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| 5277520120 | Allusion | Connection that illuminates one situation by comparing it to another similar, but usually more famous one with historical or literary connections | 0 | |
| 5277520121 | Analogy | Comparing two things, often point by point, to show similarity or suggest that if two concepts, phenomena, events or people are like in one way, that they are probably alike in other ways as well. | 1 | |
| 5277520122 | Antonomasia | Substituting a descriptive phrase for a proper name | 2 | |
| 5277520123 | Hyperbole | Use of an overstatement for special effect | 3 | |
| 5277520124 | Irony | Convey meanings that are in tension with or even opposite of their literal meanings | 4 | |
| 5277520125 | Metaphor | Creates or implies a comparison between two things | 5 | |
| 5277520126 | Metonymy | Using a particular object to stand for a general concept | 6 | |
| 5277520127 | Oxymoron | States a paradox or contradiction | 7 | |
| 5277520128 | Rhetorical Question | Questions posed that don't require answers | 8 | |
| 5277520129 | Signifying | Writer cleverly and often humorously needles another person | 9 | |
| 5277520130 | Simile | Uses like or as to compare two things | 10 | |
| 5277520131 | Understatement | Quiet message to make a point | 11 | |
| 5277520132 | Anaphora | Effective repetition | 12 | |
| 5277520133 | Antithesis | Use of parallel words or sentence structure to highlight contrasts or opposition. | 13 | |
| 5277520134 | Inverted Word Order | Not in the usual subject-verb-object order | 14 | |
| 5277520135 | Parallelism | Grammatically similar phrases or clauses for special effect. | 15 | |
| 6692147042 | Ethos | appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. | 16 | |
| 6692150436 | Logos | appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason. | 17 | |
| 6692153292 | Pathos | appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. | 18 | |
| 6692159144 | Attitude | The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand. | 19 | |
| 6692161718 | Compare and contrast | Discussing the similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose. | 20 | |
| 6692164620 | Connotation | The implied meaning of a word; words can broadly have positive, negative, or neutral connotations. | 21 | |
| 6692166518 | Context | The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered. | 22 | |
| 6692172284 | Counterargument | The argument(s) against the author's position. | 23 | |
| 6692174282 | Denotation | The literal, dictionary-definition meaning of a word. | 24 | |
| 6692175501 | Diction | The style of language used; generally tailored to be appropriate to the audience and situation. | 25 | |
| 6692179291 | Implication | When something is suggested without being concretely stated. | 26 | |
| 6692181754 | Juxtaposition | Placing two very different things together for effect. | 27 | |
| 6692184977 | Rhetoric | The use of spoken or written word (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience. | 28 | |
| 6692187750 | Rhetorical triangle | The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the context. | 29 | |
| 6692190372 | Syntax | The way sentences are grammatically constructed. | 30 | |
| 6692192586 | Synthesis | Combining sources or ideas in a coherent way in the purpose of a larger point. | 31 | |
| 6692194571 | Tone | The use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude toward a subject. | 32 | |
| 6692199381 | Didactic | A text with an instructive purpose, often moral. | 33 | |
| 6692201977 | Euphemism | Referring to something with a veiled phrase instead of saying it directly | 34 | |
| 6692206292 | Parody | Using the form of something to mimic and make fun of it. | 35 | |
| 6692208912 | Sarcasm | Mockingly stating the opposite of what you mean. Easier to convey in the spoken word than via writing. | 36 | |
| 6692211170 | Satire | A genre of humorous and mocking criticism to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society. | 37 |
