Vocabulary 76-86
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162645451 | Symbol | In a text, an element that stands for more than itself and, therefore, helps to convey a theme of the text. | |
162645452 | Synecdoche | A part of something used to refer to the whole- for example, "50 head of cattle" referring to 50 complete animals. | |
162645453 | Synonym | One of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses | |
162645454 | Syntax | The order of words in a sentence | |
162645455 | Theme | The message conveyed by a literary work. | |
162645456 | Tone | The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject matter. | |
162645457 | Trope | An artful variation from expected modes of expression of thoughts and ideas. | |
162645458 | Understatement | Deliberate playing down of situation in order to make a point- for example, "As the principal dancer, Joe Smith displayed only two flaws: his arms and his legs." | |
162645459 | Utopia | A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions | |
162645460 | Voice | The textual features, such as diction and sentence structure that convey a writer's or speaker's persona. | |
162645461 | Zeugma | A trope in which one word, usually a noun or the main verb, governs two other words not related in meaning ("He maintained a business and his innocence") |