The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.
(1) - An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices.
(2) - Classification of authors to a group and comparison o
The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clauses that follows a linking verb and complements.
Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb but it cannot stand alone
Deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises.
(1) - Objects and occurrences from nature to represent ideas commonly associated with them
(2) - Those that have been invested with the meaning by a group
Not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired , and usually just a yes or no answer would suffice.
Bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule.
A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.