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| 9676156044 | diction | writer's choice of words | 0 | |
| 9676173020 | lexicon | vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge | 1 | |
| 9676216059 | denotation | literal, or "dictionary", meaning of a word as defined | 2 | |
| 9676230623 | connotation | implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind | 3 | |
| 9676240646 | jargon | special language of a profession or a group, usually has pejorative (negative) associations in that it is excludes "outsiders" - common to law, medicine, and academia | 4 | |
| 9676252846 | colloquialism | word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing | 5 | |
| 9676267700 | slang | informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly-coined and rapidly changing words and phrases | 6 | |
| 9676286594 | vernacular | everyday or common language of a geographic are or the native language of the commoners in a country | 7 | |
| 9676311827 | verbal irony | words literally state the opposite of the speaker's true meaning | 8 | |
| 9676329572 | situational irony | events turn out the opposite of what was expected | 9 | |
| 9676357131 | sarcasm | sometimes harsh, caustic remarks to or about someone or something; less tactful than verbal irony | 10 | |
| 9676369076 | satire | work that reveals a critical attitude towards some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way, typically targeting groups or concepts rather than individuals | 11 | |
| 9676386872 | stereotype | character who represents a trait usually attributed to a particular social or racial group and who lacks individuality | 12 | |
| 9676407923 | anecdote | short narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect | 13 | |
| 9676417484 | aphorism | short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life | 14 | |
| 9676572700 | euphemism | more acceptable or pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable, often used to obscure or lessen the reality of a situation | 15 | |
| 9676611529 | syllogism | format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion | 16 | |
| 9676638613 | oversimplification | obscures or denies the complexity of an issue | 17 | |
| 9676663010 | rhetorical question | posed by a writer or speaker to provoke silent reflection by the audience | 18 | |
| 9676678034 | juxtaposition | act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side to compare/contrast; in literature, this occurs when two images that are not otherwise commonly brought together appear side by side or structurally close together, forcing to reconsider any possible implied meaning | 19 | |
| 9676692441 | antithesis | two contrasting images are presented in balanced words, phrases, clauses, or paragraphs. | 20 | |
| 9677106715 | paradox | statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning | 21 | |
| 9677116008 | parallelism | technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures side by side and making them similar in form | 22 | |
| 9677127484 | synecdoche | figure of speech by which a part is used to represent the whole, the whole for a part, or the name of the material for the thing made | 23 | |
| 9677147732 | anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every clause | 24 | |
| 9677161228 | metonmy | name of one object is substituted for that of another closely related to it | 25 | |
| 9677169581 | allegory | literary situation in which characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation | 26 | |
| 9677180909 | epistrophe | repetition of a concluding word or word endings at the end of successive clauses | 27 | |
| 9677192885 | personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects | 28 | |
| 9677203929 | hyperbole | use of deliberate exaggeration in order to create emphasis or humor | 29 |
