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conceit
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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concrete detail
details that relate actual, specific things or instances
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connotation
the implied or associative meaning or a word
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cumulative sentence
a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases
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declarative sentence
a sentence which maes a statement or declaration
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deductive reasoning
reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle an then applying that principle and then applying that prionciple to a specific case (all men are mortal; socrates is a man; therefore, socrtes is mortal)
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denotaion
the literal meaning of a word
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dialogue
conversation between two or more people
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didactic
having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing
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diction
the word choicesmade by a writer
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dilemma
a situation that requiores a person to descide between two equally attractive/ unattractive alternatives
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dissonance
harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds
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elergy
a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn event
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ellipsis
the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from context
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epic
a long narrative poem written in elvated style which present the adventures of characters of hihg position and episodes which are important to the history of a race or nation
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epigram
a brief, pith saying
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epigraph
a saying or statement on the title page of a work, or used as a headin for a chapter or other section
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epiphany
a moment of sudden revelation or insight
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epitaph
an inscription on a tombstone or burial place
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epithet
an adjective used to point out a charactersistic of a person or thing. Hmeric epithets are ofter compound adjectives that become an almost formulaic part of a name
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eulogy
a formal speech praising a person who has died
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euphemism
an indirect, less offesive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
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exclamatory sentence
a sentence expressing stron feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark
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expletive
an interjection to lend emphasis; somtimes, a profanity
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fable
a brief story which leads to amoral, often using animals as characters
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