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Persuasion
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Poetry
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An appositive is a noun, a noun phrase, or a noun clause which sits next to another noun to rename it or to describe it in another way.
What is a appositive ?
100
means convincing by the character of the author.
What is ethos .
100
is a subset of the larger category of non-fiction
What is informational
100
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things that are alike in some way. To help you identify a simile, know that the words “like” or “as” are typically used.
What is a simile ?
100
group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse. a group of four lines in some Greek and Latin meters.
What is stanza
200
capitalization rule is that we capitalize proper nouns and the first word of a sentence. Naturally, there are exceptions to the rule
What is Capitalization rules
200
he quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion.
What is pathos
200
To bring about (a final agreement or settlement)
What is conclude (vb)
200
isually descriptive or figurative language
What is imagery
200
musical rhythm, and their topics often explore romantic feelings or other strong emotions. You can usually identify a lyric poem by its musicality:
What is lyrical poem
300
An independent clause (or main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself.
What is independent clause ?
300
the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
What is logos
300
words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them. A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes)
What is root word
300
statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is
What is exaggeration
300
s a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metred verse.
What is narrative poem
400
is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses either modify the independent clause of a sentence or serve as a component of it.
What is dependent clause
400
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument
What is fallacies
400
Within the realm of credibility; plausible
What is most likely
400
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole
400
a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
What is internal rhyme
500
A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when (and many others) or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.
What is complex sentence
500
wagon used for carrying a band in a parade or procession
What is bandwagon
500
not including; other than.
What is except
500
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is allusion
500
is a form of poetry,
What is limerick poem