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| To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. |
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| An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. |
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| The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. There are three major types: verbal, situational, and dramatic. All are used to create poignancy or humor. |
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| A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. A work these sentences often seems informal and conversational. |
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| A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. |
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| A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |
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| This term has two meanings in English writing. The first one is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. The second meaning is literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. |
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| The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. |
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| A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words (e.g. buzz, hiss, crack). |
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| A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox (e.g. cruel kindness, jumbo shrimp). |
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| Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase (e.g. it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness). |
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