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15 Cards in this Set
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Abstract Diction |
word that describes concepts rather than concrete images |
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Absolutes |
an adverbial clause that has a nonfinite verb or no verb at all |
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Academic diction |
uses scholarly words or terms |
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Active voice |
the subject performs the action expressed in the verb |
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Ad hominem fallacy |
a fallacy of logic in which a person's character or motive is attacked instead of that person's argument |
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Ad populum fallacy |
fallacy of winning popular assent to a conclusion by arousing the feeling and enthusiasms of the multitude |
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Adjective |
a part of speech that can modify a noun usually can itself be modified by very |
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Adjective phrase |
a phrase whose main word is an adjective |
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Adverb |
a part of speech usually ending in -ly that is used chiefly as a modifier of an adjective |
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Adverb phrase |
a phrase whose main word is an adverb |
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Adverbial |
a sentence element used to convey a range of information about the situation depicted in the basic sentence structure |
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Adverbial clause |
a clause that has an adverb-like function in modifying another clause |
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Adverbial complement |
an element that conveys the same information as some adverbials but is require by the verb |
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Allegory |
an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the author intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story |
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Alliteration |
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another |
