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| 14675777423 | Absolute | a word free from limitations or qualifications ("best," "all", "unique," "perfect"). | 0 | |
| 14675780817 | Ad hominem argument | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue. | 1 | |
| 14675781269 | Allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize. | 2 | |
| 14675785719 | Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way. | 3 | |
| 14675788036 | Anaphora | repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses | 4 | |
| 14675791456 | Anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 5 | |
| 14675792732 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 6 | |
| 14675794542 | Antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 7 | |
| 14675798479 | Aphorism | a concise, statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 8 | |
| 14675802706 | Asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions ("They spent the day wondering, searching, thinking, understanding.") | 9 | |
| 14675804483 | Balanced sentence | a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast (George Orwell: "If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.") | 10 | |
| 14675806035 | Chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.") | 11 | |
| 14675808298 | Cliché | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off ("the time of my life", "at the droop of a hat", etc.) | 12 | |
| 14675811252 | Climax | generally, the arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance, often in parallel structure | 13 | |
| 14675814924 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 14 | |
| 14675816310 | Complex sentence | a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 15 | |
| 14675818596 | Compound sentence | a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions | 16 | |
| 14675820383 | Compound-complex sentence | a sentence with two or more principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses | 17 | |
| 14675822031 | Concrete details | details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events | 18 | |
| 14675823040 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word (slender vs. skinny; cheap vs. thrifty) | 19 |
