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The moral element in dramatic literature
that determines a character's action rather
than his or her thought or emotion
A persuasion tactic that gives the
impression that the speaker is credible
by how trustworthy, fair, knowledgeable,
and considerate he/she is to the audience |
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The quality or power in an actual life
experience or in literature,
music, speech, or other forms of
expression, of evoking a feeling of
pity or compassion. |
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The rational principle
that governs and develops
the universe the divine word
or reason incarnate
in JesusChrist. |
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| The word(s) which follow a noun to rename it or describe it in another way. Appositives are usually offset with commas, brackets or dashes. |
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| A long sentence which has its main point at the end. |
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| A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases. |
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| A type of word formation in which a verb or an adjective (or other part of speech) is used as (or transformed into) a noun. |
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| A modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood : a firm tone of voice. |
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| A paradox is a statement that seems to be self-contradictory or unreasonable. |
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| The same grammatical structure of parts within a sentence or of sentences within a paragraph. For example, the following sentence contains parallel infinitive phrases: 'He wanted to join the swim team, to high dive, and to swim in relays'. |
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| The literal meaning of a word |
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An act or instance of placing close
together or side by side,especially
for comparison or contrast. |
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| The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning |
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| Visually descriptive or figurative language. |
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Verbs are said to be in "active voice" when the subject of the sentence performs the verb in the sentence.
Ex. The engineers blew up the bridge. |
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A verb is said to be in the "passive voice" when its subject does not perform the action of the verb. In fact, the action is performed on the subject.
Ex. The bridge was blown up by engineers |
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A terse saying embodying a general truth,
or astute observation |
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Satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, exaggeration, mockery or humour to expose the flaws of individuals or societies to ridicule.
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A roundabout or
indirect way of speaking;
the use of more words than
necessary to express an idea. |
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| Is the use of agreeable or inoffensive words to replace rude or offensive ones. |
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| A trope (or figure of speech) in which the intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express. |
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style of speaking or writing
as dependent upon
choice of words |
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Repetition of a word or words at the
beginning of two or more successive verses,
clauses, or sentences. |
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| An antecedent is the word(s) to which a pronoun refers to; as the 'children' in The teacher asked the children where they were going. |
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| reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
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The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is |
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| Generalization: Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. |
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