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| Sentence containing subject and a verb w/ little else in the subject or predicate |
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| Indirect comparison that does not include like or as |
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| Mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone |
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| Created by a subordination conjunction, a clause that modifies an independent clause |
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| A device where being indirect replaces directness to avoid unpleasantness |
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| Figure of speech; using strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas |
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| An error, mistake, frailty, or misstep. The protagonist's hamartia will cause his/her downfall |
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| A tone of fairness, suggests there is a distance between the author and subject. Can be cold and impersonal |
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| Placement of two things side by side for emphasis |
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| Expressing in a personal manner your convictions, beliefs, and ideas; when subjective response occurs it is likely to be emotional |
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| Repetition of initial consonant sounds |
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| A simple devise that serves as a basis for an expanded narrative, the motif is a recurring feature in the work |
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| A sentence not grammatically complete until the end. It has the dependent clause at the beginning and the independent clause at the end. |
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| Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning |
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| The speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience |
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| Opposed to concrete, not quantifiable |
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| Figure of speech. The substitution of the name of an object w/ a word closely associated w/ it. (White house=presidency) |
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| A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject |
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| Opposed to abstract, quantifiable |
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| A sentence that makes a statement |
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| The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses |
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| Independent/Dependent Clause |
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Independent-A sentence which stands alone
Dependent: A sentence which needs to be joined w/ another sentence in order to make sense |
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| The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions |
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| Informal conversation, it differs in grammar, vocab, syntax, imagery, or connotation |
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| A sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was thought of or understood |
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| A teaching type of tone, lesson-like or boring in nature |
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| The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition |
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| A word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or describes another word, phrase, or clause |
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| Having more than one meaning, used in verbal, written, and nonverbal communication |
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A formula for presenting a logical argument
Ex: Assertion, Proof, Commentary |
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| A particular type or category of writing; tragety, comedy, epic, short story, historical fiction, didactic, etc. |
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| A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience |
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| In grammar, a term for the relationship b/w a verb a noun (active or passive voice). In the rhetoric, a distinctive quality in the style and tone of writing |
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| An assertion, usually supported by evidence |
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| The author's or speaker's feelings toward the subject |
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| Details used in a persuasive paper which attempts to convince the reader: proof or evidence |
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| Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue |
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| A sentence that requests or commands |
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| A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause |
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| To discredit an argument, particularly a counter argument |
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| That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning |
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| Leaving out conjunctions b/w words, phrases, clauses |
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| An indirect reference, often to another text or historic event |
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| The noun to which the pronoun refers |
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| The intended receiver for a speaker or writer's message |
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| Point from which an author presents a story. It can be close, distant, within a character, or others |
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| To use humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticizes people's stupidly or vices. Insulting. |
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| An aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing |
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| The central idea of a story or essay |
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| A pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect |
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| The style of the story, concentrate on the writer's order of events and details |
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| One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing |
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| The speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing |
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| Shared beliefs, values, or positions |
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| An all knowing, usually third person narrator |
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| Descriptive details which use figures of speech to explain a concept, person, or thing |
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| A summary of the main points of a story or essay |
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| The emotional feeling of the setting, something like tone, but specifically related to setting |
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| A challenge to a position; an opposing argument |
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| To conclude by reason an idea, attitude, or tone which is not directly stated by the author |
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| A sentence containing subject and a verb w/ little else in the subject or predicate |
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