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Latin Root meaning "see" or "look"
-SPEC-
Greek word; meaning "all, every, whole"
-PAN-
Latin Root meaning "hand"
-MAN-
Friendly exchange between speakers
Banter
An abbreviated way of saying two words
contraction
Means "after death"
posthumously
the main reason for writing
author's purpose
a reference
allusion
emotional quality
mood
a word or words that the pronoun replaces
antecedent
a literary genre marked by gloomy or eerie moods and bleak, remote settings, weird incidents, the supernatural
gothic
the central message or insight of a text
theme
the central idea of the text
authors message
use of language that creates a musical pattern
sound devices
the conflict ends
resolution
closing section that wraps up the information and ideas in a memorable way
conclusion
special patterns of words that stir emotion
rhetorical devices
loud, excited, emotional
tumultuous
two strongly contrasting words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or ideas placed side by side in grammatically parallel constructions
antithesis
structure of an interview
question and answer
relates a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence
preposition
two terms thought as opposites are combined in a word or phrase
oxymoron
ending or downfall
dissolution
a characterizing phrase for a person, place, or thing
epithet
a fixed rhythmic pattern; helps the oral poet remember the lines
meter