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| A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. Occasionally, however, these can take on a life of their own and don't require knowledge of the original. |
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| An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. |
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| A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. The effect is to add emphasis and structural variety. |
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| A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. |
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| The perspective from which a story is told. The two general divisions are: 1- first person narrator tells the story with the first person pronoun, "I," and is a character in the story. 2- third person narrator relates the events with the third person pronouns, "he," "she," and "it." |
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| One type of subject complement-an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It is in the predicate of the sentence, and modifies, or describes the subject. |
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One type of subject complement- a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject. Follows a linking verb and is located in the predicate of the sentence. |
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| Refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. In poetry, the poet determines the length of the line. (This is confusing, look it up somewhere else for a really good definition). |
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| The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word,, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. |
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| Describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. |
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| Describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. Four most common are: 1- exposition, 2- argumentation, 3- description, 4- narration. (Hint: also referred to as the modes of discourse) |
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| Bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use irony as a device, but not all ironic statements are sarcastic, that is, intended to ridicule. |
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