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1.Satire |
A work that targets human vices and fillies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule |
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2.Praeterito |
Giving emphasis by professing to say little or nothing about a subject |
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3.Litotes |
A figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating it's opposite |
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4.Didactic |
Workw with primary aim of teaching or isntructing |
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5.Homily |
A serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice |
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6.Conceit |
Using characters or story elements to represent something symbolically, in addition to the literal meaning |
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7.Atmosphere |
Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work |
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8.Metonymy |
Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it |
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9.Parallelism |
Grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity |
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10.Oxymoron |
The author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words placed closely next to each other |
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Analogy |
A form of comparison that uses a clear illustration to explain a difficult idea |
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Anecdote |
A brief, engaging account of some happening |
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Antecedent |
Refers to the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers |
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Aphorism |
A short, pointed statement expressing a general truism or idea in an original way |
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Archetypes |
Symbols that appeal to the total racial or cultural understanding of people |
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Assonance |
Likeness or rough similarity of sound |
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Deduction |
A form of logic that begins with a generally stated truth or principle and then offers details, examples, and reasoning to support the generalization |
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Diction |
Manner of expression in words |
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Exposition |
A major form of discourse that informs or explains |
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Hyperbole |
A form of figurativ language that uses exaggeration to overstate a position |
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Induction |
Method of logic consisting of the presentation of a series of facts, pieces of information, or instances in order to formulate or build a likely generalization |
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Metonymy |
When a thing us not designated by its own name but by another associated with or suggested by it |
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Motif |
Series of components that can be detected as a pattern |
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Parody |
Ridiculing the language or Styles of another writer or composer |
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Proposition |
Main point of an argumentative essay |
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Syllogism |
Form of reasoning in which two statements are made an a logical conclusion is drawn from them |