion | 5 | |
14960835632 | Adjective | A word that describes a noun | 6 | |
14960835633 | Adjective phrase | a prepositional phrase used as an adjective | 7 | |
14960835634 | Adverb | Describes a verb | 8 | |
14960835635 | adverb phrase | a prepositional phrase used as an adverb | 9 | |
14960835636 | Adverbial | A word or phrase functioning like an adverb when, where, how did this happen | 10 | |
14960835637 | adverbial clause | a dependent clause that modifies a verb or adjective | 11 | |
14960835638 | Adverbial complement | adverbials that render a sentence ungrammatical and meaningless if removed | 12 | |
14960835639 | Allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 13 | |
14960835640 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 14 | |
14960835641 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 15 | |
14960835642 | Ambiguity | uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language | 16 | |
14960835643 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause | 17 | |
14960835644 | Analogy | comparison | 18 | |
14960835645 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 19 | |
14960835646 | Anastrophe | Inversion of the natural or usual word order | 20 | |
14960835647 | anecdote | short account of event | 21 | |
14960835648 | annotation | A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature. | 22 | |
14960835649 | Anticipation and addressing counter-argument | 23 |
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