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| 6407628948 | Abstraction | A generality; a concept or idea or thought separated from concrete reality without a specific example |  | 0 |
| 6413149486 | Abstract Noun | Names of an idea, thing, quality, action, or feeling meaning many things to many people such as peace honor etc. |  | 1 |
| 6413177770 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions or a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning. |  | 2 |
| 6413197370 | Alliteration | Repetition, at close intervals of beginning consonant sounds |  | 3 |
| 6413211049 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known in popular culture, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. There are many more possibilities, and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion. |  | 4 |
| 6413250527 | Allusion, classical | A reference to classical mythology, literature or culture. |  | 5 |
| 6413267172 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way in order to prove a point or clarify an idea. |  | 6 |
| 6413288635 | Analogical Comparison | Another way to say the author has used an analogy |  | 7 |
| 6413314387 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person sometimes used to clarify abstract points or create a memorable image. |  | 8 |
| 6413362749 | Anticlimax | An event or experience that causes disappointment because it happens immediately after a much more interesting or exciting event. |  | 9 |
| 6413404821 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause (Noun) referred to by a pronoun. You may be expected to find this relationship on the exam. |  | 10 |
| 6413426476 | Antithesis | Direct opposite, the opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point; the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas. Hope is the antithesis of despair. |  | 11 |
| 6413444287 | Antithesis, balanced | A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in To err is human; to forgive, divine. |  | 12 |
| 6413460613 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as death, liberty or love. A speaker addresses something or someone not living, that cannot answer back. |  | 13 |
| 6413505053 | Appeal to Authority | A fallacy in which a speaker or writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution. The writer refers to expert opinion. |  | 14 |
| 6413522430 | Assertion | A declaration or statement, the claim or point the author is making. |  | 15 |
| 6413540859 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue. A preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment. |  | 16 |
| 6413572655 | Burlesque | A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation, a comic tool or satire, the writer uses ridiculous exaggeration and distortion. |  | 17 |
| 6413606927 | Cadence | Rhythm, the rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements. |  | 18 |
| 6413621084 | Candor | Open and honest communication, truthfulness. |  | 19 |
| 6413636669 | Catalog | A list of details that reinforces a concept. Inductive arguments build to a conclusion based on the collective impression of lists (facts, observations) |  | 20 |
| 6413663366 | Cause and Effect | An essay pattern in which the writer shows the immediate and underlying causes that led to an event or situation. |  | 21 |
| 6413673361 | Circular Reasoning | Type of faulty reasoning in which the writer attempts to support a statement by simply repeating the statement in different or stronger terms. |  | 22 |
| 6413703322 | Circumlocution | (n.) indirect and wordy language (The professor's habit of speaking in circumlocutions made it difficult to follow his lectures.) To write around a subject; to write evasively; to say nothing. |  | 23 |
| 6413714102 | Colloquial | A common or regional language or behavior; referring to local custom or sayings. |  | 24 |
| 6413736877 | Concrete Versus Abstract | concrete is observable, measurable, easily perceived versus abstract, which is vague and not easily defined. | 25 | |
| 6413758868 | Counterexample | An exception to a proposed general rule | 26 | |
| 6516726509 | Soliloquy | A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud by one character. | 27 |
