https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens For AP language and composition en-us 2016-09-22 17:14:34 UTC 2023-01-30 03:26:26 UTC hello@padlet.com lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126078404 [troop] 
A literary trope is the use of figurative language – via word, phrase, or even an image – for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech. The word trope has also come to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices, motifs or clichés in creative works]]> 2016-09-23 16:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126078404 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079087 [uhn-der-steyt-muh nt, uhn-der-steyt-] 
the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts]]> 2016-09-23 16:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079087 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079214 [zoog-muh] 
rhetorical use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one.]]> 2016-09-23 16:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079214 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079250 [strô] men (mĕn)
A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that opponent ]]> 2016-09-23 17:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079250 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079408 [sat-ahyuh r]
show foolishness or vice in governments and literature.]]> 2016-09-23 17:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079408 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079475 [si-nek-duh-kee]
a type of troupe, which adds visual imagery to the passage and enhances the readers experiences.]]> 2016-09-23 17:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079475 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079593 [sil-uh-jis-em] 
is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.]]> 2016-09-23 17:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079593 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079661 [met-uh-fawr, -fer]
The definition of a metaphor is a word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description.]]> 2016-09-23 17:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079661 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079694 [thee-sis]
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections]]> 2016-09-23 17:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079694 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079733 [sim-uh-lee] 
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, using "like or as".]]> 2016-09-23 17:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079733 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079780 [skeem]
a change in standard word order.]]> 2016-09-23 17:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079780 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079808 [sin-taks] 
the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language and
the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.]]> 2016-09-23 17:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079808 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079879 [ri-tawr-i-kuh l, -tor-] [kwes-chuh n] 
A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.]]> 2016-09-23 17:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079879 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079932 [ret-er-ik] 
Rhetoric is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form.]]> 2016-09-23 17:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126079932 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126080025 [ref-yoo-tey-shuh n]
denotes that part of an argument where a speaker encounters contradictory points.]]> 2016-09-23 17:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126080025 lilsweetmaya https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126080045 [ok-si-mawr-on, -mohr-] 
Figure of speech in which contradictory terms appeal in conjunction.]]> 2016-09-23 17:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lilsweetmaya/remaibowens/wish/126080045