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Comp I Midterm
Definitions
Allusion- Allusion is a device that activates and vitalizes our ideas, association, and information
in the reader's mind through words and reference.
Analogy- a comparison between two things typically for the purpose of explanation
Antecedent- a phrase, clause or word that refers back to by an earlier word or noun
Anthology- a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
Apostrophe- punctuation that refers to ownership of a person or a person that is not present
Argument- establish a viewpoint on a certain topic research it and defend it
Authority- reliability of the text
Brevity- concise and exact use of words in a sentence
Cliche- a phrase that gets overused and betrays a lack of original thought
Colloquial- the use of informal everyday language in writing
Comma Splice- A comma splice occurs a comma is used to join two complete sentences without
placing an appropriate joining word between them
Conclusion- final comments in a piece of writing
Concrete- specific details
Subordinating Conjunctions- a connecting word or phrase that introduces a dependent clause and
joins it to an independent clause
Coordinating Conjunctions- They can join two verbs, two nouns, two adjectives, two phrases, or
two independent clauses.
MLA format- Modern language association college level style of writing w specific formatting
Narrative essay- references time and tells a story

Subjective- the writer's feelings
Objective- factual
Paragraph- has a topic sentence and supporting sentences all relating to topic; brief piece of
writing
Passive voice- when the subject has already been acted on by the verb
Past participle- third form of a verb; compound verb
Pronoun- takes the place of a noun, can be subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, etc
Pronoun/antecedent agreement- this occurs when the pronoun agrees in number (singular or
plural) and person (past or present tense) with its antecedent
Dangling modifier- has no subject and is a participle
Participle- a word formed from a verb that is used as an adjective
Diction- the choice and use of words
Disparate- different; not allowing comparison
Documentation- documenting things down
Editorial- preparing material for publication
Etymology- origin or beginning
Euphemism- a word or expression used to talk about something unpleasant, blunt or offensive