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english defanition

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abstract not attached to any thing specific or concrete EX: love ,angery
ad hominem an argument attacking an individuals
propaganda ideas,facts, or allegations spread to persuade others to support one's cause or to agianst the opposing the cause EX: the ww2 war posters
protagonist the main character in a piece of liteture. EX:Jane Eyre form Jane Eyre
pun a play on words that exploits either the double definitions of the words or similarity in ways words are pronounced EX:writing with a broken pecile is pointless
rhetoric the art of persuasion EX: "join me and we can rule the galaxy as father and son."
rhetorical qeustoin a qeustoin that does not warrent a response , but calls attention to the subject of the qestion. EX:who died and made you king?
satire a work that ridicules elements of society- pokes fun to prove a piont Ex:Atotc the court seen
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