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Ad Hominem

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In an argument, attack on the other person instead of their argument

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Abstract

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Refers to language that describes concepts rather concrete images

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Allegory

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A second meaning lies beneath the surface of the reading

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Anaphora

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repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row

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Anecdote

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a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point

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Antithesis

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Presentation of two contrasting images

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Aphorism

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A short, often witty statement of a principal or truth about life

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Apostrophe

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usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants, such as in neigh/fade

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Asyndeton

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Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words 
X, y, z
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Cacophony

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Harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately, opposite of euphony

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Caricature

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Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons appearance or a faced of personality

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Colloquialism

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A word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing, inappropriate for formal writing

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Chiasmus

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Two corresponding parts arranged not in parallels (a-b-a-b) but in inverted order (a-b-b-a

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Coherence

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QuoIty of a piece of writing in which all of the parts contribute to the development of a central idea or theme

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Concrete language

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Language that describes observable things rather ideas

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Consonance

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Repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or Moore words I’m close proximity, boost/best

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Conundrum

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A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun, may also be a paradox

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Deduction

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The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example

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Denotation

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Literal meaning of a word

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Didactic

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Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach

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Discourse

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Spoken or written language- description, exposition, narration, and persuasion

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Dissonance

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Harsh or grating words that do not go together

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Dramatic irony

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When the reader is aware of a situation and the character is not

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Epigraph
The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at it's theme
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Euphony
a succession of harmonious sounds, opposite of cacophony
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Explication
The art of interpreting of discovering the meaning of a text
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Exposition
The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot (explanation)
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False analogy
When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them
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Freight train
Sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions
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Induction
The process that moves from a series of given specifics to generalization
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Interior monologue
Writing that records the conversation inside a characters head
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Invective
A verbally abusive attack
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Inversion
Reversing the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase
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Irony
A situation or element in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what is expected
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Logical fallacy
A mistake in reasoning
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Metonymy
A figure of speech that uses the name of am object, person, or idea to represent something with which it is associated (The crown for the King)
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Mode
The method in which ad lie ternary work is written
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Mood
Emotional attitude of a work
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Negative-positive
Statements that begins by stating what is not true and then follows with what is
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Non-sequitur
When one statement isn't logically connected to the other
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Objectivity
An in personal presentation of events and characters
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Oversimplification
When a writer obscures or denies the complexion of a situation
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Oxymoron
Wise fool, jumbo shrimp
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Pacing
The movement of a literary piece from one point to another
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Parable
A short take that teaches a moral
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Paradox
A statement that seems to contradict itself but turns out to be rational
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Pedantic
Used to describe writing that borders lecturing, scholarly and difficult
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Stream of consciousness
Like a first person narrator who puts the reader in the characters head
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Omniscient
Third person narrator, can see Into the characters mind
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Limited omniscient
Third person narrator who reports thoughts of only one character
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Objective
Third person narrator who reports only what a camera would see
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Polysyndeton
Sentence that uses a conjunction to separate items in a series
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Protagonist
Main character of a work
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Red herring
When a writer raises an irrelevant question to draw attention away from the real issue
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Reductio ad absurdum
Reduces an argument to an either or situation
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Regionalism
A element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using its influence as a major part of the plot
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Rhetoric
The art of effective communication
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Rhetorical modes
Exposition, description, narration, and argumentation
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Straw man
When a writer argues against a claim that nobody actually holds
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Syllogism
A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and then a conclusion is drawn from them
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Synecdoche
Figure of speech in which ad part is meant do represent a whole, wheels to mean a car
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Syntactic Fluency
Ability to uses a variety of sentence structures
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Syntactic Permutation
Sentence structures that are very complex
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Syntax
Grammatical structure of a sentence
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Tricolon
Sentence consisting of three parts of equal importance and length, usually three independent clauses
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Unity
Quality of a piece of writing
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Voice
Refers to two different areas of writing, active and passive voice VS sound of a writers style

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