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Sentence that present its centeral meaning in a main clause at the end; adds emphasis and structural variety.: Periodic Sentence
Serious talk, speech, or lecture involving MORAL or SPIRITUAL advice between them; it can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.: Homily
Similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them; it can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with pointing out its simarity to something more familiar.: Analogy
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.: Colloquialism
The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences: Syntax
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.: Antecedent
This term describes traditions for each genre: Generic Conventions
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.: Infer
Type of sentence in which the main ideas comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.: Loose Scentence
Using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an adstraction in addition to the literal meaning; the meaning usually deals with a moral truth or a generalization about human existance: Allegory
Word or phrase that links different ideas.: Transition
Work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of commic effect or ridicule; SNL.: Parody
Work that target human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions, for reform or ridicule.: Satire
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning.: Figurative Language
Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection conatins some degree of truth or validity.: Paradox
Terse statement of know authorship which express a general truth or moral principle; can be used a memorable summation of the author's point.: Aphorism
The centeral idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.: Theme
The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence or pattern.: Repetition
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by SETTING and partly by the author's CHOICE OF OBJECTS that are described; frequently foreshadowed events.: Atmosphere
The major category in which a literary work fits: Genre
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, scentence, or passage.: Ambiguity
The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word.: Connotative
The primary aim of this writing is teaching or instructing, especially morals or ethical principles.: Didactic
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words; used to reinforce meaning, unify ideas, and/or supply musical sound.: Alliteration
The scentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition.: Thesis
The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word.: Denotation
Figure of speech where the author groups apparently contadictory terms to suggest a paradox; jumbo shrimp: Oxymoron
Figure of speech which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.: Menonomy
Grammatical unit that conatins both a subject and a verb.: Clause
Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights.: Wit
Invloves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something.: Sarcasm
Ironic minimalizing of fact, it presents something as less significant than it is.: Understatement
More agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts.: Euphemism
Refers to the gammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, scentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity; it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.: Parallelism
Related to style, this refers to the writer's WORD CHOICE, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.: Diction
An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholary, academtic, or bookish.: Pedantic
An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax figurative language, and other literature devices.: Style
An explicit comparison, normally using like, as or if.: Simile
Anything that represents or stands for something else.: Symbol
Comparison developed at great length.: Extended Metaphor
Contast between what is stated explicitly and what is really ment.: Irony
Deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises-the first one called "major" and the second one "minor" that inevitable lead to a sound conclusion.: Syllogism
Discussion that appeals to emotion rather than reason, to feeling rather than intellect.: Ad Hominem Argument
Emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.: Invective
Fanciful expression, utilizing an extended metaphor or analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects; intellectual clever due to unusual comparison.: Conceit
Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sound of words.: Onomatopeia
Figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects with human attributes or emotions.: Personification
Figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.: Apostrophe
Figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement; comic effect: Hyperbole
Figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity.: Metaphor
Sensory details used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.: Imagery
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known. such as an event, book, myth, place or work of art.: Allusion

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