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an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.
This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.
"instructive" primary aim is to teach or instruct; primarily moral or ethical principles
A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some personified abstraction
a representation, especially, pictoral or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities, are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect.
To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
The act of detesting extremely.
sunk to a low condition
an argument that deals with action to be taken in the future, focusing on matters of policy. Includes parliamentary debates and campaign platforms
wickedness or sin
awesome, strong, imposing, impressive, possibly inspiring fear or dread
impressively huge, enourmous; extraordinary, marvelous
an argument in which the claim can be proved or disproved with specific evidence or testimony.
an argument that seeks to explain the effect(s) of a cause, the cause(s) of an effect, or a causal chain in which A causes B, B causes C, C causes D, and so on
an argument that deals with current values and addresses questions of praise and blame. Includes eulogies and graduation speeches
a fallacy of argument in which a writer's claim is answered by irrelevant attacks on his or her character
argumentative, seeking and enjoying disagreement
divine care; God's care;
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.
a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects;intelectual cleverness
resentment based on a feeling of having been injured
placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
more agreable less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concept. (PC, or to add humor or irony.
to beg or plead
finding fault; judging harshly
chosen at random or without apparent reason
loyalty; fidelity
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.
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