Vocabulary List #2

78121807	Antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.
78121808	Antithesis	the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by phrase, clause, or paragraphs. "To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . ." "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country . . ."
78121809	Argument	A single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer
78121810	Attitude	the relationship an author has toward his or her subject, and/or his or her audience
78121811	Balance	a situation in which all parts of the presentation are equal, whether in sentences or paragraphs or sections of a longer work.
78121812	begging the question	assuming something to be true that really needs proof
78121936	Asyndeton	Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words. The parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y, and Z.