Term
|
Definition
| Expressions in which words are used regardless of their true meanings in order to create a special meaning or effect |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Words used conventionally and mean exactly what they say |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Words that have been stretched to mean something beyond what they say |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Connects two unlikely things directly without using "like", "as" or "as if" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Sustains the comparison for several lines or the entire poem or story |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A type of figurative language that gives human attributes to a non-human subject |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Describes a person, object, or setting by relying on sensory images |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Traditional story of anonymous origin that deals with the activities of gods |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Refers specifically to the emotional quality of an article |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| convey a wide range of feelings |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When there is a contrast between what people say and what they actually mean |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Contrast between what is expected to occur and what actually does happens |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Migratory grasshoppers that strip vegetation from large areas |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Something that excites wonder or amazement |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A kind of writing that uses ridicule to create awareness of flaw and to bring about change |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A form of satire in which certain characteristics, such as physical features, are exaggerated |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Language that exaggerates |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Saying less about something than expected |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| subject magnified beyond reality by using adjectives |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Expresses the most important point that the writer is trying to make |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The process of selecting a way to write to help authors achieve their purpose. The different ways to write are Narrative, Description, Expository and Persuasive |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A passage that tells a story either true or false with events in time order |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A passage that provides details about a person, place, objects, concepts or experience |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Explains ideas and how things works |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A story that is meant to convince someone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A type of opinion that is an educated guess |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An opinion that's not a guess. It's an accepted explanation of a set of operations |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A statement that can be proved |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A statement that can't be proved |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A strong leaning in a positive or negative direction |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Opinion, Attitude or Judgment of an individual |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Substituting inoffensive words for words that will offend someone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When you use a euphemism to mislead or obscure the truth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Dictionary meaning of a word |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| It's beyond the dictionary definition |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| language that makes the ordinary seem extraordinary |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When authors use experts to make them sound better |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Who someone is associated with |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An authors' principle beliefs that support what they're trying to prove |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Authors are more likely to be trying to persuade you of something when they withhold the purpose or the main idea until the end |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Specific examples, evidence or propositions are given to lead to a general conclusion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Moving from a general statement to specifics |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A kind of deductive reasoning |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Collecting data, analyzing it, using both deductive and inductive reasoning |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
