| A | B |
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| appositive | Writing where two nouns in a row refer to the same person (ex- " My father, Ned, worked for NASA."). |
| homophone | Words pronounced the same, but have a different spelling or meaning |
| hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement. |
| idiom | An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds"). |
| purpose | What the author is trying to do by writing (ex - entertain, inform, persuade, describe). |
| theme | A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work. |
| analysis | the process of identifying the parts of a whole idea and their relationship to one another |
| syntax | The pattern or structure of word order in sentences, clauses and phrases. |
| antonym | a word that is opposite of another |
| synonym | One of two or more words in a language that have highly similar meanings (e.g., sorrow, grief, sadness). |
| voice | The fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer. |
| accuracy | correctness or precision |
| validity | Refers to statements that have the appearance of truth or reality. |
| allusion | a reference in writing to a familiar person, place, or event |
| thesis | The basic argument advanced by a speaker or writer |
