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| Argument solely based on emotion |
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| Using elements as a symbol to portray truths/generalizations |
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| Repetition of consonant sounds |
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| Reference to something commonly known |
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| Multiple meanins of a something |
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| Comparison of two different things |
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| Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun |
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| Contradiction of ideas with balanced grammar structure |
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| Statement of general truth |
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| Addresses an absent person or personified abstraction |
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| Emotional mood created by a piece |
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| Description exaggerating distinctive features |
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| Inverted parallelism with reversal of terms |
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| Contains a subject and verb |
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| Implied meaning of a word |
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| Literal meaning of a word |
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| Instruction of moral principles |
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| Replacing a negative word with a less negative one |
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| Metaphor carried throughout the piece |
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| Techniques used for each genre |
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| Emotionally violent attack |
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| Contrast between what is stated and what is really meant |
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| Comparing two dissimilar objects |
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| Natural sounds imitated by words |
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| Two words placed together that are opposites |
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| A statement taht is contradictory to itself |
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| Main idea is at the end of the sentence |
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| Gives human attributes to inhuman things |
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| Adjectives that directly follow a verb |
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| Noun(s) that directly follow a verb |
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| Rhetorical Appeal (Logos) |
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| Rhetorical Appeal (Ethos) |
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| Establishes speaker credibility |
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| Rhetorical Appeal (Pathos) |
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| Question that doesn't need an answer |
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| Bitter language meant to hurt others |
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| Comparison using like or as |
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| Phrase following a verb that completes the subject |
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| Subject and verb without a complete thought |
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| Minimizing statement of fact |
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| Statement made by denying the opposite |
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| Refers to something as less important |
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| Conjuctions are omitted from a list |
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| Method of reasoning from general to specific |
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| Slight variation of a language |
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| Written piece about someone who's died, lamenting |
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| Method of reasoning moving from the specific to general |
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| Written piece about someone who died, praising |
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| A word applied to two or more nouns |
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| Uses conjuctions in a list without commas |
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| Repetitio of a phrase at the beginning of sentences |
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| Puts a modifier or verb as first in the sentence |
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| One statement doesn't logically connect to another |
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| An irrelevant issue that has nothing to do with the subject |
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| Argues a claim that is considered weak to strengthen the original argument |
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