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| 7811809126 | Anastrophe | Departure from normal word order for the sake of emphasis |  | 0 |
| 7811825775 | Zeugma | verb or an adjective applies to more than one noun |  | 1 |
| 7811855676 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences |  | 2 |
| 7811869007 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |  | 3 |
| 7811888540 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly |  | 4 |
| 7811898143 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |  | 5 |
| 7811915493 | Archaic Diction | The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. |  | 6 |
| 7811923446 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers |  | 7 |
| 7811933512 | Antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. |  | 8 |
| 7811941282 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |  | 9 |
| 7811949302 | litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite |  | 10 |
| 7811982484 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |  | 11 |
| 7811993223 | irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |  | 12 |
| 7812032163 | paradox | a statement that seems contradictory or absurd, but is actually valid or true |  | 13 |
| 7812055595 | euphemism | use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |  | 14 |
| 7812082179 | chiasmus | reversal of grammatical structures in successive parallel phrases or clauses. AB-BA rather than AB-AB |  | 15 |
| 7812117150 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it |  | 16 |
| 7812151862 | hypophora | Asking a question and immediately answering it |  | 17 |
| 7812169871 | epistrophe | Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses |  | 18 |
| 7812179548 | syntax | Sentence structure The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. |  | 19 |
| 7812193716 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end |  | 20 |
| 7812211768 | cumulative sentence | The main independent clause is elaborated by the addition of modifying clauses or phrases Sentence that places the main idea at the beginning, and then builds upon it |  | 21 |
| 7812237376 | hortative sentence | sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action |  | 22 |
| 7812243303 | imperative sentence | A sentence that requests or commands. |  | 23 |
| 7812249624 | loose sentence | Main idea comes at the beginning, followed by independent phrases/clauses |  | 24 |
| 7812267665 | asyndenton | Conjunctions are omitted, producing a fast-paced and rapid prose |  | 25 |
| 7812278724 | polysyndenton | The use of many conjunctions to slow the pace | 26 | |
| 7812288118 | epanalepsis | repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause |  | 27 |
| 7812301791 | antimetabole | The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast. | | 28 |
| 7812318033 | inversion | 29 | ||
| 7812322505 | juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts |  | 30 |
| 7812333783 | metaphor | figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as |  | 31 |
| 7812347864 | simile | A comparison of two things using like or as |  | 32 |
| 7812356526 | oxymoron | It is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. |  | 33 |
| 7812372765 | parallelism | the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures | 34 | |
| 7812382369 | personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |  | 35 |
| 7812399744 | rhetorical question | a question that is asked without expecting an answer |  | 36 |
| 7812435299 | synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object |  | 37 |
| 7812445545 | meiosis | an understatement using euphemism to minimize or belittle the importance or size of someone or something. | 38 | |
| 7812662333 | apostrophe | An address to a dead or absent person, or personification as if he or she were present |  | 39 |
| 7812672433 | colloquial diction | everyday usage that may contain terms accepted in a group but not universally acceptable used in ordinary, or familiar, conversation | 40 | |
| 7812682062 | slang | Informal and unconventional words often understood only within a particular group |  | 41 |
| 7812702690 | jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession |  | 42 |
| 7812709385 | euphonic | language that is pleasant, harmonious, or musical | 43 | |
| 7812789356 | cacophanous | a harsh or unpleasant sound | 44 | |
| 7812805462 | concrete diction/language | words that emphasize things immediately perceivable by the senses (sour or yellow) |  | 45 |
| 7812839535 | abstract diction | words representing qualities that cannot be perceived with the five senses.(such as faithful, patriotic) | 46 | |
| 7812879743 | cliche' | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought |  | 47 |
| 7812888173 | idiom | A common expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally; ex: the test was a piece of cake |  | 48 |
