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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Anaphora

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Anaphora-(noun) the reputation of a word or phrase at the begging of two or more verses. It’s language origins are Greek and Latin

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Parody

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Parody(noun)- A humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature. It’s languages of origin are Greek and late Latin.

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Pedantic

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Pedantic(adjective)- an attention seeking way of learning. It’s language origin is late Latin

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Personification

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Personification(noun)- giving a nonhuman thing human like qualities. It’s language origins are Greek and Latin.

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Periodic sentence

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Periodic Sentence

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of point of view

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Point of view-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Prose

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Prose(

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Repetition

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Repetition-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Rhetoric

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Rhetoric

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Rhetoric models

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Rhetoric models-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Sarcasm

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Sarcasm-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Satire

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Satire-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Semantics

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Semantics

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of style

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Style

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of Subject complement

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Subject compliment

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of subordinate clause.

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Subordinate clause(noun)- a sentence fragment that can stand on its own and form a complete sentence. This words language of origin is Green

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of syllogism

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Syllogism

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of symbolism

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Symbolism(noun) -

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of synecdoche

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Synecdoche -

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of synesthesia

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Synesthesia

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of syntax

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Syntax

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of theme

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Theme(noun)- the overall message that a movie or story is trying to get through the audience . This words language of origin is Latin and Greek.

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of thesis

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Thesis-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of tone

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Tone- the way the narrator delivers the story. For example he could have a mysterious tone or a frightened tone. This words language of origin is Greek and late Latin

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of transition

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Transition-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of understatement

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Understatement

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of verb

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Verb(noun)- a verb is an action. This words language of origin is Latin.

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of voice

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Voice

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of wit

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Wit

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of zuegma

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Zuegma

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of allegory

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Allegory

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of alliteration

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Alliteration

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of allusion

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Allusion-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of ambiguity

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Ambiguity

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of analogy

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Analogy

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of antecedent

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Antecedent

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of antithesis

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Antithesis

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of aphorism

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Aphorism

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of apostrophe

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Apostrophe

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of atmosphere

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Atmosphere

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of caricature

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Caricature

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of clause

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Clause

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of colloquial

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Colloquial

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of conceit

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Conceit

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of connotation

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Connotation

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of denotation

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Denotation

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of diction

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Diction

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of didactic

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Didactic

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of euphemism

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Euphemism

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of extended metaphor

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Extended metaphor

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of figurative language

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Figurative language

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of generic conventions

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Generic conventions

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of genre

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Genre(noun)-the type of literature that a book is based on. This words language of origin is Greek and late Latin

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of homily

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Homily

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of imagery

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Imagery(noun)-

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of implication

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Implication

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of inference

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Inference(noun)- Making an assumption as to what will happen next in a story. This words language of origin is Latin and Greek

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of invective

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Invective

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What is the definition,language origins/ Etymology and part of speech of irony

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Irony(noun)- when the opposite of what you expect happens. This words language of origin is Greek

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