Glossary Of Terms #30-60

Question 1

Inference\infer

Answer 1

To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

Question 2

Invective

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An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive, language.

Question 3

Irony/ironic

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The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what actually is true.

Question 4

Loose sentence

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A type of sentence in which the main idea ( independent clause ) comes first, followed by Depending grammatical units such as phases and causes

Question 5

Metaphor

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Figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarities

Question 6

Imagery

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The sensory details or figurative language used to describe,arousearouse emotion ,or represent abstractions. Uses terms related to five senses

Question 7

Metonymy

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Term from Greek meaning change the label, it is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

Question 8

Mood

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Term has two distinct meanings. The first is grammatical and deals with verbal units and as speakers attitude. Be indicative mode is used to express conditions contrary to facts. the imperative mood is used for commands the second meaning of mood is literary, meaning the atmosphere of the work.

Question 9

Narrative

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The telling of the story or an account of any event or series of events

Question 10

Onomatopoeia

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A figure of speech in which natural sounds of words

Question 11

Oxymoron

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From the Greek for pointedly foolish, it is a figure speech where in the groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox

Question 12

Paradox

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A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contain some degree of truth or validity

Question 13

Parallelism

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Referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, term comes from Greek root meaning beside one another. It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. It can involve repetition of a grammatical elements such as a preposition or verb phrase

Question 14

Parody

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I worked at closely imitates the style or content of another with specific aim of comic effect

Question 15

Pedantic

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And adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic or bookish

Question 16

Periodic sentence

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Sentence that presents a central meeting and a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a D pendant clause

Question 17

Point of view

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The perspective from which a story is told

Question 18

Predicate adjective

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One type of subject complement -an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb

Question 19

Predicate nominative

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Type of sub compliment – a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that remains the subject. It follows a linking verb

Question 20

Prose

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One of the major divisions of genre, it refers to fiction and nonfiction

Question 21

Repetition

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The duplication of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause ,sentence, or grammatical pattern

Question 22

Rhetor

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The speaker who uses elements of rhetoric efficiently in oral and written test

Question 23

Rhetoric

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Greek for Orator, term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively

Question 24

Rhetorical modes

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Flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the majority kinds of writing. The four most common are exposition, argumentation, description, and narration

Question 25

Sarcasm

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Greek meaning to tear flash, it involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something

Question 26

Satire

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I work that targets human this is an follies or social institutions and conventions for return or ridicule

Question 27

Style

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Has two purposes. Evaluation of the sum of choices and out there makes and blending diction, syntax, figuratively which, in other literary devices. Classification of authors to a group and comparison of author to similar authors

Question 28

Subject complement

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The word or causes that follows a linking verb and compliments, or completes, the subject by either renaming it or describing it

Question 29

Semantics

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The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and physiological development, the connotations, and the relation to one another