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Abstract

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Terms/language describing concepts instead of definite images.

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Ad Hominem

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A fallacy in an argument when the author attacks the defendant rather than their subject.

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Allegory

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A story that portrays an abstract second meaning through its events (ANIMAL FARM)

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Alliteration

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Repetitions of sounds (usually consonants) beginning words.

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Allusion

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A reference/second meaning of a well-known event or person.

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Analogy

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A comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things.

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

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Anecdote

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A brief story used to illustrate a point or claim.

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Annotation

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The taking of notes directly on a text.

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Antithesis

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Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction.

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Aphorism

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A short saying/proverb about life.

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Apostrophe

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A term used in poetry/prose where the character calls out to the imaginary/dead.

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Argumentation

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Persuasive writing used to present a certain viewpoint and evidence to support it.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants.

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Asyndenton

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Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.

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Cacophony

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When poetry or prose uses harsh sounds or verbiage deliberately.

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Caricature

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Descriptive writing that emphasizes/highlights a person’s certain features.

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Colloquialism

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An informal word or phrase that is not acceptable in formal writing.

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Coherence

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The quality of the connectedness of details in a piece to its central theme.

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Concrete Langauge

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A certain language that describes concrete things instead of abstract ideas or qualities.

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Connotation

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An undertone a word/phrase contains that addsmeaning(thoughts/feelings) in addition to its literal definition.

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Consonance

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the repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighbouring words whose vowel sounds are different.

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Conundrum

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A problem that is difficult to solve and might be solved in multiple ways.

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Deduction

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process of reasoning that starts with a general truth, applies that truth to a specific case (resulting in a second piece of evidence), and from those two pieces of evidence (premises), draws a specific conclusion about the specific case

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Denotation

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the literal or primary meaning of a word

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Description

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he pattern of narrative development that aims to make vivid a place, object, character, or group

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Diction

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writer’s or speaker’s distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story

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Didactic

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The method of having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

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Discourse

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the main human device to influence an audience’s perception of its reality

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Dissonance

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The use of unpleasant, conflicting sounds in a work

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Dramatic Irony

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irony inherent in speeches or a situation of a work and is understood by the audience but not by the characters

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Emotional Appeal

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a logical fallacy characterized by the manipulation of the recipient’s emotions in order to win an argument

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Epigraph

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An epigraph is a short quotation, phrase, or poemthat is placed at the beginning of another piece of writing to encapsulate thatwork’s main themes and to set the tone

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Ethical Apeal

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a method of persuasion that’s based on the author’s credibility.

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Euphemism

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a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive

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Euphony

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The use of verbiage pleasing to the ear

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Example

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A reference made in an argument to aid the argument and help convey ideas to readers

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Explication

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a literary technique in criticism and research, used for a close analysis of an excerpt or text taken from a lengthy piece of work

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Exposition

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form of writing that explains what’s happening or has happened in the story in a very matter-of-fact way

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Extended Metaphor

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explains a concept by directly mentioning another concept and drawing multiple parallels between them

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False Analogy

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An informal fallacy that draws assumptions about a topic through an analogy to another subject.

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Figurative Language

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A style of writing that uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful

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Figures of Speech

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words or phrases used in a non-literal sense from ordinary language for rhetorical or vivid effect

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Foreshadowing

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The literary use of a warning, foretelling, or indication of a future event

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Freight-train

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A sentence that is lengthy and used to express a character’strainof thought

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Generalization

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adverbs of frequency like always often and usually and adjectives like most all

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Genre

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a recognizable pattern for providing specific kinds of information for an identifiable audience demanded by circumstances that come up again and again

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Hubris

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extreme pride andarroganceshown by a character, which ultimately brings about his downfall

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Humor

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aliterarytool that intends to induce amusement or laughter

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Hyperbole

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is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis

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image

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A rhetorical device that can be related to with one of the five senses

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imagery

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uses figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

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induction

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A fallacies that makes false connections based on previous experiences

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inference

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the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence

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interior monologue

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narrative technique that exhibits the thoughts passing through the minds of the protagonists

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invective

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abusive or insulting language

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inversion

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the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence

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irony

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a rhetorical device used to convey a meaning sharply different from or even opposite of the literal text

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jargon

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the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade

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logic

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a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason

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