14785159770 | Abstract | Refers to language that describes concept instead of concrete images (ideas) | 0 | |
14788995083 | Allusion | A reference to a person place or passage to another literary passage | 1 | |
14789033905 | Ambiguity | Meaning of a word is unclear or might have two or more meanings (confuse) | 2 | |
14789051512 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 3 | |
14789092656 | Appeals to authority | Claiming that something must be true because it is believed by someone popular | 4 | |
14789105015 | Author's purpose | The reason the author has for writing | 5 | |
14789214908 | Didactic | Passage, book intended to teach to have a motive | 6 | |
14796649198 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 7 | |
14796676616 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 8 | |
14796728446 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 9 | |
14797549715 | Clause | a group of words with a subject and a verb | 10 | |
14797584428 | Cliche | a worn-out idea or overused expression | 11 | |
14797608985 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 12 | |
14797614353 | Concrete | Language identifies things perceived through the senses | 13 | |
14800506662 | Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning. | 14 | |
14800529955 | Contemplative | studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue | 15 | |
14800538514 | Convey | to communicate a message or information through your words | 16 | |
14800541583 | Deductive | general to specific method of reasoning | 17 | |
14800545599 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 18 |
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