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| 12353979481 | declarative sentence | makes a statement-the man died | 0 | |
| 12353984506 | imperative sentence | gives a command-dont die | 1 | |
| 12353986165 | interrogative sentence | asks a question-did he die? | 2 | |
| 12354070673 | exclamatory sentence | makes an exclamation-oh, please don't die! | 3 | |
| 12354076507 | telegraphic sentence | shorter than 5 words | 4 | |
| 12354082097 | short sentence | 5-8 words | 5 | |
| 12354082098 | medium sentence | about 18 words | 6 | |
| 12354084557 | long and involved sentence | 30 words or more | 7 | |
| 12354090193 | simple sentence | one independent clause | 8 | |
| 12354094642 | compound sentence | two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction/ semi colin | 9 | |
| 12354107788 | complex sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 10 | |
| 12354110621 | compound-complex sentence | 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses | 11 | |
| 12354150718 | formal language | Language that is lofty, dignified, or impersonal-lectures/documents | 12 | |
| 12354156604 | semi-formal language | generally used in news papers/magazines | 13 | |
| 12354160575 | informal language | used in letters/ conversations to friends | 14 | |
| 12354168645 | technical language | specialized vocab, or a particular trade/profession | 15 | |
| 12354176253 | Doublespeak | the deliberate misuse of language to distort meaning | 16 | |
| 12354181796 | Euphemism | softens unpleasant realities- deceive/mislead | 17 | |
| 12354186634 | Jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group-double spec when used to confuse others | 18 | |
| 12354200372 | bureaucratese | sheer volume of words, complicated syntax-to overwhelm audience | 19 | |
| 12354205804 | inflated language | makes the ordinary seem extraordinary | 20 | |
| 12354248227 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 21 | |
| 12354254633 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 22 | |
| 12354254634 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 23 | |
| 12354257134 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 24 | |
| 12354260578 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 25 | |
| 12354263845 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 26 | |
| 12354266676 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.-fish+guests | 27 | |
| 12354272017 | Apostrophe | address to an absent or imaginary person | 28 | |
| 12354274961 | atmosphere | The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. | 29 | |
| 12354282370 | clause | subject doing a verb | 30 | |
| 12354287971 | colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 31 | |
| 12354287972 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 32 | |
| 12354293371 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word | 33 | |
| 12354297227 | Denotation | the strict dictionary definition of a word | 34 | |
| 12354301214 | Diction | word choice | 35 | |
| 12354301215 | didactic | intended to instruct/teach | 36 | |
| 12354310942 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 37 | |
| 12354314034 | figrative language | language that is not intended to be literal- imaginative and literal | 38 | |
| 12354325253 | figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language | 39 | |
| 12354330314 | generic conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre. | 40 | |
| 12354332231 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. | 41 | |
| 12354336337 | homily | sermon-can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 42 | |
| 12354341067 | Hyperbole | exaggeration/ overstatement | 43 | |
| 12354346318 | Imagery | sensory detail of figurative language-describe emotion/ abstractions | 44 | |
| 12354353970 | inference | a reasonable conclusion drawn from the information presented | 45 | |
| 12354363412 | inVective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 46 | |
| 12354369945 | Irony | contrast between what is stated and what is meant | 47 | |
| 12354380390 | loose sentince | main idea comes first followed by dependance grammatical units-phrase/clause | 48 | |
| 12354387200 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 49 | |
| 12354389140 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 50 | |
| 12354392227 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 51 | |
| 12354394361 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 52 | |
| 12354396612 | Oxymoron | figure of speech-groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox | 53 | |
| 12354406139 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory- but contains some degree of truth/validity | 54 | |
| 12354414804 | Parallelism | Repition of grammatical structures for effect-beside one another | 55 | |
| 12354417420 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 56 | |
| 12354420373 | pedantic | general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 57 | |
| 12354425647 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end | 58 | |
| 12354430149 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 59 | |
| 12354433800 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 60 | |
| 12354437825 | predicate adjective | An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject-the wall is purple | 61 | |
| 12354444026 | predicate nominative | a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject | 62 | |
| 12354450885 | Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, fiction non-fiction | 63 | |
| 12354456521 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, | 64 | |
| 12354465201 | Rhetoric | describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 65 | |
| 12354468136 | rhetorical modes | describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing-expository, argumentative, descriptive, narrative | 66 | |
| 12354477204 | Sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | 67 | |
| 12354480989 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 68 | |
| 12354483661 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning/history of words | 69 | |
| 12354491235 | Style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 70 | |
| 12354499547 | subject complement | The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by renaming it/describing it | 71 | |
| 12354511036 | subordinate clause | cannot stand alone-subject doing a verb | 72 | |
| 12354516057 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.-a proof | 73 | |
| 12354525164 | Symbolism | anything that stands for or represents something else | 74 | |
| 12354530208 | Syntax | word order- way author chooses | 75 | |
| 12354537059 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature | 76 | |
| 12354539542 | Thesis | a statement that directly expresses the authors opinion, purpose, meaning | 77 | |
| 12354548583 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 78 | |
| 12354551512 | transition | a word or phrase that links different ideas | 79 | |
| 12354553909 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant | 80 | |
| 12354558213 | wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 81 | |
| 12354652139 | object case | as the object-me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them | 82 | |
| 12354656852 | nominative case pronouns | doing the action-I, you, he, she, it, we, they | 83 | |
| 12354664424 | reflexive pronouns | myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves | 84 | |
| 12354668728 | possessive pronouns | our, her, his, they, your, my | 85 | |
| 12354676772 | Polysyndeton | stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession | 86 | |
| 12354681726 | Asyndeton | stylistic device to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence | 87 | |
| 12354694504 | Assonance | Repetition of similar vowel sounds | 88 | |
| 12354696456 | Elision | The omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry. | 89 | |
| 12354701783 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which a closely related term is substituted for an object or idea. desk-school | 90 | |
| 12354708115 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole. hand-person | 91 | |
| 12354716379 | Enjambent | A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next. | 92 | |
| 12354719261 | Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | 93 | |
| 12354724095 | image | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 94 | |
| 12354724096 | Rythm | the recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse | 95 | |
| 12354733735 | Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using like or as | 96 | |
| 12355104981 | Coordinating conjunctions | FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) | 97 | |
| 12355106498 | subordinating conjunctions | BATWASHTUB (because, although, though, when, after, since, how, that, until, before | 98 |
