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GL O S S ARY

pun simile superlative
The use of a word or phrase that A phrase that compares one thing The form of an adjective or adverb
has two or more meanings for to another using as or like. that suggests the greatest or least
comic effect. of something.

slang
question Words and phrases that occur in syllable
A sentence that asks informal speech and are often only A unit of pronunciation that has
for information. used by a select group of people. one vowel sound.

quotation slogan synonyms
Text that reproduces another A short but memorable statement Words that have the same or
author’s exact words, and is that sums up a message. similar meanings.
written in quotation marks.
Standard English tautology
quote The form of English that uses Saying the same thing more than
To repeat the words of a person. formal vocabulary and grammar. once using different words.

relative pronoun statement tense
A pronoun such as which that A sentence that conveys a fact The form of a verb that indicates
links one part of a sentence to or piece of information. the timing of an action.
another by introducing a relative
clause, which describes an earlier
noun or pronoun. subject third person narrative
The person or thing that is When an author writes from a
performing the action of the verb. detached or outside point of view,
rhetorical question using he/his or she/her.
A question that does not require subjective
an answer but is used for effect.
When a piece of text is influenced tone
by the writer’s personal opinions. The feeling or mood projected by
Roman numerals a voice: for example, happy, sad,
Numbers represented by certain angry, or excited.
letters of the alphabet, such as subordinate clause
i (one), v (five), and x (ten). A group of words that contains a
subject and a verb but depends on transitive verb
a main clause for its meaning. A verb that must be used with
root an object.
A whole word or part of a word
that can attach to a suffix subordinator verb
or prefix. A conjunction used to connect
words, phrases, and clauses of A part of speech that describes
unequal importance. the action of a noun or pronoun,
SEO or a state of being.
Standing for “Search Engine
Optimization,” this is the process suffix vowel
that increases the online visibility An ending made up of one or more
of a website, so more Web users letters that is added to a word to One of the five letters a, e, i,
will visit it. change its form or its meaning. o, or u.