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2 opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect
ex: easy on the eyes hard on the heart |
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| irony (verbal situational dramatic) |
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verbal: one thing is stated but another is implied
situational: result of action is contrary to predicted outcome
dramatic: reader knows more than the characters |
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| appeal for help from a deity/god/spirit |
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| voice that the author speaks through (like an actor playing a role) |
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| attack or critiscism on human sociey uses scathing humor usually on religion politics or social/moral issues |
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1 clause: subject + verb
ex: the dog barked |
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2 clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction or a comma
ex: the dog barked and the cat yowled |
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independent clause and a dependent clause
ex: the dog that was in the street howled loudly |
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| compound-complex sentence |
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2 independent clauses + a dependent clause (a compound sentence and a complex sentence)
ex: as the dog howled, one cat sat on the fence, and the other licked its paws |
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| 2 sentences that a grammatically similar or similar in structure |
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| potentially confusing words used in an occupation or field of study |
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repeating of consonant sounds
ex: blue berry bagel |
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a formula or rhyme used as an aid for remembering
ex: please excuse my dear aunt sally (for orders of operations) |
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| story/poem/picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning or lesson |
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artfully using a single verb to refer to 2 different subjects
ex: he fished for compliments and for trout |
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short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea
ex: if its not broke dont fix it |
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repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
ex: every day, every night, in every way |
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| relating to or characteristic of the father |
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| an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something; to incite |
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| showing contempt; scornful |
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| to gain approval; sycophantic |
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ironical understatement by which something is expressed by its negative
ex: you wont be sorry |
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reversal of words in the 2nd of two parallel phrases
ex: i am stuck on band aids and bandaids stick on me |
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| a person who offers an argument in defense of a controversial cause |
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| establish or settle someone in a comfortable, secret place |
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| opposite of a majority or official opinion |
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| persisting tirelessly (a persons efforts) |
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| published/occuring after death |
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| reading to take away bits of information, solve a problem ex: reading a text book, info manual |
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reading to explore the book and oneself
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| an authors position on the topic they are writing about |
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| a collection of songs/pieces that a performer is ready to perform |
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| conducting outward from a part or organ |
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| recovering from an illness or operation |
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| to restrict or burden someone in a way that restricts them of movement |
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| stray, unclaimed; thin, delicate |
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| a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury |
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| a party of a city reserved for a minority group, usually impoverished and neglected |
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