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A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning, one literal and one symbolic
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allegory
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A reference within a literary work to another literary work
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allusion
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A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning, one literal and one symbolic
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A reference within a literary work to another literary work
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An extended comparison of relationships (ex. kitten is to cat as puppy is to dog)
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Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive clauses to create emphasis
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a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text
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The noun to which a pronoun refers
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in literature, an arrangement of words addressing a non-existent person or an abstract idea in such a way as if it were present and capable of understanding
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A noun, noun phrase, or series of nouns placed next to another word or phrase to identify or rename it
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a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature
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a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play
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The close repetition of middle vowel sounds
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the emotional content
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An inclination or leaning based on prejudice
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a cleansing of emotions through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal or achieve a state of liberation from anxiety and stress
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unifying element of a piece of non-fiction
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the creation and convincing representation of characters, as in a literary work
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A statement of opinion based on the reader's conclusions, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.
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A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate (dependent,independent,subordinate)
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the flow of sentences and paragraphs from one to another
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the grammar mistake of using a comma to join together two independent clauses
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the considering of two or more things with regard to some characteristic that is common to both
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a sentence consisting of an independent clause and a dependent (subordinate) clause
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A sentence with two or more independent clauses but no dependent clause
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comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
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A part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
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1. can join two main clauses 2. can introduce, interrupt, or conclude a single main clause; examples include however, furthermore, and therefore
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The emotional impact of a word
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Words and/or situations surrounding a word that throw light on its larger meaning (historical, social; vocabulary clues)
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evaluating the differences or unlikeness of two or more elements
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for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so... these words are used to join together words, phrases, or clauses.
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an assertion made to rebut a previous claim
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the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest
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formed by the addition of new material of the same kind
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having the form of a statement rather than a question or a command
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The dictionary definition of a word
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a group of words consisting of a subject and a predicate that does not express a complete thought
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A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by an ethnic group
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An author's choice of words
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misrepresented or twisted use of facts
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a literary genre characterized by spoken dialogue and performed actions in front of an audience
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the audience knows more than the characters
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develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in detail
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a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
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The appeal of the speaker/writer's credibility (ethics)
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a figure of speech in which a less offensive word or phrase is used to replace an unpleasant one
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makes a statement, but it also conveys excitement or emotion
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clear and precise
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when the connection between the claim and evidence used to support the claim don't match up
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Writing that departs from literal meanings; ex. include simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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The technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period to introduce additional information
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a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character
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The categorizing of literary/artistic works (writing = fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama; essays = narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative; within fiction = science fiction, memoir, etc.)
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a mistake or error in judgment; hero's tragic flaw
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the moods, attitudes, and conditions that existed in a certain time
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extreme pride or self-confidence that leads to offense spoken or done towards the God(s), usually harshly punished after
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a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
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where an event is struck upon the protagonist(s) where their life changes from the norm to adapt to the story's plot
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a group of words consisting of a subject and a predicate that expresses a complete thought
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When an author shows about a character through dialogue, action, thoughts, and/or description
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A general conclusion reached by evidence and reasoning
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To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete
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the action of showing something to be right or reasonable
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An appeal to reason or logic
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Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information
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a distinctive feature or dominant idea repeated in an artistic or literary work
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A reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech
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An unbiased or unemotional account
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a type of third person narration in which the narrator is restricted to revealing only the action that occurs within the plot
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a type of third person narration in which the narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of all characters
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a figure of speech in which tow opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
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A statement or proposition that seems contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form
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refence to original sources that appear in the text of your paper
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An appeal to emotion
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a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet
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a sequence of two or more words that make up a grammatical construction, usually lacking a finite verb and hence not a complete clause or sentence
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literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm
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the action being completed by a subject in a sentence
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The spreading of ideas, information or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring a cause or person
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one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.
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The usually humorous use of a word in such a way to suggest two or more of its meanings
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who, whoever, whom, whomever, that, which, when, where, and whose... these words introduce a subordinate (dependent) clause
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Consistency of outcomes or measure
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asker does not expect an answer
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A literary technique in which ideas, customs, or behaviors are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
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This point of view is used to address the audience in technical writing, advertising, songs and speeches. The pronouns used are you, your, yourself.
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A unit of punctuation used to join together two related independent clauses
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An independent clause with only a subject and a verb
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Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected
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the culture that he/she was educated and/or lives in and the people and institutions with whom the person interacts
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A long speech spoken aloud to oneself
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A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse
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A standardized mental picture that is held in common about members of a group
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who or "what" is completing the action of a sentence
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An account in which the narrator reveals his/her feelings regarding the events
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enough; ample; competent
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A conjunction that introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause
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Person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and something beyond itself
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a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part
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the arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences in a language
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whatever the directions tell the writer to do
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Specific, concrete passages from a source (either quoted or paraphrased) that provide support for a claim made about the text
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The reflection of any author's attitude towards his/her subject
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a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing
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noble person, fated by the Gods or by some supernatural force to doom and destruction, or to great suffering, but wins admiration
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ironic minimalizing of fact
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Being both true and relevant to the argument or claim
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says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning
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validated, called for
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a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humor