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in language: the relationship between the subject and the action expressed by the verb in a sentence; indicates whether the subject of a sentence acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice). To change a sentence from active to passive voice, the sentence must have an object. The object changes to become the subject in the active voice. See active voice and passive voice.
text that mocks and ridicules its subject matter, and without saying as much. It suggests that...
meaning small; used to denote smallness, affection or triviality, e.g. duckling, mommy, Johnny,...
the use of someone elseâ??s actual words. Quotations should always be indicated by inverted...
a graph composed of separate bars, plotted against an x and y-axis; used to represent discrete...
See extreme long shot and top angle.