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| 4658725709 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words | 0 | |
| 4658726579 | Anaphora | Intentional repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive sentences or paragraphs to create emphasis | 1 | |
| 4658730050 | Anecdote | A brief narrative, or retelling of a story or event | 2 | |
| 4658730704 | Antithesis | Figure of speech in which words or phrases that are parallel in order and syntax express opposite or contrasting meaning. | 3 | |
| 4658733296 | Aphorism | A terse statement on a serious subject | 4 | |
| 4658734085 | Apostrophe | Address to a dead or absent person or to an inanimate object or abstract concept in order to create intensity | 5 | |
| 4658736191 | Archetype | An image, descriptive detail, plot pattern, or character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore and therefore creates a response | 6 | |
| 4658739085 | Asyndeton | When elements commonly combined by conjunctions are presented in a series without the use of conjunctions | 7 | |
| 4658742622 | Balance Sentence | A sentence that employs parallel structure of approximately the same length and importance | 8 | |
| 4658743587 | Chiasmus | Figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the similar words | 9 | |
| 4658745368 | Cliché | A worn-out, trite expression that has been overused and a writer employs thoughtlessly | 10 | |
| 4658747835 | Colloquialism | Words and phrases occurring primarily in speech and in informal writing that creates a relaxed and conversational tone | 11 | |
| 4658749046 | Deductive Reasoning | Method of reasoning from the general to the particular | 12 | |
| 4658749798 | Didactic | Designed to teach a lesson often in moral, ethical, or religious matters. | 13 | |
| 4658750981 | Epiphany | Sudden, overwhelming insight or revelation caused by a common object or scene. | 14 | |
| 4658752244 | Epitaph | Inscription used to mark burial places; usually written to commemorate in a serious fashion although they can also be quite humorous. | 15 | |
| 4658755579 | Euphemism | Use of inoffensive language in place of language that a reader may find hurtful, distasteful, frightening, or otherwise objectionable. | 16 | |
| 4658757302 | Idiom | Use of words peculiar to a given language; expression that cannot be translated literally. | 17 | |
| 4658758870 | Imagery | Word or word sequence that creates a sensory experience. | 18 | |
| 4658761293 | Inductive Reasioning | Process of reasoning to a conclusion about an entire group by examining some of its members. | 19 | |
| 4658762431 | Jargon | Special vocabulary of a trade or profession; inflated, vague, meaningless language of any kind. | 20 | |
| 4658764692 | Juxtaposition | The placing of verbal elements side by side, leaving it up to the reader to make connections, however usually for the purpose of compare and contrast. | 21 | |
| 4658767637 | Loose Sentence | Sentence that is grammatically complete before the end (example: I'm still hungry, although I just ate). | 22 | |
| 4658769062 | Maxim | Concise statement, usually drawn from experience and including some practical advice. | 23 | |
| 4658769960 | Metonymy | Substitution of a name of an entity with something else that is closely associated with it (example: "the throne" as a substitution for "King") | 24 | |
| 4658772073 | Onomatopoeia | Words that suggest their meaning by how they sound | 25 | |
| 4658772842 | Oxymoron | Closely links two seemingly contrary elements in a way that on further consideration turns out to make good sense. | 26 | |
| 4658773995 | Paradox | Seemingly self-contradictory statement that on reflection, makes sense; or a situation that is contradictory. | 27 | |
| 4658776458 | Parallelism | Keeping ideas of equal importance in similar grammatical form. | 28 | |
| 4658777021 | Paraphrase | Putting another writer's thoughts into your own words. | 29 | |
| 4658777767 | Periodic Sentence | Sentence that is not grammatically complete until its end (Example: Although I just ate, I am still hungry). | 30 | |
| 4658779126 | Polysyndeton | Use of more conjunctions that is normal (Opposite of asyndeton) | 31 | |
| 4658780674 | Repetition | Repeating of a word, sound, phrase, or idea. | 32 | |
| 4658781921 | Rhetorical question | Question posed for effect, one that requires no answer; it provokes thought, lends emphasis, leads the reader where the writer intends. | 33 | |
| 4658784053 | Sarcasm | A bitter expression of strong disapproval; sarcasm is personal, jeering, intended to hurt. | 34 | |
| 4658790309 | Simile | Direct comparison usually connecting two things using like, as or than. | 35 | |
| 4658792225 | Synecdoche | When a part of something is used to represent the whole or (less commonly) vice versa (Example: | 36 | |
| 4658794985 | Understatement | Form of irony in which a point is deliberately expressed as less than it actually is | 37 | |
| 4658796043 | Voice | The sense of an author's character, personality, and attitude that comes through the words | 38 |
