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writing who's purpose is to intrust or teach. usually formal and focus on moral and ethical concerns
ex - a didactic novel that sets out to expose social injustice |
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a verbially abusuvie attack
ex : from the crucicle - you have taken my soul ; leave me my name! - john proctor |
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understatement that which an affirmatvie is expressing by the neg. of its contrary
- no small problem
- not bad at all |
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a staement which can contain with two or more meanings
the A in the scarlet letter |
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| a far-fetched similie or metaphor, a literay conceit occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissiliar things |
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an argument that utilizes deductive reasoning and consists of a major premise, minor premise and a conclusion
the movie mean girls is terrible
lindsay lohan stars in that movie
therefore she is terrbile |
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| refers to the entire process of written communication. Enables a write to present ideas to an audience effectivly |
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| a natrual apitude for using words in a quick and intentive way that creates humor |
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| the study of meanings in a langauge |
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a passing refrence to a familiar person , place, or thing drawn from history, the bible, or literature.
ex - that scandel was his "watergate"
OTHERS:
- noah's arc
- hitler
- superman
everyone knows |
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a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. Scholarly.
ex - the ugly ducking tale |
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similiarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
it is by logic we prove but by intuition we discover |
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a comic imitation of work that imitates the originoal. Distorts the originol style and content
ex- sarah palin pardoys |
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
ex - the swiftest traveler is he that goes afoot |
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a mode of writing based on ridicule , that critizces that fobiles and follies or society w/o necessarily inferring a solution
ex - Animal farm is satire of the Russian Revolution |
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a figure of speech in which a part is used to describe the whole
- all hands on deck
- lend me your ear! |
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a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be innapropiate or uncomfortable
can also obscure reality of a situation
1) "he went to his final reward" or "he passed away" = he died
2) "significant damage" = a lot of deaths in war |
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a sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific person not there
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a grammer mark used to indicate a missing letter
1) talking to someone not there; dead; a spirit
2) don't , won't, can't |
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a work that functions on a symbolic level
.. the letter A hester has to wear |
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