these sentences give orders, instructions, advice and directions
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Juxtaposition
placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast
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Mixed metaphor
a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
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Paradox
a statement or proposition that seem self contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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Parallel Structure
the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures
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Similie
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with ālikeā or āasā
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Understatement
the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended
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Alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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Chiasmus
a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed (āSusan walked in and out rushed Mary.ā
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Connotation
suggested or implied meaning of word; V. connote
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Cumulative Sentence
an independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail
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Denotation
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
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Figurative Language
writing or speech that is used to create vivid impression by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things. {examples are metaphor, simile, and personification}
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Irony
incongruity between what ight be expected and what actually occurs
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Litotes
understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negatinf its contrary
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Metonymy
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in The Suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our savings)
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Oxymoron
conjoining contradictory terms (as in ādeafening silenceā)
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Protagonist
the principal character in a work of fiction
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Rhetorical structure
how a passage is constructed; organization and how author combines images, details or arguments to serve his/her purpose
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simple sentence
a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause