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| 14817784286 | Allusion | a reference to something literary,mythological,or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 0 | |
| 14817794191 | analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 1 | |
| 14817801108 | Aphorism | a concise, statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea,often using rhyme or balance | 2 | |
| 14817812018 | ethos | appeal of ones characters, or credibility | 3 | |
| 14817814892 | logos | appeal to reason or logic | 4 | |
| 14817818663 | Pathos | appeal to the readers sense of emotion | 5 | |
| 14817822220 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 6 | |
| 14817828587 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 7 | |
| 14817833486 | diction | author's word choice | 8 | |
| 14817838498 | extended metaphor | a metaphor that offers elaborate ways in which two thing compare | 9 | |
| 14817846618 | figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech | 10 | |
| 14817851337 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 11 | |
| 14817853576 | Imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | 12 | |
| 14817861530 | jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | 13 | |
| 14817871940 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 14 | |
| 14817881554 | Parallelism | the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms | 15 | |
| 14817891782 | repetition | deliberate use of the same diction or syntax more than once | 16 | |
| 14817902538 | rhetorical question | a question posed to the audience for effect | 17 | |
| 14817908916 | simile | A comparison of two things using like or as or other specifically comparative words | 18 | |
| 14817917329 | syntax | the authors choices in sentence structure | 19 | |
| 14817922692 | tone | the authors attitude toward the subject being described | 20 | |
| 14817932054 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 21 |
