https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi AP Definitions en-us 2019-01-23 18:33:12 UTC 2019-01-23 19:39:52 UTC hello@padlet.com themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323612840 The subject within a sentence does an action
Ex. "John decimated the enemy armies"]]> 2019-01-23 18:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323612840 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323613648 A Character that is created for the sole purpose of showing off the authors thoughts. i.e. being a vessel for the author in a book
Ex. " Hemingway used Nick Adams"]]> 2019-01-23 18:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323613648 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323615283 A humorous scene, used to lighten mood
Ex. " The Genie from Aladin is comedic relief."]]> 2019-01-23 18:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323615283 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323617754 The words and way in which people of a certain profession or peoples speak
Ex. The way mechanics use certain words to persuade you out of money.]]> 2019-01-23 18:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323617754 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323618649 Referring to something by a short name as opposed to its whole name 
Ex. "The white house has made a decision"]]> 2019-01-23 18:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323618649 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323619851 A type of writing that is characterized and makes use of Mystery and fear and other dark and macabre elements. 
Ex. The raven ]]> 2019-01-23 18:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323619851 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323621701 A way to compare two things by showing them side by side figuratively or literally
Ex. A good government and a bad one to show the drastic difference.]]> 2019-01-23 18:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323621701 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323623765 An idea that is prevalent in a novel or film.
Ex. Sacrifice in "When the Emperor Was Divine.]]> 2019-01-23 18:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323623765 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323624631 In a novel it's the tempo (speed) in which the author moves the story. The author might speed up events for dramatic effect or a fight 
Ex. Pain vs Naruto fight, compared to the rest of the ]]> 2019-01-23 18:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323624631 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323625675 The repetition of a phrase
Ex. "I had a dream" in MLK's I had a dream speech"]]> 2019-01-23 18:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323625675 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323632861 A phrase that within contradicts itself by its word choice.
Ex. "Working vacation"

]]> 2019-01-23 19:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323632861 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323635857 A sentence that has one independent clause and nothing else. 
Ex. "I love peaches"]]> 2019-01-23 19:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323635857 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323638991 Attack to a persons personal life
Ex. "You suck because your muslim"]]> 2019-01-23 19:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323638991 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323639826 A type of invalid argument, in which a conclusion is create that does not follow the premise.
Ex. "if rabbits can't fly then they can glide.]]> 2019-01-23 19:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323639826 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323642020 A phrase whose meaning is not based on the literal definition of its words
Ex. "It's raining cats and dogs"]]> 2019-01-23 19:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323642020 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323642781 An expression that is an exaggeration 
Ex. "I could eat a cow, i'm so hungry"]]> 2019-01-23 19:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323642781 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323644388 A comparison between two pairs of anything 
Ex." Lions are the kings of the jungle"]]> 2019-01-23 19:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323644388 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323645582 A substitute for an idea or concept, usually a more acceptable version of a vulgar idea.
Ex. In Lysistrata a ships mast is used a substate for the male reproductive organ in speech]]> 2019-01-23 19:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323645582 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323646585 A words repeated alone for the sake of dramatic Effect
Ex. Music, music is the cornerstone of human creativity.]]> 2019-01-23 19:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323646585 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323647189 The expression of a moral principle of lesson in the form of statement
Ex. Good things happen to those who wait.]]> 2019-01-23 19:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323647189 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323648012 A saying with a lesson derived from folk culture; proverb
Ex. "Out of sight, out of mind"]]> 2019-01-23 19:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323648012 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323649060 The author implementing their morals or beliefs in a story through the writing piece.
Ex. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy from]]> 2019-01-23 19:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323649060 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323650110 The literal meaning of a word, excluding any connotations.
Ex. war as in fighting between nations, excluding the hardships and sacrifice required.]]> 2019-01-23 19:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323650110 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323650931 A familiar conversation 
Ex. Vernacular]]> 2019-01-23 19:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323650931 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323651781 Getting out of the writing flow and addressing a person or object.
ex. "oh"]]> 2019-01-23 19:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323651781 themehcurycrowd https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323652533 A word or phrase that is called by or referred to by a pronoun 
Ex. "President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg adress in 1863 ]]> 2019-01-23 19:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/themehcurycrowd/tjdr5lwbevbi/wish/323652533