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| 14690037358 | Abstraction | A concept or idea without a specific example; idealized generalizations | 0 | |
| 14690040234 | Abstract Noun | Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people, such as peace, honor, etc. | 1 | |
| 14690045015 | Allegory | A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning. Satirists sometimes use allegory because it allows them a way to indirectly attack their satirical target. Swift's Gulliver's Travels is an example | 2 | |
| 14690064082 | Alliteration | Repetition, at close intervals, of beginning sounds | 3 | |
| 14690069560 | Allusion | A reference to something in culture, history, or literature that expands the depth of the text if the reader makes the connection | 4 | |
| 14690083129 | Allusion, Classical | A reference to classical (especially greek or roman) myth, literature, or culture | 5 | |
| 14690090382 | Anology | Compares two things that are simmilar in several respects in order to prove a point or clarify and idea | 6 | |
| 14690096204 | Analogical Comparison | Another way to say the author has used an anology | 7 | |
| 14690098789 | Anecdote | A short narritive of an amusing, unusual, revealing, or interesting event. Usualy, the anecdote is combined with other material such as an expository essay or arguments to clarify abstract points or to create a memorable image | 8 | |
| 14690112806 | Anticlimax | An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than was expected or because it happens immediately after a much more interesting or exciting event | 9 | |
| 14690116943 | Antecedant | That which comes before; the antecendant of a pronoun is the noun to witch the pronoun refers(Note: You may be expected to find this relationship on the exam) | 10 | |
| 14690133055 | Antithesis | The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point; the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas; for example, Hope is the opposite of despair | 11 | |
| 14690147725 | Antithesis , Balanced | A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or gramatical structure, as in: To err is human; to forgive is divine | 12 | |
| 14690158268 | Apostrophe | A speaker directly addresses something or someone not living, that cannot answer back | 13 | |
| 14690165064 | Appeal to Athority | One of severalappeal strategies; in appealing to athority, the writer refers to expert opinion | 14 | |
| 14690178300 | Assertion | The claim or point the author is making | 15 | |
| 14690180010 | Bias | A preference or an inclination, especially tone that inhibits impartial judgement | 16 | |
| 14690203340 | Burlesque | A comic tool of satire, the writer uses ridiculous exaggeration and distortion | 17 | |
| 14690205586 | Cadence | The rhythm of phrases or sentences created through repetitive elements | 18 | |
| 14690211542 | Anecdotal | Evidence that relies on observations, presented in narrative | 19 |
