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| 5719907398 | chiasmus | a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form | 0 | |
| 5719927490 | chiasmus ex | "Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds" | 1 | |
| 5719941374 | antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else | 2 | |
| 5719989854 | antithesis ex | "love is the antithesis of selfishness" | 3 | |
| 5720236673 | anaphora | the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect | 4 | |
| 5720258860 | anaphora ex | "My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration." | 5 | |
| 5720273908 | zeugma | a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas | 6 | |
| 5720273909 | zeugma ex | "John lost his coat and his temper" | 7 | |
| 5720323856 | apposition | When we use two noun phrases next to each other in a clause, and they refer to the same person or thing | 8 | |
| 5720405509 | apposition ex | "The living room, the biggest room in the house, looks out onto a beautiful garden." | 9 | |
| 5720422036 | climax | refers to a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. | 10 | |
| 5720429174 | climax ex | "There are three things that will endure: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." | 11 | |
| 5720434446 | anastrophe | occurs whenever normal syntactical arrangement is switched for emphasis | 12 | |
| 5720709749 | anastrophe ex | "Excited the children were when Santa entered the room" | 13 | |
| 5720732045 | parallelism | the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same | 14 | |
| 5720735059 | parallelism ex | "Like father, like son" | 15 | |
| 5720778802 | parenthesis | a qualifying or explanatory sentence, clause or word that writers insert into a paragraph or passage | 16 | |
| 5720778803 | parenthesis ex | "The dog (a scrappy, matted little thing) ran away" | 17 | |
| 5737369154 | asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 18 | |
| 5737369155 | asyndeton ex | "He eats, sleeps, drinks." | 19 | |
| 5737385888 | onomatopoeia | the use of a sound in writing | 20 | |
| 5737393281 | onomatopoeia ex | "BOOM! CRASH!" | 21 | |
| 5737401290 | metonymy | replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. | 22 | |
| 5737415103 | metonymy ex | "England decides to keep check on immigration." (England refers to the government.) | 23 | |
| 5737428975 | personification | giving human attributes to inanimate/nonhuman things | 24 | |
| 5737437237 | personification ex | "The lightning danced across the sky" | 25 | |
| 5737444548 | synecdoche | a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. | 26 | |
| 5737459157 | synecdoche ex | the term "coke" is often used to refer to all different kinds of soda | 27 | |
| 5737459158 | oxymoron | where apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 28 | |
| 5737493589 | oxymoron ex | "jumbo shrimp", "Great Depression" | 29 | |
| 5737496367 | pun | a play on words in which a word that suggests multiple meanings is used for a humorous effect | 30 | |
| 5737498417 | pun ex | "The horse is a very stable animal." | 31 | |
| 5737516269 | metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 32 | |
| 5737582933 | metaphor ex | "Her hair was silk." | 33 | |
| 5737610722 | simile | a comparison that uses "like" or "as" | 34 | |
| 5737613829 | simile ex | "The giraffe was as tall as a building." | 35 | |
| 5737624876 | litotes | ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary | 36 | |
| 5737635114 | litotes ex | "you won't be sorry" (meaning you will be glad) | 37 | |
| 5737646242 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 38 | |
| 5737646243 | hyperbole ex | "I've told you a million times!" | 39 | |
| 5737653611 | paradox | a statement that appears to be self contradictory, but may include a truth | 40 | |
| 5737656403 | paradox ex | "I can't resist anything but temptation." | 41 | |
| 5737656404 | irony | a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. | 42 | |
| 5737658707 | irony ex | "He was run over and killed by an ambulance" | 43 | |
| 5737692103 | post hoc fallacy | The post hoc fallacy is committed when it is assumed that because one thing occurred after another, it must have occurred as a result of it. | 44 | |
| 5737715024 | post hoc fallacy ex | "Donald Trump was elected, and one day later the stock market is up!" | 45 | |
| 5737786585 | ad hominem fallacy | an argument that attacks the person or entity directly | 46 | |
| 5737826431 | ad hominem fallacy ex | "Well, you're a thief and a criminal, so there goes your argument." | 47 | |
| 5737850673 | unfair logos | using an appeal to logic in an unfair way | 48 | |
| 5737850674 | unfair logos ex | "Our product works 100% of the time!" | 49 | |
| 5737850675 | unfair pathos | using an appeal to emotion in an unfair way | 50 | |
| 5737853219 | unfair pathos ex | SPCA adoption for shelter animals commercial | 51 | |
| 5737853220 | unfair ethos | using an appeal to ethics in an unfair way | 52 | |
| 5737855590 | unfair ethos ex | "Bob Stoops supports the OU cancer treatment center" | 53 | |
| 5737860302 | appeal to tradition | assuming that because something has been done the same way in the past, it is the correct and only way of doing it | 54 | |
| 5737860303 | appeal to tradition ex | "No we can't remodel this building because the design has always been this way" | 55 | |
| 5737863316 | band wagon | using popularity to persuade more people to take part | 56 | |
| 5737863317 | band wagon ex | "EVERYONE is rushing to buy the newest product on the market: Zits-B-Gone!" | 57 | |
| 5737865840 | red herring | a misleading distraction, meant to take attention off of the problem at hand | 58 | |
| 5737865841 | red herring ex | Mother: It's bedtime Jane Jane: Mom, how do ants feed their babies? Mother: Don't know dear. Close your eyes now. Jane: But mama, do ant babies cry when hungry? | 59 | |
| 5737865842 | ad populum | the appeal to the popularity of a claim as a reason for accepting it | 60 | |
| 5737868580 | ad populum ex | The idea that the Earth was flat and motionless was commonly accepted because of this fallacy. | 61 | |
| 5737871130 | slippery slope | where some event inevitably leads to another and so on and so forth | 62 | |
| 5737868581 | slippery slope ex | "If you lose your pen, you can't take notes. If you can't take notes, you'll fail your test. If you fail your test, you'll fail the class. If you fail the class, you won't get into college. If you don't get into college, you'll work at McDonald's for the rest of your life. Don't lose your pen!" | 63 | |
| 5738118860 | paramount | most important | 64 | |
| 5738122661 | malleable | (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking | 65 | |
| 5738124928 | elocution | the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation | 66 | |
| 5738131039 | pugnacious | eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight | 67 | |
| 5738133370 | austere | severe or strict in manner, Having no comforts or luxuries in living conditions | 68 | |
| 5738135480 | vitriol | cruel or bitter criticism | 69 | |
| 5738139019 | ornate | highly decorated | 70 | |
| 5738141351 | intemperate | having or showing a lack of self control | 71 | |
| 5738145590 | congenial | (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own | 72 | |
| 5738149632 | affidavit | a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court | 73 | |
| 5738155623 | belligerent | hostile and aggressive | 74 | |
| 5738158453 | unprecedented | never done or known before | 75 | |
| 5738162041 | imperceptible | impossible to perceive | 76 | |
| 5738164640 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings | 77 | |
| 5738169675 | cognition | the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. | 78 | |
| 5738171677 | intrinsic | belonging naturally | 79 | |
| 5738175498 | advocates | a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. | 80 | |
| 5738178005 | repulsion | a feeling of intense distaste or disgust | 81 | |
| 5738185604 | esconded | to settle securely or snugly; to cover or shelter; hide securely | 82 | |
| 5738187878 | aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty | 83 | |
| 5738193200 | eschew | to avoid and stay away from deliberately | 84 | |
| 5738198068 | cloying | sickly sweet; excessive | 85 | |
| 5738201022 | esoteric | intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest | 86 | |
| 5738204789 | egregious | extremely bad; shocking | 87 | |
| 5738209840 | unwarranted | not justified or authorized | 88 | |
| 5738216004 | ergonomically | intended to provide optimum comfort | 89 | |
| 5738221295 | acquiesced | to accept something reluctantly | 90 | |
| 5738226008 | mitigation | the act of lessening in intensity or severity | 91 | |
| 5738231428 | subversive | in opposition to established system or government | 92 | |
| 5738234103 | epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease | 93 | |
| 5738241006 | gregarious | sociable | 94 | |
| 5738246107 | maxim | expression of truth | 95 | |
| 5738247986 | aberrant | unusual; departing from accepted standard | 96 | |
| 5738252936 | altruistic | unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others | 97 | |
| 5738256221 | myriad | being great and indefinite in number | 98 | |
| 5738256222 | vile | extremely unpleasant | 99 | |
| 5738260618 | vacillate | waver or hesitate | 100 | |
| 5738277555 | prosaic | dull, boring, or ordinary | 101 | |
| 5738305407 | SOAPS | Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Speaker | 102 | |
| 5738308406 | DIDLS | Diction Imagery Details Language Syntax | 103 |
