Terms

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The repetition of sounds especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words

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Alliteration

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A director indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known such as an event Book place or work of art

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Allusion

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The multiple meanings either intentional or unintentional of the word phrase sentence or passage

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Ambiguity

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A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them

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Analogy

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The word phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun

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Antecedent

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A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle

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Aphorism

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A figure of speech that directly addresses and absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love

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Apostrophe

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The emotional nod created by the entirety of the literary work established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are described

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Atmosphere

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A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

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Clause

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The use of slang or informalities and speech or writing

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Colloquial/colloquialism

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A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

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Conceit

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The nonliteral associated meaning of the word: the implied, suggested meaning

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Connotation

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The strict, literal dictionary definition of the word

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Denotation

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Related to style, diction refers to the writers word choices especially with regard to their correctness clearness and effectiveness

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Diction

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From the Greek didactic literally means teaching. Didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing especially the teaching of moral and ethical principles

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Didactic

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From the Greek for “good speech”, euphemisms are more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

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Euphemism

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A metaphor developed at great lengths occurring frequently in or throughout a work

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Extended metaphor

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Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid

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Figurative language

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A device used to produce figurative language

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Figure of speech

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Describes traditions for each genre.

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Generic conventions

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The major categories into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are pros, poetry, and drama.

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Genre

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This term literally means “sermon”, but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.

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Homily

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A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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Hyperbole

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The sensory details or figuratively would use describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions

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Imagery

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To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

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Inference/infer

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And emotionally violent/verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language

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Invective

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The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what happens to be and what is actually true.

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Irony/ironic

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A type a sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.

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Loose sentence/non-periodic sentence

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A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.

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Metaphor

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A term from the Greek meaning changed label or substitute name, metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

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Metonymy

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The prevailing atmosphere or emotional or other work. Setting, tone, and events can affect the mood. Mood is similar to tone and atmosphere.

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Mood

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

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Narrative

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A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words

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Onomatopoeia

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

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Oxymoron

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

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Paradox

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Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this term comes from Greek root meaning beside one another.

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Parallelism

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A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule

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Parody

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

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Pedantic

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The opposite of loose intense, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end

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Periodic sentence

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A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by and doing them with human attributes or emotions

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Personification

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In literature, the perspective from which a story is told. There are two types of general divisions. One is first person and the other is third person

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Point of view

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

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Predicate adjective

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The second type of subject complement's – a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject

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Predicate nominative

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One of the major divisions of genre, pros refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all it's forms, because they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble everyday speech

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Prose

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

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Repetition

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From the Greek four or raider, this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively eloquently and persuasively

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Rhetoric

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This flexible term describes a variety, the conventions, and the purposes of major kinds of writing. There are four major rhetorical modes exposition, argumentation, description, and narration.

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Rhetorical modes

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From the Greek meaning to tear flush, sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or going to kill someone or something.

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Sarcasm

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Oh work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions to reform or ridicule

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Satire

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

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Semantics

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The consideration of style has two purposes: (one) in a valuation of the some of the choices and author makes and blending diction, syntax, figured it language, and other literary devices. (Two) classification of authors to a group and comparison to similar authors

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Style

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The word or clause that follows a linking verb and compliments, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either one renaming it or two describing it

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Subject complement

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Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb but unlike the independent clause the subordinate clause cannot stand alone, it does not express a complete thought.

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Subordinate clause

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From the Greek for reckoning together, a syllogism is a deductive system of formal logic that presents to premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion

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Syllogism

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Generally anything that represents itself and stands for something else

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Symbol/symbolism

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The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences

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Syntax

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The central idea or message of the work, the inside it offers into life

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Theme

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In expository writing, the thesis statement is the sentence group of sentences that directly expresses the authors opinion, purpose, meaning, or position.

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Thesis

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Similar to mood, tone describes the authors attitude toward his material, the audience, or both.

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Tone

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A word or phrase that links different ideas. Used especially, although not exclusively , in expository and argumentative writing, transitions like effectively signal a shift from one idea to another

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Transition

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The ironic minimizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is

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Understatement

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In modern language, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. This type of statement is humorous, while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks.

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Wit

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The device of using character and or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning

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Allegory