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| 7725184612 | Rhetoric | art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques | 0 | |
| 7725199223 | Diction | writers choice | 1 | |
| 7725205803 | Denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 2 | |
| 7725209094 | Connotation | personal and cultural associations a word brings with it | 3 | |
| 7725222937 | Vernacular, Dialect, Local Color, Regionalism, Colloquialism | using the native and/or informal language of a country or a place | 4 | |
| 7725230830 | Euphemism | using an inoffensive term in place of an offensive one | 5 | |
| 7725236887 | Antecedent | thing that exists before another, in grammar, the noun (the pronoun that came before the pronoun) | 6 | |
| 7725249845 | Syntax | how a writers sentences unfold | 7 | |
| 7725257539 | Repetition | deliberate repetition of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence for emphasis | 8 | |
| 7725267731 | Loose/strung-along sentence | sentence that makes complete sense if brought to an end even before the final period | 9 | |
| 7725276264 | Periodic Sentence | sentence that only makes sense when the end of the sentence is reached | 10 | |
| 7725284200 | Rhetorical Fragment | deliberate use of a sentence fragment for special emphasis | 11 | |
| 7725295830 | Rhetorical Question | question asked without expectation of an answer | 12 | |
| 7725303465 | Parallelism | repetition of a grammatical structure, provides rhythm, balance, and unity within a text | 13 | |
| 7725318838 | Antithesis | two opposing ideas presented in parallel structure | 14 | |
| 7725321933 | Juxtaposition | normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit | 15 |
