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The repetition of a consonant sounds at the beginning of the words that are close to one another
Alliteration
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An event, object, custom,person, or thing that is out of order in time
Anachronism
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specific type of repetition; word, phrase, or clause repeated at the beginning of 2 or more sentences in a row
Anaphora
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short, simple narrative of an incident
Anecdote
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short,often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life
Aphorism
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calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction
apostrophe
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The repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants, neigh/fade
Assonance
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support for an argument that is based on recognized experts in the field.
Authority
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harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose
Cacophony
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descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a facet of personality
caricature
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the principles and styles admired in the classics of greek and roman literatur
Classicism
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a word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing
colloquialism
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quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle
coherence
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an elaborate figure of speech in which 2 seemingly dissimilar things or situations are compared
conceit
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the applied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind
connotation
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the repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different vowel sounds
Consonance
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a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun, paradox, or difficult problem
conumdrum
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spoken or written language, including literary works
discourse
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harsh or granting sounds that don't go together
dissonance
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a concise, witty saying in poetry or prose that either stands alone or is part of a larger work
epigram
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a succession of harmonious sounds used in pouty or prose
euphony
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a brief tale used in medieval times to illustrate a sermon or to teach a lesson
Exemplum
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the immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot
exposition
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tradition stories, songs, dances, and customs that a preserved among a people
Folklore
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the use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work
Foreshadowing
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the excessive pride or ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warning of impending doom, eventually causing his or her downfall
hubris
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deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis
Hyperbole
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a short descriptive narrative, usually a poem, about an idealized country life
idyll
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reversing the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase, used effectively when posing a question
Inversion
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a situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected
irony
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a sentence that us grammatically complete before its end
loose sentence
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a figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something with which t is associated, such as using "the crown" to refer to a monarch
Metonymy
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the method or form of a literary work
mode
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a literary movement that grew out of realism in Francem the united states, and england in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It portrays humans having no free will, being driven by the natural forced of heredity, environment, and animalistic urges over which they have no control
Naturalism
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an impersonal presentation of events and character
- objectivity
- the use of words that sound like what they mean
- Onomatopoeia
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a figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases, "wise fool"
Oxymoron
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a short tale that teaches a moral
Parable
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a statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to had a rational meaning
Paradox
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a fictional voice that a writer adopts to tell a story, determines by the subject matter and audience
persona
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like a first person narrator, but instead placing the reader inside the character's head, making the reader privy to the continuous, chaotic flow of disconnected, half formed thoughts and impressions in the characters mind
stream of consciousness narrator
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a third person narrator, referred to as "he" "she" or "they. Is able too see into each character's mind and understands all the action
Omniscient narrator
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a third person narrator who reports the thoughts of only one character and generally only what that one character sees
limited omniscient narrator
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a third person narrator who only reputes what would br visible to a camera, thoughts and feelings are only revealed if a character speaks of them
objective narrator
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the main character of a literary work
protagonist
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a nineteenth century literary movement in europe and the united states stressed accuracy in the portrayal of life
realism
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an element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using the locale and its influences as a major part of the plot
regionalism
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exposition, description, narration, argumentation
Rhetorical modes
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A literary, artistic, and philosophical movement that began in the eighteenth century as a reaction to neoclassicism, Focused on imagination,emotion, and freedom, stressing subjectivity, individuality, the love and worship nature, and fascination with the past
Romanticism
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a personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the authors feelings and opinions
subjectivity
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the demand made that the reader accepts the incidents recounted in the literary work
suspension of disbelief
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a figure of speech in which part of something is used to represent a whole, such as using "boards" to mean a stage pr "wheels" to mean a car
Synecdoche
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quality of a piece of writing
Unity
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the way a written work conveys an author's attitude
Voice
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a narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrate multiple levels of meaning and significance.
Allegory
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The Juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas ij balanced or parallel words, phrases. grammatical structure, or ideas.
Antithesis
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rhetorical arguments in which the speaker claims to be an authority or expert in a field, or attempts to play upon the emotions, or appeals to the use of reason.
Appeals to authority, emotion, or logic
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a syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a serious, usually producing more rapid prose
Asyndeton
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the sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the authors feelings towards his or her subject, characters, events or theme
Attitude
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an argumentative ploy where the arguer sidesteps the question or the conflict, evades, or ignores the real question
Begging the question
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that which has been accepted as authentic, such as cannon law
canon
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in argumentation, an assertion of something as a fact
claim
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a mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared, contrasted, or both.
Comparison and contrast
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an accepted manner, model, or tradition
convention
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an assessment or analysis of something, such as a passage or writing, for the purpose of determining what it is, what its limitations are, and how it conforms to the standard of the genre
critique
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the meths of argument in which specific statements and conclusion are drawn from general principles: movement from the general to the specific
deductive reasoning
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the language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group.
dialect
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writing or speech that has an instructive purpose or lesson. dry pompous presentation, regardless of its innate value to the reader/listener
Didactic
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a poem or prose work that laments, or meditates upon the death of, a person or persons
Elegy
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in rhetoric, the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences
Epistrophe
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writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone
epitaph
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a speech or written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person
Eulogy
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a series of comparisons within a piece of writing
extended metaphor
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an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narration
flashback
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a sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or leture involving moral or spiritual belief
homily
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the method of reasoning or argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn from one specific principals: movement from the specific to the general.
inductive reasoning
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a conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data.
Inference
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parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not inly in grammatical structure, but also in length.
Isocolon
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speialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group
Jargon
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the location of one thing adjacent to or juxtaposed with another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose
Juxtaposition
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a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement
Litote
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the way in which information is presented in written or spoken form.
mode of discourse
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the use of similar forms in writing for nouns verbs, phrases, or thoughts
Parallel structure
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a long sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end.
periodic sentence
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treating an abstraction or ninhuman object as if it were a person by endowing it with human features or qualities
Personification
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the ordinary form of written language without metrical structure in contrast to verse and poetry
prose
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an argument technique wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and countered
Rebuttal/ refutation
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a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure
Satire
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use of a person, place, or thing, or event, or pattern that figuratively represents something else
SYMBOLISM
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the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences
syntax
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a grammatically correct construction in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated
Zeugma
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