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8668021853AlliterationThe repetition of the same consonant sounds at the begining of adjacent or closely connected words.0
8668025703AllusionExpressions specifically designed to call some other work to mind; typically indirect.1
8668025704AnalogyA device used to compare two things; typically as clarification.2
8668028635AnaphoraREPETITION: Word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.3
8668028636AntimetaboleWhere the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject, aka repetition in reverse.4
8668028637AntithesisTwo ideas that are contrary; important to note IDEAS, not necessarily just words.5
8668031397Ethos AppealA way that an author establishes credibility.6
8668031398Pathos AppealAn appeal to the audiences passions.7
8668033615Logos AppealA logical appeal with facts.8
8668037905AssonanceREPETITION: The repetition of the sound of a vowel.9
8668037906ClimaxRhetorically, it is the buildup of importance.10
8668037907ConsonanceAgreement between actions (as opposed to disonance).11
8668040038DictionThe choice of words and phrases.12
8668040039EllipsisThe omission of superfluous, or contextually implicit information.13
8668040040EpistropheREPETITION: Word or phrase at the end of a sentence.14
8668043990MetaphorFIGURATIVE: A direct comparison.15
8668043991SimileFIGURATIVE: A comparison using like or as.16
8668055731PersonificationFIGURATIV​E: Attribution of human nature to an inapplicable object.17
8668055732HyperboleAn extreme exaggeration.18
8668055733JuxtapositionTwo things placed close together with contrasting effects.19
8668058446Classical Model of Organization20
8668058447Deductive Reasoning21
8668062412Inductive Reasoning22
8668062413ParallelismParallel structure, syntax, or diction.23
8668064626RepetitionRepeating as a use of stressing a point.24
8668066680Rhetorical QuestionA question with an implicit answer.25
8668066681HypophoraA question that is asked and answered.26
8668070787SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases.27
8668074234Active Voice28
8668074235Passive Voice29
8668074236Tone30
8668080066UnderstatementA purposeful statement that is less than the truth: an under-exaggeration. (Taking a physics test and saying "that was hard")31
8668080067LitotesAn understatement using an opposite: "that was not easy"32
8668082678ProcatalepsisA rebuttal to other possible opinions.33
8668085212DistinctioAn elaboration on how the writer defines a specific word.34
8668253283Rhetorical Triangle35
8668279512Claim of FactAsserts that something is true or not true.36
8672108696Claim of ValueClaims something is good or bad.37
8672108697Claim of PolicyArgues for how something can be changed38
8668504910Simple SentenceA sentence with a single independent clause.39
8668504911Compound SentenceA sentence that has two clauses, each of which can be a simple sentence.40
8668504912Complex SentenceInterdependent clauses: 1 independent, and 1 subordinate.41
8668508995Compound Complex SentenceHas defining features of both complex and compound sentences.42
8668540021DIDLS AnalysisDiction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax43
8668556538Declarative StatementStates a fact (.)44
8668558168Interrogative SentenceA question (?)45
8668558169Imperative SentenceA command (!)46
8668560342Hortative SentenceExhorts or calls to action: Let's talk about that. (Kind imperative)47
8668624116Socratic ironyTeaching by claiming ignorance.48
8668629237Situational IronyLike a cardiac surgeon having a heart attack.49
8668635440BurlesqueRidiculous exaggeration50
8668638922InvectiveHarsh and bitter51
8668645706NarrativeTelling a story, recounting events. Based upon personal knowledge and experience, typically chronological, is a story with a thesis.52
8668652822DefinitionLays foundation, makes sure author and reader are 'speaking the same language.'53
8668663312Classification and Division"What goes together and why?" Sorts materials into categories (more than two) and makes connections.54
8668664154DescriptionHow something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, feels. Establishes mood or atmosphere. Can make readers empathize.55
8668665897Process AnalysisExplains clearly and logically how something is done; tells us how something works. Can be used to satirize, critique, or editorialize.56
8668669443Comparison and ContrastThe juxtaposition of two things to highlight similarities and differences.57
8668670593ExemplificationProviding a series of examples, a general idea becomes concrete. Writers may use one extended example, or a series of related ones.58
8668672286Cause and EffectUsing clear logic, trace causes that lead to an effect. Avoid jumping to conclusion.59

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