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| an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his of her postition of an issue |
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| a brief narrative that focuses on a particular inciddent or event |
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| A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction |
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| A detail image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response. |
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| A sentence in which words, pharses, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast |
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| A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause |
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| A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions. |
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| A sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases |
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| A sentence that makes a statement or declaration |
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| A variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often assocciated with a particular geographical region |
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| Conversation between two ormore people |
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| Harsh, inharmonious, or dicordant sounds. |
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| The omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context. [Some people prefer cats; others dogs] |
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| A brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying |
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| A moment of sudden revelation or insight |
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| A term used to point out a characteristic of a person. |
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| A formal speech praising a person who has died |
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| A sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark. |
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| An interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes a profanity |
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| A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story |
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| A major category or type of literature |
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| A sermon, or moralistic lecture |
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| A conclusion one draws based on premises or evidence |
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| An intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack |
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| The specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession |
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| Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast |
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| A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite |
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| The mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds the similar |
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| Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it |
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| An inference that does not follow logically from the premises |
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| The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms |
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| A humorous imitation of a serious work |
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| A comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain |
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| A strong verbal denunciation. |
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| The art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner |
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| A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work. |
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| The use of humor to emphasize human weakness or imperfection in social institutions |
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| A person or group that bears the blame for another |
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| A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause |
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| Nonstandard grammactical usage; a violation of grammatical rules |
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| A construction in which one word is used in two different senses |
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| A three part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise |
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| Using one part of an object to represent the entire object, refering car to wheels |
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| Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another, loud color. |
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| Needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding |
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| The everyday speech of a particular country or region often involving nonstanding usage |
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