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| repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next |
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| the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences, commonly in conjunction with climax and with parallelism |
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| reversing the order of repeated words or phrases (a loosely chiastic structure, AB-BA) to intensify the final formulation, to present alternatives, or to show contrast |
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| establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure |
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| placing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first |
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| omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses |
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| the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order |
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| consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of increasing importance, weight, or emphasis |
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| deliberate omission of a word or words which are readily implied by the context |
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| repeats the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end |
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| forms the counterpart to anaphora, because the repetition of the same word or words comes at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences |
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| the counterpart of understatement, deliberately exaggerates conditions for emphasis or effect |
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| a scheme of parallel structure which occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length |
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| recurrent syntactical similarity. Several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance |
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| a final form of hyperbaton, consists of a word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted as an aside in the middle of another sentence |
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| repetition of words derived from the same root |
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| the use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause, and is thus structurally the opposite of asyndeton |
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| a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered |
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| frank; outspoken; open and sincere |
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| full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent |
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| characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing |
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| a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by something perceived as an injury, insult, or injustice |
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| to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort |
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| providing sympathy or encouragement |
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| characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy |
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| to speak or write in a manner expressive of derision or scorn |
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| showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority |
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| involving the use or exercise of judgment |
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| a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself |
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| A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence, also known as a subordinate clause |
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analysis: a deep explination and understanding of the authors rhetorical choices and why they were chosen
summary: a basic overview of a written piece |
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| style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words |
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| the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words |
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| the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images through word choice |
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| of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal |
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| the way a sentence is formed and how that impacts the writing |
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| a particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit conveyed through writing |
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| states your position on your chosen issue |
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| the evidence or data cited to support your claim |
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| interprets the data and how it supports your claim |
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logos: appeal to reason
ethos: appeal to writer's character
pathos: appeal to emotions, sympathetic imagination, beliefs, and values |
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| underlining vs. quotation marks |
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| Books are italicized (or underlined) and articles are put in quotation marks |
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| the writing of a word where the first letter is upper case, shows importance or the beginning of a sentence |
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| the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed |
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| the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses |
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| to side with and argument and further explain why it is correct |
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| to disagree with and agrument and point out its flaws |
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| giving more examples andinformation about the topic and showing both sides of the argument |
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| a sentence in the form of a statement |
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| a sentence in the form of a question |
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| A type of sentence that gives advice or instructions or that expresses a request or command |
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| A type of sentence that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation. |
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| a sentence structure that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses |
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| composed of at least two independent clauses. It does not require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (with or without a comma), a correlative conjunction (with or without a comma), a semicolon that functions as a conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb preceded by a semicolon |
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| a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause |
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| compound-complex sentence |
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| made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses |
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| a stylistic device employed at the sentence level, characterized as a sentence that is not grammatically complete until the final clause or phrase |
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| An independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea, Contrast with periodic sentence |
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