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Ambiguity

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(Noun) - Something whose meaning is uncertain.

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Analogy

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(Noun) - A comparison between two different things.

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Chronological

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(Adjective) - Arranged according to time sequence.

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Clause

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(Noun) - A group of words that contains both a subject and verb.

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Contrast

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(Verb) - To show differences

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Denotation

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(Noun) - The literal or dictionary definition of a word.

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Diction

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(Noun) - The author’s choice of words.

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Euphemism

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(Noun) - A more attractive way of saying something that causes discomfort

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Genre

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(Noun) - The major category into which a literary work fits.

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Homily

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(Noun) - A serious talk involving moral or spiritual advice.

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Infer

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(Verb) - To conclude from evidence

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Loose Sentence

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(Noun) - A sentence in which the independent clause comes first.

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Metonymy

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(Noun) - A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for another closely associated with it.
Ex1: The White House says….
Ex2: The pen is mightier than the sword.

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Paradox

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(Noun) - A statement that appears contradictory

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Repetition

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(Noun) - The duplication of any sound, word, phrase, or grammatical pattern.

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Sarcasm

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(Noun) - Bitter language that is intended to hurt a person or thing.

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Sophistication

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(Noun) - Wisdom caused by world experience.

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Synthetic

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(Adjective) - Involving more than one sense.

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Subject

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(Noun) - The word or words that follow a linking verb.

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Narrative

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(Noun) - The telling of a story.

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Antecedent

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(Noun) - The word to which the pronoun refers.

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Anecdote

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(Noun) - A short account of an incident

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Comparison

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(Noun) - A statement of similarities

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Conceit

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(Noun) - The comparison of two highly dissimilar things

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Diatribe
(Noun) - A bitter verbal attack
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Hyperbole
(Noun) - An extreme exaggeration
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Mood
(Noun) - The emotion that the reader feels when reading a literary work
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Parallelism
(Noun) - The repetition of words, phrases, or sentences
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Parody
(Noun) - An imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work
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Periodic Sentence
(Noun) - A sentence with the independent clause at the end
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Rhetoric
(Noun) - The art of using language effectively
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Predicate Adjective
(Noun) - The adjective that follows a linking verb
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Satire
(Noun) - A work that ridicules humans or social institutions
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Semantics
(Noun) - The meaning of a word or sentence
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Synecdoche
(Noun) - A figure of speech in which part of something is used to represent the whole thing
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Understatement
(Noun) - The presentation of something as less important than it actually is
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Wit
(Noun) - Intellectual language that surprises and delights
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Colloquial
(Noun) - Characteristic of ordinary speech rather than formal speech
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Aphorism
(Noun) - A brief statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth
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Ad Hominem
Appealing to a person's prejudices
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Atmospere
The mood that is created from setting details
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Connotation
The Meaning associated with a word
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Discorse
Mode of conversation
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Invective
A verbally abusive attack
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Mode
A method or form
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Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms
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Pedantic
Tending to be overly scholarly or overly observative to rules
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Predicate Nominative
It is a noun, group of nouns, or clause that renames the subject
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Prose
Any writing that is not poetry
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Style
The Unique way an Author presents his ideas
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Syllogysm
A logical argument that presents two premises from which a conclusion is drawn
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Syntax
The way in which words are arranged in a sentence
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Chiasmas
A reversal in the words order of two parallel word groups
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Pun
A humorous use of a word
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Enthymeme
A syllogism with one premise ommitted
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Antithesis
Two opposing ideas presented in a parallel ?matter?
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Apostrophe
A poetic device in which the speaker addresses an idea or person who is not present.
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Elegiac
Expressing sorrow for that which is in the past
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Declarative Sentence
A sentence that makes a statement a fact.
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Epithet
A descriptive word or phrase that stresses that dominant trait of a noun
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Facetious
playful, humorous
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Gothic
Old fashioned, sometimes to the point of being barbarous or crude
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Idyllic
Simple, tranquil and carefree
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Litotes
A type of understatement that asses a point by denying its negative
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Lugubrious
Dismal or gloomy especially to an exaggerated degree
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Macabig
Suggesting the horror of death and decay
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Maudlin
Excessively sentimental
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Nostalgia
A bitter sweet longing for things of the past
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Rhapsodic
Impassioned, enthusiastic or ecstatic
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Appositive
A word or phrase that directly follows the noun it modifies
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Obloquy
Public condemnation
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Paean
A song of praise or joy
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Phrase
A grouping of the words without a subject, a word or both
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Assertion
The thesis of an essay
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Discordant
Disagreeable in sound
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Cacophony
Harsh discordant sounds in a literary work
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Comic Relief
A humorous character or scene inserted between tragic events
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Deconstruct
To break something into parts in order to understand the parts
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Epigraph
A quotation at the beginning of a literary composition
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Euphony
The presentation of pleasant sounds in a work
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Exclamatory Sentence
A sentence that shows excitement and ends in an explanation
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Exposition
Background info presented in a work
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Flashback
A device that allows the writer to refer to past events
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Ibid
The source directly above the source | It's the source directly above "ibid"
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Monologue
A speech given by one character
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Parable
A story that operates on more than one level, and teaches a moral
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Polysyndeton
The presence of any conjunctions between clauses

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