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| 11058647256 | Allusion | Reference (historical, literacy, biblcal, etc) | 0 | |
| 11058647257 | Analogy | Comparison between two things | 1 | |
| 11058647258 | Anthropomorphism | the attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities | 2 | |
| 11058647259 | Personification | Attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts | 3 | |
| 11058647260 | Apostrophe | A person or abstract quality that is directly addressed whether present or not | 4 | |
| 11058647261 | Hyperbole | exaggeration used for emphasis | 5 | |
| 11058647262 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 6 | |
| 11058647263 | Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using like or as | 7 | |
| 11058647264 | Oxymoron | Connecting two contradictory terms | 8 | |
| 11058647265 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 9 | |
| 11058647266 | Metonymy | Referring to something by something that is associated with it | 10 | |
| 11058647267 | Synecdoche | A part of something that is used to refer to the whole entity | 11 | |
| 11058647268 | Rhetorical question | A leading question meant for effect. May or may not be answered | 12 | |
| 11058647269 | Zeugma | One verb governs several words or clauses in a different sense | 13 | |
| 11058647270 | Liote | Making a deliberate understatement for emphasis | 14 | |
| 11058647271 | inverted sentence | Verb before subject (Yoda speak) | 15 | |
| 11058647272 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between related phrases, clauses, or words (vein, vidi, vici) | 16 | |
| 11058647273 | Polysyndeton | Conjunctions are used in quick succession, often without commas to join words or clasuses | 17 | |
| 11058647274 | Anaphora | Repetition of first word or series in a phrase, sentence or clause | 18 | |
| 11058647275 | Epistrophe | Repetition at the end of phrases, sentences or clauses | 19 | |
| 11058647276 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in one or more words, phrases or clauses | 20 | |
| 11058647277 | Alliteration | Repetition of letter or sound at the beginning of words | 21 | |
| 11058647278 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 22 | |
| 11058647279 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity | 23 | |
| 11058647280 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 24 | |
| 11058647281 | Parody | imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect | 25 | |
| 11058647282 | Satire | Criticism of society and politics through the sense of humored, irony, or exaggeration (social commentary) | 26 | |
| 11058647283 | Tone | Author's attitude about his/her subject | 27 | |
| 11058647284 | Mood | The feeling/atmosphere the reader perceives from the text | 28 | |
| 11058647285 | Voice | The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or narrator | 29 | |
| 11058647286 | Imagery | Descriptive language drawing on the five senses, places the reader "in" the world that the author has created | 30 | |
| 11058647287 | Connotation | Idea or feeling that is invoked by a word beyond literal meaning | 31 | |
| 11058647288 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 32 | |
| 11058647289 | Archaic | Language no longer in everyday use, but sometimes used to import and old-fashioned flair | 33 | |
| 11058647290 | Colloquial | (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. | 34 | |
| 11058647291 | erudite | Having/showing great knowledge/learning | 35 | |
| 11058647292 | Concrete | existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract. | 36 | |
| 11058647293 | Abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence; theoretical | 37 | |
| 11058647294 | Formal | Language used in situations that are serious or involve people we don't know well; more common in writing | 38 | |
| 11058647295 | Informal | Language used in situations that are more relaxed with people we know well; more common in conversations | 39 |
