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influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one's own purpose
What is manipulative.
100
unsound in mind
What is insane
100
word choice- particularly as in an element of style
What is diction
100
to move to action; stir up
What is incite
100
very alert and perceptive
What is keenly
200
to draw attention to a different object
What is distracted
200
a comparison without using like or as
What is metaphor
200
subject to fits of depression or anger
What is moody
200
thinking in a positive manner
What is optimistic
200
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is simile
300
figurative language that attributes human qualities to non-human things
What is personification
300
the atmosphere created by literature- the way it makes the reader feel
What is mood
300
mentally disprdered, insane
What is demented
300
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration
300
sadness or depression
What is melancholy
400
a question that is not intended to elicit an answer but asked for effect, often with an assumption that only one answer is possible
What is a rhetorical question
400
to make calm or quiet
What is appeased
400
extravagant exaggeration
What is hyperbole
400
The author's message they are trying to convey
What is theme
400
a word that has the same meaning as another word in the same language
What is a synonym
500
The explicit or dictionary meaning of the word
What is denotative meaning
500
sad thoughtfulness; melancholy
What is pensive
500
the implied meaning of a word- what feelings the word evokes
What is connotative
500
showing mental or moral slackness
What is supinely
500
awareness of something- having the ability to think, feel and react
What is consciousness