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| refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images |
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| the multiple meanings, either intentional or uninententional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage |
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| word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers |
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| a preceding circumstance, event or object |
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| group of words consisting of a subject and a predicate. ex. independent or main clause, dependent or subordinate |
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| overused expression- phrase or word that has lost its original effectiveness or power from over use |
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| principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meanign of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible |
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| one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected by subordinate conjunctions |
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| contains two or more indp. clauses connected by corrdinate conjunctions |
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| 2 or more indp. clauses and one or more dependent clauses |
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| author's choice of words that create tone and style as well as meaning |
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| general term that covers explanations, reasoning, pro and con arguements, examples, analysis |
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| calls for you ro help readers understand the reasoning behind the essay's position by showing the logical development in step by step |
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| sustained comparison often referred to as a conceit, developed at great length |
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| rhetorical strategy when the lists are used to create a sense of overwhelming force or magintude |
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| direct comparison b/w dissimilar thigns using implied comparisons of seemingly unlike things of the subsitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity |
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| grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. includes indicative, subjunctive and imperative |
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| literary meanning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work |
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| repetition of similar words, phrases, or cluases in a sentence. grammatical structure of each part of the parrallel structure is the same |
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| person place thing or event that stand both for itself and for somethign beyond itself |
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