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| 13613584148 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 0 | |
| 13613587297 | Allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 1 | |
| 13613596397 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction (can be a loved one) | 2 | |
| 13613620938 | Declarative statement | A sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 3 | |
| 13613630871 | Ad hominem | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. "Against the man." | 4 | |
| 13613640024 | Ethos | Credibility | 5 | |
| 13613640197 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 6 | |
| 13613642708 | Logos | Logic | 7 | |
| 13613647616 | Fallacy | A false mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument | 8 | |
| 13613659475 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 9 | |
| 13613679938 | Paradox | A contradiction or dilemma but expresses a possible truth | 10 | |
| 13613701621 | Benevolent | Kindly, charitable | 11 | |
| 13613711061 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 12 | |
| 13613719052 | Idiom | A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. | 13 | |
| 13613740044 | Euphemism | An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive | 14 | |
| 13613749013 | Cynical | Believing that people act only out of selfish motives (doubtful or distrustful) | 15 | |
| 13613771155 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 16 | |
| 13613797071 | Candid | Completely honest, straightforward, frank | 17 | |
| 13613802122 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Symbolical meaning | 18 | |
| 13613822804 | Flippant | (Adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy Ex/ Mean Girls |  | 19 |
| 13613843966 | Didactic | Intended to teach (instructive) | 20 | |
| 13613859158 | Irrelevant | Not to the point, not applicable or pertinent | 21 | |
| 13613888822 | Insolent | Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect | 22 | |
| 13613914789 | Interrogative sentence | A sentence that asks a question | 23 | |
| 13613933803 | Exclamatory Sentence | A sentence expressing a strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark: excitement or force | 24 | |
| 13620120639 | Satiric | Ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach | 25 | |
| 13620137211 | Imperative statement | A sentence that makes a command "move forward" | 26 | |
| 13620150881 | Simple sentence | A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause (1:0) | 27 | |
| 13620171056 | Complex sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause (1:1+) | 28 | |
| 13620197527 | Compound sentence | A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses often joined by one or more conjunctions (2+:1+) | 29 | |
| 13620165697 | Nostalgic | Longing for the past (homesick) | 30 | |
| 13620211428 | Anaphora | The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 31 | |
| 13620222186 | Contentious | Argumentative; Quarrelsome | 32 | |
| 13620234834 | Inflammatory | (Adj.) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder | 33 | |
| 13620243992 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word or a group of words at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 34 | |
| 13620255525 | Parallel structure | The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures; They like *riding, swimming, and climbing*. | 35 | |
| 13620280812 | Appositive example | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun; My *best friend, Sammy, lives in Cleveland.* | 36 | |
| 13620299325 | Antithesis | (Noun) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast syn: contrary, antipode | 37 | |
| 13620310664 | Rhetoric | The art of using language effectively and persuasively; figurative language | 38 | |
| 13620350573 | Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. (Writer or speaker) | 39 | |
| 13620359968 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language; Sentence structure | 40 | |
| 13620367482 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't) | 41 | |
| 13620377544 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand; regional. Medical terminology, pop or soda | 42 | |
| 13620400050 | Slang | An informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words; Bro= brother, lit or bruh | 43 | |
| 13620412316 | Active | taking action; full of movement; working | 44 | |
| 13620417975 | Voice | A writers distinctive use of language | 45 | |
| 13620438430 | Dogmatic | Arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs; opinionated | 46 | |
| 13620459377 | Passive voice | The subject of the sentence receives the action. | 47 | |
| 13620463091 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. *She went to the store* | 48 | |
| 13620467456 | Connotation | The implied or associative meaning of a word | 49 | |
| 13620499940 | antecedent example | "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew." (Shakespeare, Hamlet) | 50 |
