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| 2937981802 | Allusion | - brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art | 0 | |
| 2937981803 | Analogy | - A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. Can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarities; more extensive and elaborate than a simile or metaphor | 1 | |
| 2937981804 | Anaphora | - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. | 2 | |
| 2937981805 | Anecdote | - a short entertaining account of some happening, frequently personal or biographical use to bring humor or to illustrate a particular characteristic or trait. | 3 | |
| 2937981806 | Antithesis | - figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel construction; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences. | 4 | |
| 2937981807 | Apostrophe | - a strategy in which an absent person, inanimate object ( the sun, for example) or abstract being (Death) is addressed directly | 5 | |
| 2937981808 | Archaic Diction | - the use of words common to an older time period; old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 6 | |
| 2937981809 | Asyndeton | - omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. | 7 | |
| 2937981810 | Cumulative Sentence | - sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence, and then builds and adds on. | 8 | |
| 2937981811 | Epistrophe | - a close relative to anaphora; It is the repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses or sentences. | 9 | |
| 2937981812 | Hortative Sentence | - sentence that exhorts, advises, calls to action. | 10 | |
| 2937981813 | Imperative Sentence | - sentence used to command, enjoin, implore, or entreat. | 11 | |
| 2937981814 | Periodic Sentence | - a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end of the sentence; the main clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone | 12 | |
| 2937981815 | Inversion | - inverted order of words in a sentence (variation of the subject-verb-object order) ; usually the verb precedes the subject. | 13 | |
| 2937981816 | Metonymy | - figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is part of. | 14 | |
| 2937981817 | Oxymoron | - phrase with words that seem to contradict one another. | 15 | |
| 2937981818 | Parallelism | - recurrent syntactical similarity. Several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance. Also adds balance and rhythm and, most importantly, clarity to the sentence | 16 | |
| 2937981819 | Paradox | - a statement which seems self-contradictory, but which may reveal some truth; forces the reader to pause and seek clarity. | 17 | |
| 2937981820 | Description | - the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch ( sensory details) | 18 | |
| 2937981821 | Narration | - The act of telling a story, usually based on personal experience; it usually incorporates descriptive elements--senses, metaphors, and similes. Narration is used to get the reader to "identify" with the writer on some level, and thereby ultimately agree with the writer. | 19 | |
| 2937981822 | Classification | - takes individual examples and groups them based on common traits. Important because it organizes a large amount of material for the reader. | 20 | |
| 2937981823 | Definition | - The process of explaining a word, object, or idea in such a way that the reader knows precisely what the writer means. Focuses on the special qualities of a word or phrase that set it apart. It gives the reader and writer a mutual starting point. | 21 | |
| 2937981824 | Cause/effect | - presents the causes and/or effects of a situation or phenomenon; this can be used as an author's main organizational strategy, or it can be one paragraph used to support a point in an essay developed through another pattern. | 22 | |
| 2937981825 | Process Analysis | - A method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something. | 23 | |
| 2937981826 | Exposition | - designed to convey information or explain through the use of facts, reasons, or examples. | 24 |
