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Topazkiller717 on July 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ad Hominem | In an argument, an attack on the person, rather than the opponent's ideas, "against the man" |
| Allegory | A work that functions on a symbolic level |
| Allusion | A reference contained in a work |
| Antithesis | The presentation of two contrasting images, balanced ideas by words, phrases, clauses |
| Cacophony | Harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of a literary work |
| Deduction | The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example |
| Connotation | The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning |
| Denotation | The literal or dictionary meaning of a word |
| Didactic | Writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A didactic work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns |
| Discourse | A discussion on a specific topic |
| Ellipsis | An indication by a series of periods that some material has been omitted by the text |
| Epigraph | The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work that hints at its theme |
| Euphemism | A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable |
| Euphony | The pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work |
| Exposition | Background information presented in a literary work |
| Induction | The process that moves from a given series of specifics to generalizations |
| Invective | A verbally abusive attack |
| Metonymy | A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for larger idea. (The pen is mightier than the sword) |
| Pedantic | A term that is used to describe writing that borders lecturing, scholarly and academic writing |
| Periodic Sentence | Presents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis and sentence variety |
| Reduction ad Absurdum | Reduces argument to an either or choice |
| Satire | A mode of writing based on ridicule that criticizes the foibles and follies of society without offering a solution |
| Syllogism | The format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative as whole |
| Syntax | The grammatical structure of prose and poetry |
| Synthesis | Locating a number of a sources and integrating them into development and support of a writer's thesis/claim |
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