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abstract

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refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images.

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allegory

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an extented narrative inprove or verse in which characters, events and settings represent abstract quallities and in which th ewriter intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story.

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anecode

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a short, simple narrativeof an incident

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annotation

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exploratory notes

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antithesis

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presentation of 2 contrasting images

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aphorism

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a short, often witty statement of a priciple or a truth about life

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apostrophe

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usually in poetry but sometimes in prose: the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead or absent person or to a place thing or personified abstraction

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argumentation

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writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments

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cacophony,dissonance

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harsh akward or dissonant sounds used deliberatley in peotry or prose

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caricature

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descriptive writingthat greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons apperance or personality

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colloguialism

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a word or phrase including slang used in everyday conversation and informal writing

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coherence

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unity quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea

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concrete language

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language that describes specific observational things, people, or places rather than ideas or qualities.

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connotation

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inplied meaning of a word

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consonance

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repitition od identical consonant sounds

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conundrum

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a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun

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deduction

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process of moving from a general rule to a specic example

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penotation

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literal meaning of a word

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description

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picturing in words

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diction

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word choice, element of style, creates tone.

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didactic

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writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach

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discourse

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spoken or written language including literary works

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emotional appeal

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pathos-when a writer appeals to readers emotions

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ethical appeal

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ethos when a writer tries to appeal to persuade the audience to respect and believe him/her based on a presentation

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euphony
a succession of harmonious sounds used in peotry or prose
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example
an inividual instance taken to be representative
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explication
the art of interpreting the meaning of a text
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Exposition
The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also explanation one of for modes of discourse.
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Generization
when a writter bases a clainm upon an isolated example or exerpt that a claim is certain rather than preobable.
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Genre
type of literary work or sub genre such as science fiction
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humor
amything causing laugher or amuzment
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Hyperbole
deliberate exageration
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image
word or words either figurative or literal, sensory experience or an object proceived by a sence.
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connecting
readers process of relating content of literary work to their own knowledge
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connotation
idea and feeling associated with a word
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consonance
repitition of consonant sounds anywhere within line of poetry ALLITERATION is a specific kind of this
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context clues
hints or suggestions that may surround unfamiliar words or phrases and clarify their meaning.
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contrast
process of pointing out diffrences between things
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coupolet
rymed pair of lines in a poem
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Denotation
opposite of connotation . exact dictionary meaning of a word
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denoument
see plot
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dialect
conversation between characters in a drama
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drama
a form of liturature performed by actors (play)
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jargon
special language of a proffession or group
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logical appeal; logos
persuade audience by statistics facts and reason
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lyrical;song like
characterized by emotions subjectivity and imagination
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mode
meth or form of a literary work.
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mood.
similar to tone . emotional attitude of a work
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narrative
telling a story in any form of liturature.
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objectivity
an impersonal presentation of events and characters
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parallelism
the technique of arranging words phrases and clauses or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form
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parody
a work that ridicules the style of another work bby imulating and exaagerating its elements.
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pathetic appeal; pathos
when a writter tries to persuade the auidience by appealing to their emotions.
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pedantic
a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing
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persuauion
a form of argumentation one of four modes of discourse a lauguage intentended to convince through appeals
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regionalism
an element in liturature that conveys a realistic portayal of a specific geographical locale using the locale and its influences as the majjor plot.
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repitition
word or phrase uses two or more times in proximity
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rhetorical modes
exposition description narration agreement
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rhetorical question
one that does not expect anser and is used to pose an ides to be considered
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sarcasm
harsh caustic personal remarks to or about someone
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satire
a work that reveals critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portayingit it and extreme way
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speaker
the voice of a work an author may speak as himself or as a ficticious person
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stereo type
a character who represents a trait that usually attributaed to a particular social or racial group and lacks individualality
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style
an authors characteristic manner of expression his or her diction syntax imagery structure and context all contribute to stlye
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subjectivity
perosnal presentation of events and characters influenced by the authors feeling
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syllogism
a form of resoning in which 2 statements are made a conclusion is drawn from them and then a sllogism in the format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise a minor premise and a conclusion
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syntactic
fluency ability to create a variety of sentences structures appropriatelly comple
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theme
central idea or message in a litterary
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thesis
the main idea of a piece of writing it presents the authors assertion or claim the effectiveness of a presentationis often based on how well the writer presents develop and supports the thesis
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tone
the characteristic emotion or attitude of an author thowar the characters subject and audience
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transition
a word that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence paragraph to paragraph
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understatement
the opposite of exaggerationitg is a technique for developing irony and or humor where one writes or says less than intended
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voice
refers to two different areas of writing one refers to relationships between a sentences subject and verb active and passive choice the second refers to writers style
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fallacy
defects that weaken arguments
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hasty generalizations
making assuptions about a whole group of cases based on a sample that is inadequate stereotypes about people
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missing the point
the premises of an argument do support a particular conclusion but not the conclusion that the arguer actually draws

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