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11 Cards in this Set
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Words, phrases, and clauses that make one element of a sentence dependent on (or subordinate to) another. (Contrast with coordination)
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Subordination
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A person, place, action, or thing that (by association, resemblance, or convention) represents something other than itself.
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Symbol
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A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole for a part.
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Synecdoche
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(1) The study of the rules that govern the way words combine to form phrases, clauses, and sentences.
(2) The arrangement of words in a sentence. |
Syntax
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The main idea of an essay or report, often written as a single declarative sentence.
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Thesis
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A writer's attitude toward the subject and audience. It is primarily conveyed through diction, point of view, syntax, and level of formality.
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Tone
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The connection between two parts of a piece of writing, contributing to coherence.
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Transition
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A figure of speech in which a writer deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.
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Understatement
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The part of speech (or word class) that describes an action or occurrence or indicates a state of being.
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Verb
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(1) The quality of a verb that indicated whether its subject acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice).
(2) The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or narrator. |
Voice
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The use of a word to modify or govern two or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one.
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Zeugma
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