Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent. “I came, I saw, I conquered.
100
parallel structure
Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns.
200
What is subjective language?
opposite of objective language
200
cliche
What is figurative language used so often it has lost its freshness and is boring and trite?
200
complex sentence
one independent clause & one dependent clause
200
parody
An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes. It borrows words or phrases from an original, and pokes fun at it.
200
slippery slope
The assumption that once started, a situation will continue to its most extreme possible outcome.
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connotative
What is language with suggested emotional meaning, as opposed to language with EXACT meaning?
300
What is pedantic?
language inflated to display importance
300
simple
one subject, one predicate
300
allegory
A story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth.
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antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
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Objective
language that is impersonal, unemotional, unbiased
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exclamatory
makes a command, request
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paradox
A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.
“You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job.
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Euphemism
A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes they are used for political correctness.
500
What is passive language?
opposite of active language
500
telegraphic
What is a sentence shorter than five words?
500
Ad Hominem
Personally attacking your opponents instead of their
arguments. It is an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, feeling rather than
intellect
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fallacies
an attractive but unreliable piece of reasoning.
Writers do not want to make it obvious in their reasoning, but they are often used unintentionally, or when the writer thinks they can get away with faulty logic.