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Alliteration- multiple words placed close together that start with the same sound allusion- A reference to another work of literature within a work of literature analogy- A statement or comparison based on similarity of two objects or ideas. Aphorism- A saying that contains a widely agreed upon truth or observation, often worded in a way that would seem wise. 5. Apostrophe- a sign to indicate that one or more letters are missing. 6. Connotation- A secondary meaning of a word that is associated with the word alongside the primary meaning of the word. 7. Denotation- the definite or primary meaning of the word. 8. Dialect- a distinct variety of language that differs from the standard for of the language but is still considered part of said language. 9. diction- choice of words in the author or writer's choice of writing or speaking. 10. Etymology- history of a word or element of a word 11. euphemism- An expression that substitutes another word or phrase in order to avoid causing offense or to avoid sounding harsh 12. hyperbole- an extreme, purposeful exaggeration 13. imagery- portraying an image through description. 14. Irony- indicating through action or otherwise that intentions are opposite of what has been stated 15. jargon-words or phrases specific to a certain group of people 16. juxtaposition- placing close together, normally for comparison 17. malapropism- ridiculous misuse of words, normally by confusion with words similar in sound. 18. Metaphor-comparison not using like or as, often used by stating that the object is the compared object 19. metonymy- Substitution of the word for an object or idea with the name of a related word or idea 20. onomatopoeia- the act of spelling sounds such as those of animals 21. oxymoron- a statement wherein self-contradictory terms are used in conjunction 22. paradox- a seemingly impossible or self-contradictory situation or statement that may hold a possible truth 23. personification- attribution or human aspects to a non-human object or idea 24. point of view- the position of the narrator in relation to the story 25. premise- a statement assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument 26. pun- arrangement of words to imply a different meaning, a play on words 27. repetition- recurrence of the same word, phrase, or idea 28. simile- a comparison using like or as 29. synechdoche- substitution of part for whole or whole to part 30. theme- the underlying idea of a work 31. thesis- a proposition put forward for consideration 32. zeugma- usage of a word to govern two or more different words when the meaning changes between the different words 33. Ad Hominem- appealing to prejudice or emotion instead of intellect or reason. 34. argument from ignorance- assertion that a statement is true because it has not been proven otherwise 35. bandwagon- something that attracts newcomers because of its mass appeal 36. begging the question- logical fallacy in which the point to be proven is already assumed in the premise 37. cause and effect- the concept of each action needing a cause and producing an effect 38. deductive reasoning- reasoning from general principal to detailed observations

39. ethos- the underlying character of a group, community, or person 40. fallacy- a misleading or unsound argument 41. false analogy-implication that because two objects share a set of common features, they must also share another unrelated set of features 42. false dilemma (either/or fallacy)- false creation of a black a white situation when, in reality, there are more than two options 43. inductive reasoning- reasoning from detailed facts to general principle 44. logos- the rational principle that governs and develops the universe 45. non sequitur- inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premise 46. pathos- the power of literature to invoke pity or sympathy 47. poisoning the well- logical fallacy in which argument against the target is pre-emptively presented in order to discredit the target's argument 48. red herring- diversion of attention away from the issue that should be the focus 49. rhetorical question- a question that is posed without expectation of a reply 50. rhetorical shift- change from one attitude to another 51. slippery slope(domino theory)- statement that a relatively small action leads to a chain of larger actions 52. straw man- a logical fallacy wherein the speaker creates and refutes another argument besides the argument proposed without ever refuting the original argument 53. syllogism- a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorial propositions 54. synthesis- Combination of objects or ideas to form a whole 55. understatement- a representation of an object or idea that is less than the apparent reality of the object 56. active voice- A type of verb voice that indicates that the verb is being performed by the subject 57. anadiplosis- repetition of a words or phrase at the end of one sentence, line, or clause at the beginning of the next 58. anaphora- the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse 59. anastrophe- inversion of the usual order of words 60. antithesis- presentation of a statement to oppose the thesis 61. appositive-an adjective or adjectival phrase directly following the noun it modifies. 62. Asyndeton- omission of conjunction 63. chiasmus- a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases 64. complex sentence- a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses 65. compound sentence- a sentence containing more than one independent clauses 66. compound-complex sentence- a sentence containing both one or more dependent clauses and one or more independent clauses 67. declarative sentence- The type of sentence that makes a statement 68. dependent clause- a clause that modifies an independent clause and cannot be used alone 69. ellipsis- omission of parts of a word or sentence 70. epistrophe- he repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences 71. exclamatory sentence- A type of sentence that expresses strong emotions 72. gerund- a verb that functions as a noun 73. imperative sentence- A type of sentence that gives a command 74. independent clause- the main clause of a sentence that can stand alone 75. infinitive- the basic form of a word, normally preceded by the word to 76. interrogative sentence- A type of sentence that asks a question

77. loose sentence- a sentence that does not end with the end of the main clause 78. object of the preposition- A noun, pronoun, or group of words that follows a preposition and completes its meaning 79. parallelism- repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect 80. parenthetical- A non-grammatically related phrase that is inserted into a sentence 81. participle- a verb that is not in infinitive form 82. passive voice- a type of verb voice in which the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb 83. periodic sentence- a sentence that creates suspense by leaving its main clause to the end 84. phrase- A group of words that acts as an element of a sentence 85. polysyndeton- usage of multiple conjunctions in close succession 86. predicative adjective- An adjective that usually comes after a linking verb and not before a noun 87. predicate nominative- a predicate noun or adjective in the nominative case 88. simple sentence- a sentence made of only one clause 89. subject of the sentence- the object, place, or idea that performs the action of the sentence 90. subordinate conjunction- a word indicating a subordinate clause 91. distractor- A wrong answer on multiple choise 92. prompt- an object used to remember information or in case the recaller cannot remember information 93. stem- the root of a word that remains when all modifications to the word are removed dictionary.reference.com was used in defining several terms.