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Section 1

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Transition

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a word or phrase that links different ideas

Back

Juxtaposition

Front

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Back

Allusion

Front

Reference in one work to another significant work, event, person, or place

Back

Paradox

Front

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

Back

Inference

Front

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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Induction

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factual reasoning

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Ethos

Front

the ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character.

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Tone

Front

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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Irony

Front

The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.

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Connotation

Front

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Purpose

Front

the goal the speaker wants to achieve

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Logos

Front

appeal to logic and reason

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Claim

Front

the writer's position on an issue or problem

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Rhetoric

Front

effective writing or speaking

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Personification

Front

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

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Parallelism

Front

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

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Imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Understatement

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A statement that says less than what is meant

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Audience

Front

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Denotation

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Literal or dictionary nary meanings of a word in contrast to its associated meaning

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Pathos

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Appeal to emotion

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Repetition

Front

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

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Diction

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A writer's or speaker's choice of words.

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Deduction

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the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as

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Hypophora

Front

a figure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question

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Simile

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A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Exigence

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an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak

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Context

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The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.

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