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accusatory

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charging of wrong doing

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apathetic

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indifferent due to lack of concern

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bitter

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exhibiting animosity

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cynical

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questions the goodness of people

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condescension/condescending

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feeling of superiority

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callous

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unfeeling

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choleric

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hot-tempered

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contemptuous

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feeling that something is worthless

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caustic

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intense us of sarcasm

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disdainful

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scornful

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didactic

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author educates reader

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derisive

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mocking

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indignant

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anger aroused by injustice

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mocking

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treating with ridicule

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malicious

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purposely hurtful

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pessimistic

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seeing the worst side of things

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quizzical

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odd

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ribald

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offensive

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reverent

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treating with honor and respect

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ridiculing

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making fun of

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sarcastic

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sneering

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sardonic

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bitterly sarcastic

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satiric

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ridiculing to show weakness

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sincere

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genuine

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solemn

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deeply earnest

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ambiguity

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the multiple meanings of a word/phrase/passage

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analogy

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a comparison of two different things or the relationship between them, explaining something unfamiliar by associating it with something else

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antecedent

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the word referred to by a pronoun

ex. “all truth” = “it”

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antithesis

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the opposition of ideas

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caricature

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exaggeration for comic effect

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colloquial/colloquialism

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the use of slang in speech or writing

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dialect

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distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language

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connotation

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the implied or suggested meaning of a word

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denotation

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the literal dictionary definition of a word

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hyperbole

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speech using deliberate exaggeration; overstatement

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litotes

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making an affirmative point by denying the opposite

ex. “not many”

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paradox

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statement that appears contradictory but is actually true

ex. The beginning of the end

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syllogism

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two ideas that lead to a sound conclusion

ex. Men are mortal. Bill is a man. Therefore, Bill is mortal.

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syntax

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the way the author chooses to join words into sentences; syntax=groups of words, diction=the words

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understatement

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the ironic minimalizing of fact

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wit

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intellectually amusing language that surprises the audience

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metonymy

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where the name of one object is substituted for one of close relation
ex. “the White House passed a law…” vs. “the US government passed a law…”

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synecdoche

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when part of something is used to represent the whole, or where the whole is used to represent the part
ex. to refer to the car as “wheels”

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semantics

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branch of linguistics that studies the meanings, connotations, and relations of words

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synesthesia

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associating two or more different senses in the same image

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periodic sentence

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sentence where grammatical units are first, followed by main idea
ex. After a long, bumpy flight/ I arrived at San Diego airport

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loose sentence/ non-periodic sentence

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sentence where the main idea is first, followed by grammatical units
ex. I arrived at San Diego airport/ after a long, bumpy ride and multiple delays.

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rhetorical modes

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conventions and purposes of major kinds of writing

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exposition (rhetorical mode)

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explains and analyzes information

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argumentation (rhetorical mode)

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proves the validity of an idea through reasoning

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description (rhetorical mode)

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presents a person/place/event/action

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narration (rhetorical mode)

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to narrate a series of events

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allegory

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using character/story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning

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allusion

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a reference to something commonly known

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aphorism

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a memorable summation of an unknown author’s point

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atmosphere

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mood created by the entirety of a literary work

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conceit

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fanciful expression in the form of an analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

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diction

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part of the author’s style; refers to word choice

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generic conventions

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traditions of a genre

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homily

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speech involving moral advice

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imagery

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sensory details used to describe something

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inference/infer

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to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

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parallelism

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framing of words to give structural similarity via repetition of verbal phrase

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prose

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fiction and nonfiction; where the printer determines the length of the line

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anaphora

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the exact repetition of words or phrases

ex. I Have a Dream speech

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point of view

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the perspective from which a story is told; first second and third person

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style

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  1. evaluation of the sum of choices an author makes

2. classifying authors to a group or comparing authors to other authors

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Awe

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Solemn wonder

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Contemplative

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Studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

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Conventional

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Lacking spontaneity, originality and individuality

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Earnest

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Intense, a sincere state of mind

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Erudite

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Learned, polished, scholarly

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

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Forthright

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Directly frank without hesitation

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Gloomy

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Darkness, sadness, rejection

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Haughty

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Proud and vain to the point of arrogance

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Intimate

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Very familiar

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jovial

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lyrical

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Emotional, song like

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pedantic

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showing off knowledge obnoxiously

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Morose

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Objective

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Un biased view

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Obsequious

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Polite in order to gain something

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Patronizing

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Condescending

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Reflective

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Illustrating inner thoughts and emotions

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Sanguineous

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Optimistic or cheerful

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Whimsical

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Fantastic or odd

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