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| 2901478728 | Ad Hominem Argument | Appealing to feelings or preduice rather than logic and intellect. | 0 | |
| 2901478729 | Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can interpret to have a hidden meaning; typically moral or political. | 1 | |
| 2901479232 | Alliteration | Repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words. | 2 | |
| 2901479233 | Allusion | A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea. | 3 | |
| 2901479234 | Ambiguity | A vagueness of meaning; meant to evoke multiple meanings/interpretations. | 4 | |
| 2901479235 | Analogy | A comparison that points out similarities between 2 disimilar things. | 5 | |
| 2901479617 | Antecedent | A word to which a person refers. | 6 | |
| 2901479618 | Antithesis | A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences. | 7 | |
| 2901480090 | Aphorism | A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment. | 8 | |
| 2901480091 | Apostrophe | Addresses a person or personified thing not present. | 9 | |
| 2901480092 | Atmosphere | The prevading tone or mood of a place, situation. | 10 | |
| 2901480563 | Caricature | A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in a person and/or things. | 11 | |
| 2901480564 | Chiasmus | A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified order. | 12 | |
| 2901480854 | Clause | A structural element of a sentence consisting of a grammatical subject and a predicate. | 13 | |
| 2901480855 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase that is not formal or literary. | 14 | |
| 2901480856 | Conceit | An elaborate metaphor. | 15 | |
| 2901481246 | Connotation | The suggested or implied meaning of a word. | 16 | |
| 2901481247 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word. | 17 | |
| 2901481651 | Diction | The choice of words in oral and written discourse. | 18 | |
| 2901482089 | Didactic | Having instructional purpose; intending to convey information or teach a lesson, usually dry and pompous in manner. | 19 | |
| 2959527325 | Euphemism | A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term. | 20 | |
| 2959527326 | Extended Metaphor | A series of comparisons between two unlike objects. | 21 | |
| 2959531837 | Figurative Language | Implies different, unorthodox meanings to writing. | 22 | |
| 2959534094 | Figure of Speech | Not literal in manner; an idiom. | 23 | |
| 2959534095 | Generic Conventions | Describes traditions for each genre. | 24 | |
| 2959534096 | Genre | Describes literary forms; novels, plays, essays. | 25 | |
| 2959535957 | Homily | A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior. | 26 | |
| 2959535958 | Hyperbole | Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect. | 27 | |
| 2959537553 | Imagery | The use of images in speech and writing. | 28 | |
| 2959537554 | Inference/Infer | A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data. | 29 | |
| 2959537555 | Invective | A direct verbal assault; a denunciation; casting blame on someone or something. | 30 | |
| 2959541195 | Irony/Ironic (verbal, situational, and dramatic) | Mode of expression intended meaning is opposite of what is stated; implying ridicule/sarcasm; events that are reverse to the expected. | 31 | |
| 2959541196 | Juxtaposition | Two things being seen or placed together for contrasting effect. | 32 | |
| 2959541197 | Loose Sentence | Main idea presented first and is them followed by one or two more subordinate clauses. | 33 | |
| 2959543745 | Metaphor | Compares unlike objects; figure of speech. | 34 | |
| 2959543746 | Metonymy | Uses name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. | 35 | |
| 2959543747 | Mood | Emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere. In grammar referes to the intent. | 36 | |
| 2959543748 | Narrative | Form of verse or prose that tells a story. | 37 | |
| 2959545824 | Onomatopoeia | Use of words that suggests their meanings. | 38 | |
| 2959545825 | Oxymoron | Term consisting of contradictory elements. | 39 | |
| 3007372173 | Paradox | Statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true. | 40 | |
| 3007372174 | Parallelism | Use of successive verbal contructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical stucture, sound, meter, meaning, etc. | 41 | |
| 3007372175 | Parody | An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject. | 42 | |
| 3007374202 | Pedantic | Narrowly academic instead of broad and humane; excessively petty and meticulous. | 43 | |
| 3007374203 | Periodic Sentence | Sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by exoressing its main thought only at the end. | 44 | |
| 3007376238 | Personification | Figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics. | 45 | |
| 3007376239 | Point of View | Relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to a subject of discourse. | 46 | |
| 3007378575 | Predicate Adjective | Modifies the subject of a sentence. | 47 | |
| 3007378576 | Predicate Nominative | A noun that provides another name for a subject. | 48 | |
| 3007378577 | Prose | Any discourse that is not poetry. | 49 | |
| 3007380388 | Repetition | Re-use of same words, phrase, or idea for rhetorical effect, usually emphasis. | 50 | |
| 3007380389 | Rhetoric | The language of a work and its style; words often highly emotional; used to convince or sway opinions. | 51 | |
| 3007380390 | Rhetorical Appeal | 3 Elements in the art of persuasion: Ethos - Author's credibility or authority Pathos - An audience's sense of identity, self interest, and emotions Logos - Uses strategies of logic and reason to persuade | 52 | |
| 3007382708 | Rhetorical Modes | Describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication. | 53 | |
| 3007382709 | Rhetorical Question | A question in which audience already knows answer; asked for effect. | 54 | |
| 3007384563 | Sarcasm | Sharp, caustic attitude conveyed in words through jibes, taunts, or other remarks; differes from irony which is more subtle. | 55 | |
| 3007384564 | Satire | Literary style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice, or weakness in character; usually to induce change. | 56 | |
| 3007384565 | Simile | Figurative comparison using like or as. | 57 | |
| 3007386348 | Style | Manner in which author uses and arranges words, shapes, ideas, forms, sentences, and creates a structure to convey ideas. | 58 | |
| 3007386420 | Subject Complement | Name of grammatical unit that is comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives. | 59 | |
| 3014430427 | Exposition | To explain, analyze, discuss | 60 | |
| 3014434396 | Argumentation | Persuade, prove a point | 61 | |
| 3014437137 | Description | Recreatem present with details | 62 | |
| 3014438614 | Narration | To relate an antedote or story | 63 |
