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abstract language
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is used when one talks about intangibles and ideas, things that cant be touch, taste, smell, or hear
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antithesis
Definition
a figure of speech involving a seeming contradtiction of ideas, words, clauses, or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure EX.too black for heaven, yet too white for hell
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climatic order
Definition
the arrangement of least to most important or dramatic events in a series
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argument
Definition
usually a main idea, often called a "claim" or "thesis statement", backed up with evidence that supports the idea
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asyndeton
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a writing style that omits conjuctions between words, phases, or clauses EX. they dove, splashed, floated, splashed, swam, snorted.
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chiasmus
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the figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structure in order to make a larger point EX. you forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget
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chronological order
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is a chronicle or arrangement of events in their order of occurence in time
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concrete language
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identiflies things perceived through the senses of touch, taste, smell, hear, and sight
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connotation
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the emotions, values, or images associated with a word EX. mother=loving, caring
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diction
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refers to the writer's or the speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story
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ellipsis
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a device when one is quoting material and onne wants to omit some words EX. [...]
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epistrophe
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it is the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences EX. when i was A CHILD, i spoke AS A CHILD, i understood AS A CHILD, i thought AS A CHILD.
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euphemism
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substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensivelu explicit EX. passed away for die
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figure of speech
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it changes the literal meaning, to make a meaning fresh or clearer, to express complexity, to capture a physical or sensory effect, or to extend meaning
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hyperbole
Definition
exaggeration, often extravagant; it may be used for serious or for comic effect
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inverted sentence
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in which the subject appears after the verb EX. down the street lived the man and his wife
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irony
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is the situation, literary technique, or rheterical device, in which there is an incongruity or discordance that goes strikingly beyond the most simple and evident meaning of words or action
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logos
Definition
system of reasoning, working together to persuade an audience (gives examples, reasons)
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metaphor
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a comparison of two dissimilar things which does not use "like" or "as"
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oxymoron
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a statement with two parts which seem contradictory EX. a wise fool, sad joy
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pathos
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persuades audience by arousing the emotions
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polysyndeton
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a sentence style that employs many conjuctions (opposite of asyndeton) EX. we lived and laughed and loved and left
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rhetoric
Definition
the art of using language to communicate effectively (logos, pathos, ethos)
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rhetorical devices
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a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading him or her towards considering a topic from a different perspective
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synecdoche
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is when one uses a part to represent the whole EX. all hands on deck. lend me your ears
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syntax
Definition
is the study of the principles and rules for constructing sentences in natural languages.
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synthesis
Definition
the formation of something complex or coherent by combining smaller simpler things
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tautology
Definition
an unnecessary or unessential repetition of meaning, using different and dissimilar words that effectively say the same thing twice
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tetracolon
Definition
a stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines
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tone
Definition
the writer's attitude toward the material and/or reader EX. maybe playful, formal, angry, serious
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alliteration
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the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word EX. Beaded, Bubble winking at the Brim
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analogy
Definition
the comparison of two pairs of things which have the same relationship EX. hot:cold as fire:ice
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arrangement
Definition
the organization of a piece, an element of rhetoric
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artistic proofs
Definition
rhetorically-produced methods for persuasion
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backing
Definition
supporting an argument's merit
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claim
Definition
a primary point being made to support an argument
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grounds
Definition
your basis for belief or disbelief
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invention
Definition
the process of determining valid arguments
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narratio
Definition
a presentation of essential facts in a speech; gives facts and info about the subject (background)
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partitio
Definition
when a subject or topic is divided into various parts
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proposition
Definition
provides a brief summary of what one is about to speak on (intro)
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peroratio
Definition
the last section of a speech where speaker is strongest; (conclusion) brings essay to a closing; brings all ideas together
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qualifier
Definition
a word or phrase in parentheses added following a term to indicate its context or specific meaning EX. kalinda (stick dance)
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reasons
Definition
a rational motive for a belief or action
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rhetorical context
Definition
is the situation that surrounds your act of writing aka. the reason for you writing your essay
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rhetorical triangle
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describes thee interaction among subjects, speaker, and audience
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rhetorical questions
Definition
a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply
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sound devices
Definition
are elements such as shyme, rhythm, alliteration, and anomatopoeia that give poetry a musical quality
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style
Definition
a way of expressing something that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people; style of writing
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syllogism
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a type of valid argument that states if the first two claims are true, then the conclusion is true EX. people are mortal. bob is a person. bob is mortal
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warrant
Definition
to establish a link between data and a claim
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anaphora
Definition
a rhetorical term for the repetion of a word or phase at the start of succesive clauses
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ethos
Definition
character; repution; impression, to show that the speaker is credible and trustworthy EX. expertise, knowledge, experience, training, sincerity
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metonynym
Definition
a figure of speech in which one word or phase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (crown for royalty)
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spartial order
Definition
a method of description that begins at one geographical point and moves onward in an orderly fashion
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periodic sentence
Definition
a long and frequently involved sentence, marked by syspended syntax, in which the sentence is not completed until the final word-usually with an emphatic climax
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pun (paronomasia)
Definition
a form of word play which exploits the ambiguity of a statement, allowing it to be understood in multiple ways for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect
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synchises
Definition
an interlocked word order, the the form A-B-A-B; which often display change and difference
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tricolon
Definition
is a sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses and of increasing power
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zeugma
Definition
is a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun
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visual rhetoric
Definition
use picture to convey the same effects as words, both written and spoken
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conditional of rebuttal
Definition
conditions on the acceptability of a claim
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toulmin scheme
Definition
an argument in written form that contains: the claims, grounds, warrant, backing, qualifier, rebuttal
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says/does analysis
Definition
an exercise to see how the parts of a pice of non fiction work fit together. there are two columns and the left is titled "says" and the right "does". on "says" write what the paragraph or the work is about and under "does" what it does to the reader
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rogerian argument
Definition
a conflict solving technique based on finding common ground instead of polarizing debate
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exordium
Definition
the introductory section of a speech
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confirmatio
Definition
the section of a speech that offers evidences supporting the claims given during the statement of facts
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refutatio
Definition
states the counterargument
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enthymeme
Definition
an unstated assumption that must be true for the premises to lead to the conclusion
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analysis
Definition
the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understand of it
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La
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Lanthanum
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Ce
Definition
58
Cerium
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Pr
Definition
59
Praseodymium
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Nd
Definition
60
Neodymium
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Pm
Definition
61
Promethium
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Sm
Definition
62
Samarium
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Eu
Definition
63
Europium
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Gd
Definition
64
Gadolinium
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Tb
Definition
65
Terbium
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Dy
Definition
66
Dysprosium
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Ho
Definition
67
Holmium
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Er
Definition
68
Erbium
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Tm
Definition
69
Thulium
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Yb
Definition
70
Ytterbium
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Lu
Definition
71
Lutetium
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Hf
Definition
72
Hafnium
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Ta
Definition
73
Tantalum
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Re
Definition
75
Rhenium
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Os
Definition
76
Osmium
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Ir
Definition
77
Iridium
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Pt
Definition
78
Platinum
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Tl
Definition
81
Thallium
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Bi
Definition
83
Bismuth
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Po
Definition
84
Polonium
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Fr
Definition
87
Francium
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Ac
Definition
89
Actinium
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Th
Definition
90
Thorium
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Pa
Definition
91
Protactinium
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Np
Definition
93
Neptunium
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Pu
Definition
94
Plutonium
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Am
Definition
95
Americium
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Cm
Definition
96
Curium
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Bk
Definition
97
Berkelium
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Cf
Definition
98
Californium
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Es
Definition
99
Einsteinium
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Fm
Definition
100
Fermium
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Md
Definition
101
Mendelevium
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No
Definition
102
Nobelium
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Lr
Definition
103
Lawrencium
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Rf
Definition
104
Rutherfordium
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Db
Definition
105
Dubnium
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Sg
Definition
106
Seaborgium
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Bh
Definition
107
Bohrium
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Hs
Definition
108
Hassium
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Mt
Definition
109
Meitnerium
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Sc
Definition
21
Scandium
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Ge
Definition
32
Germanium
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Y
Definition
39
Yttrium
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Zr
Definition
40
Zirconium
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Nb
Definition
41
Niobium
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Mo
Definition
42
Molybdenum
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Tc
Definition
43
Technetium
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Ru
Definition
44
Ruthenium
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Rh
Definition
45
Rhodium
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Pd
Definition
46
Palladium
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Cd
Definition
48
Cadmium
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In
Definition
49
Indium
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W
Definition
74
Tungsten
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U
Definition
92
Uranium
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