11-20 Flashcards

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Argumentation

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Writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view

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Allegory

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Characters, events, and settings that have second meanings from what they’re true definitions are

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Annotation

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Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data

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4
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Antithesis

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Comparing contrasting images; generally the complete opposites

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5
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Rhetoric

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Effective or persuasive speaking or writing

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6
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Colloquialisms

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Slang, used in everyday conversation, that is used in writing

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7
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Connotation

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A definition given to a word based on the association in a readers mind

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8
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Analogy

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Comparing an idea or thing that is compared to another thing that is very different

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9
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Parallelism

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The components in a sentence that are grammatically the same

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10
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Allusion

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An indirect reference to a person, place thing or idea

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