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| refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images (ideas and qualitites rather than observable or specific things,people, or places). The observable or "physical"is described in concrete language. |
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| In an argument, this is an attack on ther person rather than on the opponent's ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against man" |
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| an extended narratice in prose or verse in which characters, events, and setting represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be readbeneath the surface of the story; underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric |
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| repitition of consonant sounds at the begining of words that are close to on another: MickeyMouse, Doland Duck |
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| a refernce to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature, history, etc. |
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| Comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify and action or a relationship, such as comparing the work of a heart to that of a pump. An analogy is a comparison to a directly parallel case. |
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Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent.
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"There was delight I caught in seeing long straight rows. There was the faint, cool, kiss of sensuality. There was the vague sense of infinite...") |
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| a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humerous effect or to make a point |
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| Explanantory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data. |
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| the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. "To be or not to be..." "Ask not what you country can do for you, ask what you can do for you country." |
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| a short, ofthen witty statement of a principle or a truth about life: "Early bird gets the worm" |
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| usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of callin out to an imaginar dead or absent person or to a place thing or personified abstraction |
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| writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of a view or and idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation |
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| repetition of bowel sounds between different consonants, such as in neigh/fade |
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| commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words. the parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. |
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| harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony |
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| descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a faced of personality |
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| a word or phrace (including slang) used in eberyday conversation and informal writing bu that is often inapporpoirate in formal writing (y'all ain't) |
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| quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principal |
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| language that describes specific, observable things, poeple, or places, thater than ideas or qualitites |
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| implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reder's mind. |
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