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Ad hominem argument   (to or against the man) argument that appeals to emotion instead of reason  
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Allegory   an interpretation of a written work that can uncover a hidden meaning/abstraction  
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Alliteration   repetition of the same sound/letter at the beginning of adjacent words  
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Allusion   an direct/indirect expression to call something to mind  
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Analogy   comparison between two things (on the basis of their structure)  
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Antecedent   the word/phrase/clause referred to by a pronoun  
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Antithesis   figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, serves to emphasize opposition of ideas. "Too black for heaven, too white for hell"  
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Aphorism   terse statement that expresses a general truth  
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Apostrophe   passage addressed to someone who is dead/absent or a thing  
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Atmosphere   emotional mood  
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Caricature   grossly exaggerated portrayal of something  
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Chiasmus   figure of speech based on inverted parallelism (order is switched) 'Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.’  
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Conceit   an analogy or extended metaphor that compares dissimilar objects (often to show intellectual cleverness)  
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Didactic   intended to teach a moral lesson  
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Euphemism   mild indirect word substituted for a harsher one  
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Euphony   pleasing to the ear  
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Homily   serious talk involving moral or spiritual advice, a sermon  
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Invective   use of strong, abusive language  
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Loose sentence   the main idea comes first followed by dependent grammatical units. Sounds more informal, conversational  
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Metonymy   one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"  
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Oxymoron   "to make haste slowly" contradictory terms appear in conjunction  
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Paradox   a statement or proposition that seems self  
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Pedantic   overly scholarly  
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Periodic sentence   main meaning is presented at the end. Preceeded by a phrase that cannot be alone  
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Predicate adjectives   adjective(s) that follow a linking verb. "I am short, annoying and loud"  
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Predicate nominative   noun(s) that rename the subject. "Lincoln was a man of integrity"  
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Rhetoric   principles governing the art of writing effectively  
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Logos   appeal to logic  
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Pathos   makes the author believable by presenting the author as someone who is concerned with the reader's best interests.  
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Ethos   appeal to emotion  
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Exposition   explain an analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence and appropriate discussion  
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Argumentation   prove the validity of an idea  
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Description   re-create, invent, present a thing so the reader can picture that being described  
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Narration   Narrate a story or event(s)  
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Satire   a work that targets human vices and follies, for reform or ridicule  
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Subject complement   a word that follows a linking verb and complements/completes the subject of the sentence by renaming it or describing it. "The lake was a tranquil pool"  
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Subordinate clause   A clause that cannot stand alone, these often start with "While","Unless" etc.  
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Syllogism   a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from a major and minor premise. Major premise "All men are mortal", minor premise "Socrates is a man", conlusion "Socrates is mortal"  
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