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  2. Rhetoric (Aristotle) - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 13 Covers the necessary parts of a speech which include the prosthesis (which is the statement of the proposition) and then the pistis (which is the proof of the statement), along with the prooemium (introduction) and epilogue. [1]: III.13:1–4 Chapter 14

  3. Farewell Discourse - Wikipedia

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    In the final part of the discourse (John 17:1-26) Jesus prays for his followers. This is the longest prayer of Jesus in any of the gospels, and is known as the Farewell Prayer or the High Priestly Prayer. [6] [7] The key themes of the prayer are the glorification of the Father and petitions for the unity of the disciples through love. [2]

  4. Part of speech - Wikipedia

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    Pronoun (antōnymíā): a part of speech substitutable for a noun and marked for a person; Preposition (próthesis): a part of speech placed before other words in composition and in syntax; Adverb (epírrhēma): a part of speech without inflection, in modification of or in addition to a verb, adjective, clause, sentence, or other adverb

  5. Grammatical particle - Wikipedia

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    In modern grammar, a particle is a function word that must be associated with another word or phrase to impart meaning, i.e., it does not have its own lexical definition. [citation needed] According to this definition, particles are a separate part of speech and are distinct from other classes of function words, such as articles, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs.

  6. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). [1] [2] In the distinction between literal and figurative language, figures of

  7. J. L. Austin - Wikipedia

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    John has therefore performed a locutionary act. He has also done at least two other things: he has asked a question of, and elicited an answer from, Sue; in so doing, he has performed two further speech-acts, as Austin would have it: Asking a question is an example of the illocutionary act.

  8. Sotho parts of speech - Wikipedia

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    The Sesotho parts of speech convey the most basic meanings and functions of the words in the language, which may be modified in largely predictable ways by affixes and other regular morphological devices. Each complete word in the Sesotho language must comprise some "part of speech." There are basically twelve parts of speech in Sesotho.

  9. Ecclesiastes 12 - Wikipedia

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    Ecclesiastes 12 is the twelfth (and the final) chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called ' Qoheleth ' ("the Teacher"), composed probably between the 5th and 2nd centuries BCE. [ 3 ]