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Theme

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the underlying universal message

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Genre

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a category of literary composition

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Persona

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the voice of a particular character (usually a narrator)

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Tone

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the speakers attitude toward the subject

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Mood

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an atmosphere designed to evoke a certain emotion

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Organization

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the arrangement of ideas, incidents, and evidence in an essay

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Surface features

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details provided via literary strategies to imply a second meaning

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Diction

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word choice on account of correctness, clearness, effectiveness

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Syntax

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order of words

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Anaphora

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repetition of the first part of the sentence

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Epiphora

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a word/phrase is repeated at the end of clauses

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Repetition

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device that repeats the same words/phrases for emphasis

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Imagery

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language that evokes sensations via sences

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parallelism

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expressing equal ideas with the same grammatical form

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Figurative Language

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using words with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

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Story Elements

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ideas associated with traditional narrative structures

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Metaphor

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a comparison saying something “is” something else to show it in a new way

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Hyperbole

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an exaggeration not taken literally

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Simile

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a comparison saying something “is like” something else to show it in a new way

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Oxymoron

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a figure of speech where contradictory ideas are combined

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Symbol

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an element that stands for more than itself

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Motif

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recurring ideas to unify a work in a theme

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Euphemism

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polite, indirect expressions of something unpleasant

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Personification

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giving inanimate/abstract concepts human attributes

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Onomatopoeia

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a word that imitates natural sounds

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Paradox

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a contradictory statement to highlight an idea

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Alliteration

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the same sound at the beginning of close words

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Assonance

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two or more words close to another repeat the same vowel

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Consonance

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refers to the repetition of consonants

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Rhetoric

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the art of analyzing literary choices in the context of the writer, speaker, and audience that make it meaningful

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Rhetorical Situation

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The context of the speaker, audience, and purpose

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Aristotelian Triangle

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triangle representing the 3 rhetorical appeals in an argument

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Ethos

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arguments appeal to character

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Pathos

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arguments appeal to emotion

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Logos

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arguments appeal to logic

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Rhetorical Modes

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describes the purposes of language based communication

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Narration

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an anecdote or story offered to made a generalization or point

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Description

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writing that relies on sensory images to create an impression

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Exposition

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writing intended to explain the context of a topic

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Argumentation

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writing that investigates a problem with reason

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High/Formal Diction

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elevated, slang-less language

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Neutral Diction

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standard language

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Slang

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recently coined informal words

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Colloquial

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nonstandard, regional, and informal ways of using language

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Jargon

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words/expressions of a particular profession

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Dialect

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nonstandard subgroup of language

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Denotation

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literal definition of a word

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Connotation

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the implied suggestion or meaning of a word

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Decorum

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character agree-ability to audience

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Code grooming

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using language unique to an audience

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Identity strategy

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getting the audience to identify with an action

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Character references

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an endorsement that adds credibility

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Sympathy

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aligning yourself with an audiences pathos by demonstrating concern

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Demotic speech

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relating to the common people

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Humor

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good calming device using wit, banter, and facetious humor

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Passive voice

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indirect language that implies an action happened on its own

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Concession

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using your opponents own argument to your advantage

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Commonplace

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boiled down public opinion used as the starting point of your argument

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Anecdote

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a short story about a real incident

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Vignette

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short scene focused on one profound moment

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Allegory

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extended metaphor where narrative equates with meanings

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Asyndeton

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connecting words are omitted, producing an emphatic effect

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Polysyndeton

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connecting words are repeated in succession

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Foil

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character who contrasts with the main character to highlight a trait

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Pathetic fallacy

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attributing human qualities to inanimate objects of nature

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-ism

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suffix denoting a philosophy

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epigraph

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a phrase, quote, or poem at the beginning of a document

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Visual Rhetoric

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communication through visual images

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Typography

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arranging type to make written language legible, readable, appealing

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Aphorism

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brief statements that express a general principle

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Artifact

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object made by a human being

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analogy

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comparison in which an idea is compared to something familiar to explain it

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Pun

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play on words based on similarity in sound

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Sarcasm

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verbal irony where its obvious that the speaker means the opposite of what they are saying

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Didactic

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intended to instruct for informative literary text

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