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9856883791	prose	refers to fiction and non fiction works	0
9856886405	rhetoric	describes the principals governing the art of writing effectively rhetorical modes: narration, description, exposition, argumentation.	1
9856890733	sarcasm	bitter, caustic language. hurt or ridicule something. may be used as irony... witty and insightful	2
9856898944	satire	a work that criticizes society	3
9856901967	style	how the author blends diction syntax and language... classification of authors into a group	4
9856909541	syllogism	"reckoning together". system of logic that presents two premises- "minor and major" that result in conclusion major- all men are mortal minor- socrates is a man conclusion- socrates is mortal.	5
9856925410	symbol	something that represents something. natural symbol- objects and occurrences in nature conventional- been invested with meaning by a group. ex star of David	6
9856937854	syntax	sentence structure.	7
9856940381	theme	central idea or message of the work	8
9856942379	thesis	sentence that directly expresses the authors opinion, purpose, or meaning	9
9856947662	tone	describes the authors attitude on the material	10
9856950264	transition	a word or phrase that links two ideas. "however" "consequently" "therefore"	11
9856958665	understatement	ironic minimizing of fact to present something as less significant than IT is. litotes: affirmation is made by indirectly denying its opposite. "he was not adverse to a drink" means "he drank a lot" meiosis: something is referred to in terms of less importance.	12
9856977812	wit	intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights.	13