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| 10739109985 | anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 0 | |
| 10739109986 | style | the overall manner in which an individual writer expresses ideas | 1 | |
| 10739109987 | Syllogism | a logical argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise | 2 | |
| 10739109988 | Synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object | 3 | |
| 10739109989 | pedantic | describing an excessive display of learning or scholarship | 4 | |
| 10739109990 | satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions | 5 | |
| 10739109991 | non sequitur | an inference that does not logically follow the premise(s) | 6 | |
| 10739109992 | ad hominem | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue | 7 | |
| 10739109993 | Antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 8 | |
| 10739109994 | pathos | the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow | 9 | |
| 10739109995 | Imagery | concrete, sensory details which contribute to the themes or ideas of a work | 10 | |
| 10739109996 | tautology | needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding | 11 | |
| 10739109997 | Syllepsis | the linking of one word with two other words in two strikingly different ways | 12 | |
| 10739109998 | epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight | 13 | |
| 10739109999 | ellipsis | the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context | 14 | |
| 10739110000 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 15 | |
| 10739110001 | Understatement | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it really is | 16 | |
| 10739110002 | Metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things which suggests they are somehow the same | 17 | |
| 10739110003 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 18 |
