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| 5137241806 | Burke's Pentad | Act: What happened? Scene: When and where did it happen? Agent: Who did it? Agency: How was it done? Purpose: Why was it done? | 0 | |
| 5137244071 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; MP: All people make mistakes mP: Trump is a person LC: Trump makes mistakes | 1 | |
| 5137248162 | Parellelism | use of similar grammitical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance; the river, the water, the breeze | 2 | |
| 5137248163 | Diction | An author's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone | 3 | |
| 5137251029 | Denotation | Dictionary definition of a word | 4 | |
| 5137251030 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 5 | |
| 5137254111 | Scheme | A pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect; rhyme schemes using lines ABAB, then CCDD for rhythm | 6 | |
| 5137254112 | Trope | The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor | 7 | |
| 5137268777 | Ellipsis | in a sentence or quotation, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods | 8 | |
| 5137268869 | Asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions; I biked, I ran, I flew | 9 | |
| 5137274380 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds; changing chapters churn | 10 | |
| 5137274381 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds; The lame wolf laid in the gray day's haze near the same place of its mate. | 11 | |
| 5137276752 | Anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences; Under the sun... Under the rain... Under the heaviness | 12 | |
| 5137276753 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences; we fight for a common cause. We are united for a common cause. And we will sacrifice for this common cause. | 13 | |
| 5137279657 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause; we serve for justice alone; justice alone can provide structure. | 14 | |
| 5137279658 | Climax | list of examples in which the most important is listed last; we are here for ourselves, for each other, and for our nation. | 15 | |
| 5137285838 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 16 | |
| 5137285839 | Metaphor | A comparison stating that one thing is another thing though the two are not similar; life is a highway | 17 | |
| 5137287907 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa; they gave us a hand | 18 | |
| 5137294759 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it; crown in place for the king or royalty | 19 | |
| 5137294760 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 20 | |
| 5137296895 | Periphrasis | substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name or of a proper name for a quality associated with the name; there were a lot of Alice's in the world, wishing that homes like these offered a sense of independence | 21 | |
| 5137302567 | Anthimeria | The substitution of one part of speech for another; a noun turned into a verb or vice versa; I've been idealed throughout my life | 22 | |
| 5137311139 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents; hiss, hum, buzz | 23 | |
| 5137311140 | Hyperbole | A purposeful exaggeration or overstatement for effect; I've told you a million times; he's so fat he needs his own area code | 24 | |
| 5137313390 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative by making a double negative first; I am unable to discredit your claim | 25 | |
| 5137313391 | Irony | A contrast between reality and expectancy; sarcasm: (hits board on first hurdle) "It's a good day to dive!" | 26 | |
| 5137315118 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction; the bright night sky illuminated the dark | 27 | |
| 5137315119 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer; emphasis; If life holds such promise then why do we chase such trivial things? | 28 |
