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ad hominem
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responding against the man instead of responding against the argument itself
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allegory
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form of extended metaphor
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alliteration
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the reppitition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are slose together
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allusion
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a reference to something that is unkown from history
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ambiguity
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uncertianty
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analogy
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compares 2 things focusing on similarities
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analogy
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similarity between like features of two things on which a comparison may be used
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anecdote
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short account of particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing narative
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anecdote
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short informal story most often presented as evidence in suppotr of a claim
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antecedent
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word
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antithesis
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the rhetorical contrast of ideas be means of parallel arrangements of words
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aphorism
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a concise statement of a principle
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apostrophe
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a technique by which a writer adresses an inanimate object
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argument
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use of symbols to effect thinking and/or actions
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artistic and inartistic proofs
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a- come from relate to a speaker and or writer i- exists independently from arguer
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assonace
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repitition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds
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assumption
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a belief or attitude considered to be true or guinuin
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atmosphere
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a surrounding influence or environment
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attitude
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a position assumed for a specific purpose
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audience
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person or people argument is addressing
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backing
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supports a warrant which in turn supports the logical move from data to claim
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bandwagon appeal
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suggests that an idea
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begging the question fallacy
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to argue in a cricle
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caricature
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make political statements; based on deliberate exaggeration of a famous person's distinctive features
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chiasmus
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an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases
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claim of cause
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suggests a before and after relationship
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claim of definition
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explains what something means
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claim of policy
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suggests a particualr course of action
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claim of value
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judges what is desirable and what is not
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claim
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point being made
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clause
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a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence
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cognitive dissohance
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when we encounter an argument we dissagree with; unpleasent state of mind or feeling of anxiety or doubt
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colloquialism
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a local or regional dialect expression
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conciet
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implies use - extended metaphor
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concrete detail
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privide visual representation of subject
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connotation
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implied meaning of a word
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consonance
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repetittion of the same or similar final consonat sounds on accented syllables or in important words
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credibility
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capable of being believed
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data
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individual facts
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deductive reasoning
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moves from the general to the particular
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denotation
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the literal meaning of a word dictionary meaning
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details
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extended treatment of or attention to particular items
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devices
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something (as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect
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diction
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a speakers or writer's choice of words
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didactic
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intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment
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enthymeme
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shortened syllogism; when one premisc is missing or incomplete
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epistemology
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study of knowledge / what we know is true
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ethos
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appeals focus on the character
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euphemism
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the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
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evidence
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materail that an arguer offers in support of his or her claims or conclusion
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extended metaphor
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metaphor that is extended thorugh a stanza or entire poem often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas
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fact
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generally understood to be something that can be varified / validated by a # of reliable sources
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fallacy
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argument that may seem reasonable or rational
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figurative lang
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speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect
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figures of speech
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word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and that is not meant to be taken literally
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flashback
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a scene that interupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
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foreshadowing
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the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
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framing and reframing
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refers to way an argument is presented (looks at positive and negative aspects)
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generic conventions
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features shown by texts that allow them to be put into a specific genre
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genre
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a category of artistic
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god and devil terms
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g- represents something good d- represents bad
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grounds
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evidence offered in support of a claim
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hasty generalization
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when a claim is not suffenciently supported by the available data
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homily
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a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
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horatian satire
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After the Roman satirist Horace: Satire in which the voice is indulgent
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement for effect
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identification
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search for common ground between the arguer and the argument
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imagery
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use of language to evoke a picture
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inductive reasoning
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moves from the particular to the general
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inference
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the act of passing from one proposition
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invective
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of
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irony
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in general
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Juvenalian satire
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After the Roman satirist Juvenal: Formal satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation Juvenalian satire in its realism and its harshness is in strong contrast to Horatian satire.
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juxtaposition
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the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side
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language
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the words
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litotes
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understatement in which an affirmative expressed by the negative of its contrary
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logos
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appeals to reason
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loose sentence
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makes comlete sense if brought to a close before it's acctual ending
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major primisc
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major proposition or claim most often in context of syllogism
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meiosis
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expressive understatement
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metaphor
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figure of speech that makes a comparason between two unlike things without using: like or as than or resembles
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metonymy
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figure of speech that consists of the use of name of one concepts for that of another to which is related
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minor primisc
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minor proposition or claim
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mood
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a state or quality of feeling at a particualr time
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motivation
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reasons for a character's behavoir
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narration
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a ritual of events
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narrative devices
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methods the author uses to help convey the message of his/her piece
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narrative techniques
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1st person: Is about you
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non sequitar
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does not follow
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onomatopoeia
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the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
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opinion
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belief or conclusion
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opperational definition
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identifies object by what it does or by conditions that create it
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oxymoron
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a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
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paradox
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statement that appears self-contradictory by that reveals a kind of truth
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parallel structure
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repetition of gramatical structure
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pathos
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appeals to emotion
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pedantic
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narrowly
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periodic sentence
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makes sense fully only when the end of sentence is reached
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personification
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figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings thoughts or attitudes
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persuasive devices
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develope used in order to persuad the audience to follow speaker
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persuasive essay
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used to sway the ideas of audience in order to make them follow persons opinion
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plot
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the series of related events in a story or play sometimes called the story line
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point of view
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vantage piont from which the writer tells a story
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post ho ergo propter hoc
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after this
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predicate adjective
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shows ownership
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predicate nominative
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noun that comes after a linking verb and RENAMES or stands for the subject
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prose
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ordinary speech or writting without metrical structure
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prosody
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particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification
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protagonist
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the central character in a stroy the one who initiates or drives the action
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pun
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a play on words
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qualifier
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word/phrase that demonstrates force or strength of the claim being put forth
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rebuttal
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explicitly stated instance of when a claim would have to be set aside or ignored
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rehtorical question
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a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply
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repetition
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act of repeating
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resources of language
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figurative speech varying sentence length or rhetorical questions
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rhetoric
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the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion
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rhyme
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repetition of vowel sounds in accented syllables and all succeeding syllables
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sarcasm
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harsh or bitter irony
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satire
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type of writting that dictates the short cummings of people or institutions in atempt to bring about change
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setting
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time and location in which a story takes place
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shift/turn
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to place something - in a particular position/posture
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simile
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a figure of speech in which to unlike things are compared
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sound devices
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conveying slant on musical qualities of poetry
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sturcture
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the relationship or organization of componant parts of literature
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style
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particular kind
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suspence
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a state of condition of mental uncertainty excitement
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syllogism
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kind of deductive argument with 3 related statements which are called a major primice
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symbol
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something used for or regarded as representing something else
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synecdoche
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figure of speech in which part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
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syntax
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study ofthe rules for formation of gramatical sentences in a language
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theme
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a subject of discourse
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tone
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any sound consicerec with reference to its quality pitch source etc.
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understatement
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to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out
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ad hominem
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responding against the man instead of responding against the argument itself
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|
allegory
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form of extended metaphor
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|
|
alliteration
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the reppitition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are slose together
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allusion
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a reference to something that is unkown from history
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ambiguity
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uncertianty
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analogy
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compares 2 things focusing on similarities
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analogy
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similarity between like features of two things on which a comparison may be used
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anecdote
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short account of particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing narative
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anecdote
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short informal story most often presented as evidence in suppotr of a claim
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antecedent
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word
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antithesis
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the rhetorical contrast of ideas be means of parallel arrangements of words
|
|
|
aphorism
|
a concise statement of a principle
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|
|
apostrophe
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a technique by which a writer adresses an inanimate object
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argument
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use of symbols to effect thinking and/or actions
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|
|
artistic and inartistic proofs
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a- come from relate to a speaker and or writer i- exists independently from arguer
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assonace
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repitition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds
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assumption
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a belief or attitude considered to be true or guinuin
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atmosphere
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a surrounding influence or environment
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attitude
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a position assumed for a specific purpose
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audience
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person or people argument is addressing
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backing
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supports a warrant which in turn supports the logical move from data to claim
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|
bandwagon appeal
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suggests that an idea
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begging the question fallacy
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to argue in a cricle
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|
|
caricature
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make political statements; based on deliberate exaggeration of a famous person's distinctive features
|
|
|
chiasmus
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an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases
|
|
|
claim of cause
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suggests a before and after relationship
|
|
|
claim of definition
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explains what something means
|
|
|
claim of policy
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suggests a particualr course of action
|
|
|
claim of value
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judges what is desirable and what is not
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claim
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point being made
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clause
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a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence
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cognitive dissohance
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when we encounter an argument we dissagree with; unpleasent state of mind or feeling of anxiety or doubt
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|
|
colloquialism
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a local or regional dialect expression
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|
conciet
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implies use - extended metaphor
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concrete detail
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privide visual representation of subject
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connotation
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implied meaning of a word
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consonance
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repetittion of the same or similar final consonat sounds on accented syllables or in important words
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credibility
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capable of being believed
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data
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individual facts
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|
deductive reasoning
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moves from the general to the particular
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|
denotation
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the literal meaning of a word dictionary meaning
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|
details
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extended treatment of or attention to particular items
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|
devices
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something (as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect
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|
|
diction
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a speakers or writer's choice of words
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didactic
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intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment
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|
|
enthymeme
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shortened syllogism; when one premisc is missing or incomplete
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epistemology
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study of knowledge / what we know is true
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|
ethos
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appeals focus on the character
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|
|
euphemism
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the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
|
|
|
evidence
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materail that an arguer offers in support of his or her claims or conclusion
|
|
|
extended metaphor
|
metaphor that is extended thorugh a stanza or entire poem often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas
|
|
|
fact
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generally understood to be something that can be varified / validated by a # of reliable sources
|
|
|
fallacy
|
argument that may seem reasonable or rational
|
|
|
figurative lang
|
speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect
|
|
|
figures of speech
|
word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and that is not meant to be taken literally
|
|
|
flashback
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a scene that interupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
|
|
|
foreshadowing
|
the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
|
|
|
framing and reframing
|
refers to way an argument is presented (looks at positive and negative aspects)
|
|
|
generic conventions
|
features shown by texts that allow them to be put into a specific genre
|
|
|
genre
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a category of artistic
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|
god and devil terms
|
g- represents something good d- represents bad
|
|
|
grounds
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evidence offered in support of a claim
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|
|
hasty generalization
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when a claim is not suffenciently supported by the available data
|
|
|
homily
|
a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
|
|
|
horatian satire
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After the Roman satirist Horace: Satire in which the voice is indulgent
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|
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement for effect
|
|
|
identification
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search for common ground between the arguer and the argument
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|
|
imagery
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use of language to evoke a picture
|
|
|
inductive reasoning
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moves from the particular to the general
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inference
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the act of passing from one proposition
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invective
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of
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irony
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in general
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Juvenalian satire
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After the Roman satirist Juvenal: Formal satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation Juvenalian satire in its realism and its harshness is in strong contrast to Horatian satire.
|
|
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juxtaposition
|
the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side
|
|
|
language
|
the words
|
|
|
litotes
|
understatement in which an affirmative expressed by the negative of its contrary
|
|
|
logos
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appeals to reason
|
|
|
loose sentence
|
makes comlete sense if brought to a close before it's acctual ending
|
|
|
major primisc
|
major proposition or claim most often in context of syllogism
|
|
|
meiosis
|
expressive understatement
|
|
|
metaphor
|
figure of speech that makes a comparason between two unlike things without using: like or as than or resembles
|
|
|
metonymy
|
figure of speech that consists of the use of name of one concepts for that of another to which is related
|
|
|
minor primisc
|
minor proposition or claim
|
|
|
mood
|
a state or quality of feeling at a particualr time
|
|
|
motivation
|
reasons for a character's behavoir
|
|
|
narration
|
a ritual of events
|
|
|
narrative devices
|
methods the author uses to help convey the message of his/her piece
|
|
|
narrative techniques
|
1st person: Is about you
|
|
|
non sequitar
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does not follow
|
|
|
onomatopoeia
|
the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
|
|
|
opinion
|
belief or conclusion
|
|
|
opperational definition
|
identifies object by what it does or by conditions that create it
|
|
|
oxymoron
|
a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
|
|
|
paradox
|
statement that appears self-contradictory by that reveals a kind of truth
|
|
|
parallel structure
|
repetition of gramatical structure
|
|
|
pathos
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appeals to emotion
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|
|
pedantic
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narrowly
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|
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periodic sentence
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makes sense fully only when the end of sentence is reached
|
|
|
personification
|
figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings thoughts or attitudes
|
|
|
persuasive devices
|
develope used in order to persuad the audience to follow speaker
|
|
|
persuasive essay
|
used to sway the ideas of audience in order to make them follow persons opinion
|
|
|
plot
|
the series of related events in a story or play sometimes called the story line
|
|
|
point of view
|
vantage piont from which the writer tells a story
|
|
|
post ho ergo propter hoc
|
after this
|
|
|
predicate adjective
|
shows ownership
|
|
|
predicate nominative
|
noun that comes after a linking verb and RENAMES or stands for the subject
|
|
|
prose
|
ordinary speech or writting without metrical structure
|
|
|
prosody
|
particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification
|
|
|
protagonist
|
the central character in a stroy the one who initiates or drives the action
|
|
|
pun
|
a play on words
|
|
|
qualifier
|
word/phrase that demonstrates force or strength of the claim being put forth
|
|
|
rebuttal
|
explicitly stated instance of when a claim would have to be set aside or ignored
|
|
|
rehtorical question
|
a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply
|
|
|
repetition
|
act of repeating
|
|
|
resources of language
|
figurative speech varying sentence length or rhetorical questions
|
|
|
rhetoric
|
the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion
|
|
|
rhyme
|
repetition of vowel sounds in accented syllables and all succeeding syllables
|
|
|
sarcasm
|
harsh or bitter irony
|
|
|
satire
|
type of writting that dictates the short cummings of people or institutions in atempt to bring about change
|
|
|
setting
|
time and location in which a story takes place
|
|
|
shift/turn
|
to place something - in a particular position/posture
|
|
|
simile
|
a figure of speech in which to unlike things are compared
|
|
|
sound devices
|
conveying slant on musical qualities of poetry
|
|
|
sturcture
|
the relationship or organization of componant parts of literature
|
|
|
style
|
particular kind
|
|
|
suspence
|
a state of condition of mental uncertainty excitement
|
|
|
syllogism
|
kind of deductive argument with 3 related statements which are called a major primice
|
|
|
symbol
|
something used for or regarded as representing something else
|
|
|
synecdoche
|
figure of speech in which part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
|
|
|
syntax
|
study ofthe rules for formation of gramatical sentences in a language
|
|
|
theme
|
a subject of discourse
|
|
|
tone
|
any sound consicerec with reference to its quality pitch source etc.
|
|
|
understatement
|
to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out
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