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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.

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Allegory

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A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.

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Allusion

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A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science etc.

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Ambiguity

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A technique by which a writer deliberately suggests two or more different and sometimes conflicting meanings in a work.

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Analogy

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A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.

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Aphorism

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A brief cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

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Appositive

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A noun or noun phrase that renames or adds identifying information to a noun it immediately follows.

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Antecedent

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The noun to which a pronoun refers.

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Apostrophe

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A technique be which a writer addresses an inanimate object, idea, or dead/ absent person.

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Clause

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A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate.

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Clichè

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A word or phrase often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse.

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Colloquial/ Colloquialism

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A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing.

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Conceit

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An elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different.

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Connotation

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The associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a work or phrase.

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Diction

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A speaker or writers choice of words

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Dependent Clause

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A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence.

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Abstract Language

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Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable things.

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Annotation

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A note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

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Antithesis

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A contrast it opposition between two things.

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Atmosphere

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Creates an emotional situation that surrounds the reader.

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Attitude

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Authors feelings towards the subject.

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Concrete Detail or Language

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Words that are specific and describe using senses.

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Denotation

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Literal or primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings or ideas the word suggests.

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Didactic

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Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

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Equivocation

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The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth.

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Euphemism

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Mild or indirect word substituted for a word too harsh while referring to something unpleasant.

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Extended Metaphor

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A comparison between two things that extends over multiple lines.

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Figurative Language

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Uses words or expressions with a meaning different from literal interpretation.

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Genre

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A category of literature

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Gerund

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The -ing form of a verb that functions as a noun.

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Hyperbole

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Figure of speech that used and incredible exaggeration or overstatement.

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Imagery

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The use of language to evoke a picture or sensation.

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Inference/ Infer

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Deduce from evidence and reasoning rather than from statements.

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Invective

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Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

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Inversion

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The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase.

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Irony

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A discrepancy between appearances and reality.

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Loose Sentence

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A sentence that begins with the main idea.

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Metaphor

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Compares two unlike things without usual comparison words (like or as).

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Mood

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Inducing a particular feeling or state of mind.

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Motif

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A distinctive feature or dominant idea in a literary composition.

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Narrative

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The form of discourse that tells about a series of events.

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Non Sequitor

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Literary device used for comedic purposes and has a lack of meaning to the point of confusion.

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of sound that echoes their senses.

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Oxymoron

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Combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

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Paradox

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A statement that appears self-contradictory, but reveals a kind of truth.

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Parallel Structure

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Repetition of words or phrases with similar grammatical structures.

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Parody

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A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer style.

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Pedantic

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An adjective that describes words phrases or general tone that is overly academic

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Periodic Sentence

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A sentence that ends with the main idea

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings thoughts and actions or attitudes

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Point of View

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The vantage point from which the writer tells a story

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Predicate

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The verb and it’s related birds in a clause or sentence and expresses what the subject does.

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Prose

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Written in ordinary language

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Refute

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To prove something to be wrong

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Repetition

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Recurrence of something already written or said

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Rhetoric

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Effective or persuasive speaking or writing

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Sarcasm

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The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

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Satire

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A type of writing that ridicules people or institutions to bring about change

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Semantics

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The meaning of the word phrase sentence or text

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Simile

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A comparison between two unlike things using like or as than or resembles

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Stream of Consciousness

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A style of writing the portrays the inner workings of the characters mind

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Style

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The distinctively in which a writer uses language

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Subordinate Clause

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A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence

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Syllogism

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An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn

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Symbol

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A person place or thing that has meaning in it’s self and stands for something more than itself

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole

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Syntax

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The order or arrangement of words in a sentence

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Theme

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The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

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Thesis

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A statement or theory that’s put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved

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Tone

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The attitude a writer takes toward the subject the characters or the audience

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Transition

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A word or words the aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas

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Understatement

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Statement this is less than what is meant

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Voice

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The attributes of a verb that indicates whether it’s subject is active or passive.

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Wit

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Elements in literary work that is designed to cause amusement or laughter

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