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Personification
afs. giving human qualities to non-human things
Point-of-View
Perspective from which a story is told
Prose
anything that isn't poetry or drama
Repetition
duplication of any element of language
Rhetoric
The art of using language effectively and persuasively
Rhetorical Appeal-
How a writer appeals to an audience
Rhetorical Modes
A characteristic of a specific genre
Sarcasm
bitter caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule
Satire
A work that targets human voices & follies or social inventions & conventions for reform or ridicule
ie A modest proposal
Similie
An explicit comparison which includes if, like, or as
Style
An authors blend of diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices
Syllogism
A deductive system of formal logic that presents to premises (opinions)
Symbolism
Anything that represents or stands for something
Syntax
The grammatical structure of sentences
Theme
The central idea or message of a work, it's incite it offers into life
Thesis
The sentence that directly expresses the authors purpose.
Tone
Describes the authors feelings toward his topic
Transition
A word or phrase that links different ideas
Understatement
The minimizing effect to present something less significant as it is
Wit
Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
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