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Humor
Anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, humor meant a person's temperment
Hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration i order to create humor or emphasis (Example: He was so hungry he could have eaten a horse.)
Imagery
Words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the 5 senses i order to create a mental picture
Induction
The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization
Inference
A conclusion one can draw from the presented details
Invective
A verbally abusive attack
Jargon
The special language of a profession or group. The term Jargon usually has a pejorative Associations with the implications that jargon is evasive, tedious, and unintelligible to outsiders. The writings of the lawyer and the literary critic are both susceptible to jargon.
Logos
When a writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons. The process of reasoning.
Mode
The method or form of a literary work; the manner in which a work of literature is written
Mood
Similar to tone, mood is the primary emotional attitude of a work (the feeling of the work; the atmosphere). Syntax is also a determiner of mood because sentence strength, length, and complexity affect pacing.
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