Language Features

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tone

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the general character or attitude of a piece of writing

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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oxymoron

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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enjambment

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the continuation of a sentence in verse without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza

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tense

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a form taken by a verb to indicate the time of the action in relation to the time of the utterance

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stanza

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a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse

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climax

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of something

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imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

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denotation

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the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

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connotation

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an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning

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idiom

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a group of words having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

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protagonist

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the leading character or one of the major characters in a novel

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jargon

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special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand

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cliché

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a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

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archaism

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an old word or expression that is no longer used

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figurative language

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language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

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imperative

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something that demands attention or action; necessity

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neologism

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a newly coined word or expression.

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antagonist

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a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

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emotive language

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words or phrases that evoke a particular emotional reaction from the reader

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satire

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the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity

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slang

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words and phrases regarded as very informal, typically restricted to a particular context or group

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slogan

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a short and striking or memorable phrase

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acronym

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an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

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statistic

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a fact or piece of data obtained from a study of a large quantity of numerical data.

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antithesis

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

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symbol

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a thing that represents or stands for something else

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allusion

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect reference

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ambiguity

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the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

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colloquialism

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a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, used in ordinary or familiar conversation

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contraction

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a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth

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didactic

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intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

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litote

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an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. I shan't be sorry for I shall be glad ).

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personal pronoun

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pronouns in English comprising a set that shows contrasts of person, gender and number.