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Parenthesis Definition |
Punctuation used for explanatory or qualifying remarks; the intersection of some word unit that interrupts the normal syntactic flow on the sentence |
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Parenthesis Example |
In the valley of the (HO! Ho! Ho!) Green Giant |
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Pedantic Definition |
Erudite adjective that describes words or phrases that are overly scholarly in tone of bookish (verbose in detail) |
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Pedantic Example |
Brainy Smurf |
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Periodic Sentence Definition |
Long sentence marked with suspended syntax that is not complete until the final word usually with an emphatic climax |
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Periodic Sentence Example |
"... I will never be hungry again!' ala Scarlet |
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Personification Definition |
Giving human qualities to inanimate/non-living objects |
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Personification Example |
Stars winking |
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Point of View Definition |
The perspective from which the piece is viewed/told from; a speaker or writer recounts a narrative, presents information, or a position. |
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Point of View Example |
Ex. Diary of Anne Frank (1st Person) Flipped (3rd Person) Biographies (2nd Person) |
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Pronoun Reference Definition |
When a pronoun lacks a clear and explicit antecedent |
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Pronoun Reference Example |
Take the radio out of the care and fix it. |
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Pun Definition |
Play on words; usually for comic effect |
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Pun example |
Cruela de Ville |
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To Qualify Definition |
To modify or limit in some way; equal weight to both sides of an argument |
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To Qualify Example |
Lukewarm |
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Rhetoric Definition |
Art of persuasive speaking or writing; especially, the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques |
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Rhetoric Example |
How did the idiot get elected? |
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Rhetoric Modes Definition |
Structure or strategy or way of presenting a speech |
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Rhetoric Modes Example |
Cause and Effect |
