Parallelism

� Also known as parallel construction. Sentence construction which
places equal grammatical constructions near each other or repeats
patterns two or more times. IT IS THE REPETITION OF STRUCTURE NOT THE
REPETITION OF IDEAS IN DIFFERENT WORDS. It may involve two or three
modifiers in a row or repeated beginnings of longer sentences. The
author might repeat a preposition, or verbal phrase
Examples #1 Julius Caesar "I came, I saw, I conquered". #2
She looked tired, frustrated, and disgusted. #3 notice the parallel
construction of each part, as they are laid out in each new line: A
new generation of Americans born in this century tempered by war
disciplined by a hard and bitter peace proud of their ancient heritage

Paradox

A seemingly contradictory statement which is actually true. An idea
which embeds a contradiction. (Example: "You can't get a job
without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job".)

Amiable

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Affable

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

Litotes

� a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point
by denying its
opposite. Litote is the opposite of hyperbole. EX: �It isn�t very
serious. I have this
tiny little tumor on the brain� (Salinger, Catcher in the Rye).

Transition

words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences
and paragraphs.
ie. On the contrary to popular belief, writing down
your thoughts is beneficial to mental health.

Ambiguity

uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language; lack of decisiveness

Atmosphere

The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work,
established partly by the setting and partly by the author�s choice of
objects that are described. Even such elements as description of the
weather can contribute to the atmosphere. Frequently atmosphere
foreshadows events.

Clause

� A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. ? An
independent, or main, clause expresses a complete thought and can
stand alone as a sentence. ? A dependent, or subordinate, clause
cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an
independent clause. (Example: "Other than baseball, football is
my favorite sport." In this sentence, the independent clause is
"football is my favorite sport" and the dependent clause is
"Other than baseball

anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or
person; type of narrative writing