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10470241070SarcasmFrom the Greek meaning "to tear flesh", sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant tk hurt or ridicule someone or something.0
10470241071SatireA work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.1
10470241072SemanticsThe branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another2
10470241073StyleThe consideration of this has two purposes; an evaluation and classification.3
10470241074Subject complementThe word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject me the sentence by either renaming it or describing it4
10470241075Subordinate clauseLike all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb (plus any accompanying phrases or modifiers), but unlike the independent clause, the subordinate clause cannot stand alone5
10470241076SyllogismFrom the Greek for "reckoning together", a syllogism is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (minor and major) that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.6
10470241077Symbol/symbolismGenerally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else.7
10470241078SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part8
10470241079SynthesiaWhen one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another9
10470241080SyntaxThe way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.10
10470241081ThemeThe central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.11
10470241082ThesisIn expository writing, the thesis statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position12
10470241083ToneSimilar to mood, tone destined the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both13
10470241084TransitionA word or phrase that links different ideas14
10470241085UnderstatementThe ironic minimalizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is.15
10470241086WitIn modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights.16
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