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| 7208664444 | Allusion | Making reference to something without explicitly mentioning it. "I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's." |  | 0 |
| 7208664787 | Argumentation | Reasoning something to support an idea, theory, action etc. Lawyer presents an argument in his opening statement that details why his client is innocent. |  | 1 |
| 7208666769 | Diction | Words and phrases chosen to write or say something. The patient has experienced acute trauma to the right femur, and must have surgery stat. |  | 2 |
| 7208667753 | Exposition/Expository Writing | Presenting an idea in a logical order with evidence and an argument. The prologue of Romeo and Juliet gives us information about the conflict between the Montague and Capulet families. Then, we meet Romeo, who is pining for Rosaline, and Juliet, who is supposed to marry Paris. Romeo and his friends decide to mask themselves and attend a party at the Capulets'-when Romeo sees Juliet, the action begins to rise. | 3 | |
| 7208668278 | Figurative language | Words/phrases with a meaning different from their literal interpretation. She is bright as a hypernova. |  | 4 |
| 7208669041 | Hyperbole | Exaggerating something I was dying of sleep after my short one hour nap. |  | 5 |
| 7208669376 | Imagery | Visual description The breeze lightly played with her hair and the sun brightened her eyes as she splashed the cold ocean water into the dry pile of light, smooth sand. |  | 6 |
| 7208669790 | Irony | Something that signifies the opposite. Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" A plumber spends all day working on leaky faucets and comes home to find a pipe has burst in his home. |  | 7 |
| 7208670141 | Metaphor | Comparison between things without using like or as. Her eyes were the color of the ocean. |  | 8 |
| 7208670867 | Oxymoron | When contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Old news, peace force, liquid gas |  | 9 |
| 7208671390 | Paradox | A self-contradictory statement that when explained might be true. This is the beginning of the end |  | 10 |
| 7208671859 | Parallelism | Using words and phrases that are formally similar to add an effect. This is not only just what I wanted, but also just what I needed. | 11 | |
| 7208672175 | Parody | Imitation of a writer, artist or genre exaggerating it in order to make a comic effect. Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes |  | 12 |
| 7208672665 | Personification | Giving human characteristics to something non human. The roofs of the houses were dripping tears. |  | 13 |
| 7208673782 | Point of View/Perspective | The angle of which things are considered, showing the opinions and feelings of a character. 'I've come to this coffee shop so often, the barista knows me.' |  | 14 |
| 7208674017 | Rhetoric | Persuasive and impressive use of words in writing or speech. "Will you help starving children today by adding $3 to your grocery bill?" |  | 15 |
| 7208674960 | Simile | Comparison between things using like or as. The night was as dark and endless as a black hole. |  | 16 |
| 7208675477 | Style | Way a writer writes and the techniques he or she uses. The breezes brought dejected lutes, And bathed them in the glee; And signed the fete away. | 17 | |
| 7208675808 | Analogy | A comparison between two things to explain or clarify something. Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer. | 18 | |
| 7208676296 | Anecdote | A story, typically to make the reader laugh or ponder. At the beginning of a speech about fire safety, the speaker tells a short cautionary tale about a serious injury that occurred as a result of not following protocol. | 19 | |
| 7208677853 | Ethos | Appealing to the audiences ethics. "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." |  | 20 |
| 7208678270 | Logos | Appealing to the audience's logic. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." |  | 21 |
| 7208678519 | Pathos | Appealing to the audience's emotions. "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?" |  | 22 |
| 7208678913 | Colloquialism | Words that are not formal, used in casual conversation. Pass the buck |  | 23 |
| 7208679953 | Connotation | The non literal, implied meaning of a word or phrase. Pushy refers to someone loud-mouthed and irritating. | 24 | |
| 7208680775 | Logical Fallacy | A flaw in reasoning. I don't believe in global warming because I like using hairspray. |  | 25 |
| 7208682552 | Sarcasm | Bitter language meant to make fun or hurt someone or something, may use irony. Not the brightest crayon in the box now, are we? |  | 26 |
| 7208682777 | Satire | Used to criticise the corruption and foolishness of a society of individual through humor. Animal Farm by George Orwell |  | 27 |
| 7208683384 | Tone | The attitude of the writer towards an audience of chapter. It was A LOW, DULL, QUICK SOUND -- MUCH SUCH A SOUND AS A WATCH MAKES WHEN ENVELOPED IN COTTON. I gasped for breath, and yet the officers heard it not |  | 28 |
| 7208684648 | Allegory | Abstract ideas are described in terms of characters, figures and events to teach a lesson. In Animal Farm, Mollie represents the bourgeoisie. |  | 29 |
| 7208685054 | Anaphora | Repetition of the first part of a sentence And needy nothing trimmed in jollity, And purest faith unhappily forsworn, And gilded honour shamefully misplaced, And maiden virtue rudely strumpeted | 30 | |
| 7208685491 | Thesis/Claim | A statement with the author's main purpose, opinion or meaning that will be the central idea of the piece of work. In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain develops a contrast between life on the river and life on the shore. | 31 | |
| 7208685801 | Cliché | A stereotype or phrase that's overused and has a lack or originality. Waking up on the wrong side of the bed |  | 32 |
| 7208686056 | Genre | The major category in which a piece of work best fits. Non fiction: Outliers Fiction: Kite Runner |  | 33 |
| 7208686422 | Rhetorical question | Questions that are not meant to have an answer and can be obvious. Is rain wet? |  | 34 |
| 7208686810 | Syntax | The ways the author chooses to join words into phrases and sentences. Happy about her upcoming promotion, Sammie sang all the way home. |  | 35 |
| 7208687315 | Alliteration | The repeat on the same sound at the beginning or a word. The somber shadow sneaked into the room. |  | 36 |
| 7208687989 | Consonance | The repetition of a consonant sound at the end of a word or the middle of a word. I like the pink kite | 37 | |
| 7208688481 | Denotation | The literal, dictionary definition of a word. Knife: a tool used to cut |  | 38 |
| 7208688828 | Motif | Things or ideas repeated in a piece of work with a symbolic meaning. "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore', The Raven Edgar Allan Poe. Shows the author is driving mad. | 39 | |
| 7208689188 | Antithesis | The opposite of an idea. "Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing." |  | 40 |
| 7208689600 | Deduction | Forming a conclusion from general information to specific. In mathematics, If A = B and B = C, then A = C. | 41 | |
| 7208692193 | Induction | Reaching a conclusion through facts and statements. Jamie got pizza for lunch. Sarah got pizza for lunch. Mark got pizza for lunch. The pizza must be good. | 42 | |
| 7208692961 | Dialect | A form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group Reckon I have. Almost died first year I come to school and get them pecans — folks say he pizened 'em and put 'em over on the school side of the fence. |  | 43 |
| 7208693618 | Didactic | Words that have the primary aim of teaching. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; February has twenty-eight alone All the rest have thirty-one |  | 44 |
| 7208694156 | Inference | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information given. A character has a briefcase, is taking a ride on an airplane, and is late for a meeting. You can infer that this character is a businessperson. |  | 45 |
| 7208695056 | Elegy | Worn or people written for someone who is dead Death Stands Above Me by Walter Savage Landor |  | 46 |
| 7208695745 | Jargon | Expressions used by a particular group that are more difficult for others to understand. Left wing - Political jargon for liberal, progressive viewpoint |  | 47 |
| 7208695998 | Prose | Language that has no formal metrical structure A paragraph found in a journal. |  | 48 |
