11-20 Flashcards
Argumentation
Writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view
Allegory
Characters, events, and settings that have second meanings from what they’re true definitions are
Annotation
Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data
Antithesis
Comparing contrasting images; generally the complete opposites
Rhetoric
Effective or persuasive speaking or writing
Colloquialisms
Slang, used in everyday conversation, that is used in writing
Connotation
A definition given to a word based on the association in a readers mind
Analogy
Comparing an idea or thing that is compared to another thing that is very different
Parallelism
The components in a sentence that are grammatically the same
Allusion
An indirect reference to a person, place thing or idea