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| 7343484472 | Abstract | Not related to the concrete properties of an object; pertaining to ideas, concepts, or qualities, as opposed to physical attributes | 0 | |
| 7343484473 | Appeals to Emotion | Rhetorical arguments in which the speaker attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings | 1 | |
| 7343484474 | Audience | The person(s) reached by a piece of writing | 2 | |
| 7343484475 | Chiasmus | Figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of parallel clauses is reversed in the second (e.g., "Fair is foul, and foul is fair") | 3 | |
| 7343484476 | Contradiction | A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency | 4 | |
| 7343484477 | Devices | A particular word pattern or combination of words used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader | 5 | |
| 7343484478 | Epitaph | A piece of writing in praise of a deceased person | 6 | |
| 7343484479 | Inference | The process of arriving at a conclusion from a hint, implication, or suggestion | 7 | |
| 7343484480 | Zeugma | Grammatically correct linkage of one subject with two or more verbs or a verb with two or more direct objects. The linking shows a relationship between ideas more clearly. For example: Bob exceeded at sports; Jim at academics; Mark at eating. OR "You held your breath and the door for me." | 8 | |
| 7343484481 | Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause | 9 | |
| 7343484482 | Appeals to Logic | Rhetorical arguments in which the speaker attempts to persuade the listener through the use of deductive reasoning | 10 | |
| 7343484483 | Begging the Question | To sidestep or evade the real problem | 11 | |
| 7343484484 | Claim | An assertion of something as fact; to demand as a right or as a due; a statement that you want your audience to believe | 12 | |
| 7343484485 | Convention | An accepted manner, model, or tradition; a common way of looking at or examining something | 13 | |
| 7343484486 | Diction | An author's choice of words to convey a tone or effect | 14 | |
| 7343484487 | Eulogy | A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing; an oration in honor of a deceased person, typically given at a funeral or memorial | 15 | |
| 7343484488 | Litote | Form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve (e.g., Saying "You're not terrible" to express that you did a wonderful job) | 16 | |
| 7343484489 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole, such as "head of cattle" or "hands on deck" | 17 | |
| 7343484490 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word or words as the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences (e.g., "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child.") | 18 | |
| 7343484491 | Expletive | A single word or short phrase intended to emphasize surrounding words; commonly separated by commas (e.g., in fact, of course, after all, certainly) | 19 | |
| 7343484492 | Isocolon | Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length (e.g., "An envious heart makes a treacherous ear" or "Many will enter. Few will win.") | 20 | |
| 7343484493 | Rhetoric | The language of a work and its style; the art of using language effectively | 21 | |
| 7343484494 | Ambiguity | Use of language in which multiple meanings are possible | 22 | |
| 7343484495 | Appeals to Authority | Rhetorical arguments in which the speaker claims to be an expert or relies on information provided by experts | 23 | |
| 7343484496 | Antithesis | The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words or phrases | 24 | |
| 7343484497 | Explication | The interpretation or analysis of a text | 25 | |
| 7343484498 | Inductive | Conclusion or type of reasoning whereby observation or information about a part of a class is applied to the class as a whole | 26 | |
| 7343484499 | Juxtaposition | Placing of two items side by side to create a certain effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose | 27 | |
| 7343484500 | Rhetorical Device | Particular use of word patterns and styles used to clarify, make associations, and focus the writing | 28 | |
| 7343484501 | Syllogism | A form of deduction; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument | 29 | |
| 7343484502 | Tone | The attitude a literary work takes towards its subject and theme; it reflects the author's attitude | 30 | |
| 7343484503 | Speaker | The person (not necessarily the author) who is the voice of the work | 31 | |
| 7343484504 | Thesis Statement | Focus statement of an essay; premise statement upon which the point of view or discussion in the essay is based | 32 | |
| 7343484505 | Cumulative Sentences | Begins with a standard pattern and adds multiple details AFTER it; the details can take the form of subordinate clauses or different kinds of phrases | 33 | |
| 7343484506 | Periodic Sentences | A sentence that BEGINS with multiple details and holds off a standard sentence pattern, or at least its predicate, until the end | 34 | |
| 7343484507 | Inverted Syntax | The typical English sentence pattern has the subject before the verb. In this type of sentence, the verb is placed before the subject. | 35 | |
| 7343484508 | Trope | The use of a word in a figurative sense with a decided change or extension in its literal meaning; a shift in the typical meaning of a word (e.g., "I put down my weapon of choice at the end of my test--a dull #2 lead pencil") | 36 | |
| 7343484509 | Deductive | The reasoning process by which a conclusion is drawn from a set of premises and contains no more facts than these premises | 37 | |
| 7343484510 | Euphemism | Substitution of a milder or less direct expression for one that is harsh or blunt (e.g., using "passed away" for "dead") | 38 | |
| 7343484511 | Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory, but is actually true | 39 | |
| 7343484512 | Syntax | The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. It is sentence structure and how it influences the way a reader perceives a piece of writing | 40 | |
| 7343484513 | Analytical Writing | A style of writing in which the subject is broken into its components and the components are subjected to detailed scrutiny | 41 | |
| 7343484514 | Apology | A formal written defense of something you believe in strongly | 42 | |
| 7343484515 | Colloquial | Ordinary language; the vernacular. For example, depending on where in the United States you live, a sandwich is called a sub, a grinder, or a hero. | 43 | |
| 7343484516 | Delayed Sentence | A sentence that withholds its main idea until the end. For example, Just as he bent to tie his shoe, a car hit him. | 44 | |
| 7343484517 | Evidence | An indication or a sign | 45 | |
| 7343484518 | Hyperbole | An overstatement characterized by exaggerated language | 46 | |
| 7343484519 | Metonymy | A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to name or designate something, as in, "The White House announced today..." | 47 | |
| 7343484520 | Propaganda | Information or rumor deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, or institution | 48 | |
| 7343484521 | Parallelism | Recurrent syntactical similarity where several parts of a sentence or several sentences equal in importance (e.g., "I have always searched for, but never found, the perfect painting for that wall.") | 49 | |
| 7343484522 | Allusion | A figure of speech which makes brief, even casual, reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object to create a resonance in the reader or to apply a symbolic meaning to the character or object | 50 | |
| 7343484523 | Anaphora | The regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses ("We shall fight in the trenches. We shall fight in sky. We shall fight...") | 51 | |
| 7343484524 | Asyndeton | The practice of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. In a list, it gives a more extemporaneous effect and suggests the list may be incomplete ("He was brave, fearless, afraid of nothing." OR "...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.") | 52 | |
| 7343484525 | Discourse | A formal discussion of a subject | 53 |
