The way an author chooses to join words in phrases, clauses, and sentences.
syntax
100
The most important sentence in an essay is the ___.
Thesis
100
Horror, Comedy, and Adventure are examples of...
Theme
100
What word is frequently used to describe the central idea of a work?
theme
100
An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece.
undertone
200
From the Greek for "reckoning together"; a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises( the first one called "major" and the second, "minor").
Syllogism
200
We use ___ to represent something else abstract.
Symbolism
200
Metaphor, Hyperbole, and Irony are examples of...
Trope
200
What type of sentence is frequently used to describe the author's purpose, opinion, meaning, or position of a passage?
thesis
200
Presents something as less significant than it is.
understatement
300
The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.
semantics
300
Each other has their own unique ___ of writing.
Style
300
If I study, I will win the Jeopardy game.
"If I study" is an example of...
Subordinate Clause
300
What word is frequently used to describe the author's attitude towards his material, the audience, or both?
tone
300
In the sentence "My uncle is a judge."
"Judge'' is what type of helper phrase?
subject complement
400
An untrustworthy or naïve commentator on events and characters in a story.
Unreliable narrator
400
A ___ statement is humorous, while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks.
wit
400
Laconic, Incisive, And Sarcastic are examples of...
Style
400
What word is frequently used to describe a word that links different ideas?
transition
400
It often creates a humorous atmosphere.
Intellectually using language that surprises and delights.
wit
500
An artful variation from expected modes of expression of thoughts and ideas., a figure of speech involving a "turn' or change of sense_ a use of the word in a sense other than its proper or literal one.
trope
500
___ is similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of ___ as a group of words, while diction refers to individual words.
Syntax
500
Ornate, Sardonic, and Somber are examples of ...
Tone
500
What two words are frequently used to describe a clause that contains a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone?
subordinate clause
500
One word (usually a noun or main verb) governs two other words not related in meaning.