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14920980287Tonethe author's attitude toward a subject0
14921008295Syntaxthe construction of sentences; the arrangement of words in sentences1
14921024482DictionAn author's choice of words2
14920994982EthosAn appeal to one's credibility, reputations, morals, and ethics in order to gain the audiences trust and respect.3
14921031218PolysyndetonA type of repetition occurs when it repeats the use of a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet , so) within a phrase or clause4
14921043141Rhetorical QuestionA question asked to make a point5
14921017368Paradoxstatement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle6
14921065822ParrallelismCrafting sentences with items placed in comparable grammatical structures7
14921072039Epistrophethe repetition of a word or phrase at the end8
14921079014Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning9
14921087133Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea10
14921092689AnithesisThe juxtaposition of contrasting ideas usually in parallel structure11
14921109815Parallel Structurethe repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures12
14921112006Paradoxstatement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle13
14921124523ImageryVisual description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)14
14924674822AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event15

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