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| 6811859512 | Analogy | Puropse is to explain something abstract or complex by showing its similarity to something simpler and more concrete | 0 | |
| 6811859513 | Cause and effect | Purpose is the writer wishes to explain why | 1 | |
| 6811859514 | Classification | Purpose is the author divided the subject into categories | 2 | |
| 6811859515 | Comparison and contrast | Purpose is for the author to show similarities and differences between two subjects | 3 | |
| 6811859516 | Definition | Purpose is for the author to define terms that are ambiguous, abstract, unusual, or not understood | 4 | |
| 6811859517 | Description | Purpose is to help readers see things more clearly and understand abstract concepts more simply | 5 | |
| 6811859518 | Exemplification | Purpose is to use examples to put abstract or complex ideas into a simpler, more concrete form | 6 | |
| 6811859519 | Narration | Purpose is to tell a story and use the tools of fiction | 7 | |
| 6811859520 | Process analysis | Purpose is to explain how something is done or how it works or operates, or explain how to do something through a set of directions | 8 | |
| 6811859521 | Alliteration | Repetition, at close intervals, of beginning sounds | 9 | |
| 6811859522 | Allusion | A reference to something in culture, history, or literature | 10 | |
| 6811859523 | Allegory | A narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning | 11 | |
| 6811859524 | Anecdote | A short narrative of an amusing, unusual, revealing, or interesting event | 12 | |
| 6811859525 | Anticlimax | An event or experience that causes disappointment because it's less exciting than was expected or because it happens immediately after a more interesting or exciting event | 13 | |
| 6811859526 | Antithesis | The opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point; the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas | 14 | |
| 6811859527 | Apostrophe | Speaker directly addresses something or someone not living, that cannot answer back | 15 | |
| 6811902412 | Catalog | A list of details that reinforces a concept | 16 | |
| 6811915162 | Circumlocution | To write around a subject; to write evasively; to say nothing | 17 | |
| 6811941332 | Colloquial | Common or regional language or behavior | 18 | |
| 6811941333 | Concrete | Observable, measurable, easily perceived | 19 | |
| 6811941334 | Abstract | Vague and not easily defined | 20 | |
| 6811941335 | Diatribe | A rant | 21 | |
| 6812021842 | Digress | To move off the point, to veer off onto tangents | 22 | |
| 6812021843 | Double entendre | Phrase that has two meanings, one generally being sexual or provocative in nature | 23 | |
| 6812021844 | Ellipsis | Series of marks (. . .) used in writing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words | 24 | |
| 6812021845 | Epithet | Short, poetic nickname, often in the form of an adjective or adjectival phrase | 25 | |
| 6812021846 | Ethos | The writer's honesty and commitment to the writing | 26 | |
| 6812021847 | Euphemism | A kinder, gentler, less crude or harsh word or phrase to replace one that seems imprudent to use in a particular situation | 27 | |
| 6812021848 | Explicit | Expressly stated; made obvious or evident | 28 | |
| 6812021849 | Logical fallacy | An error in reasoning or logic | 29 | |
| 6812021850 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration or overstatement | 30 | |
| 6812021851 | Idiom | Manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | 31 | |
| 6812632943 | Imagery | Language that evokes the senses | 32 | |
| 6812632944 | Implicit | Something that is implied | 33 | |
| 6812632945 | Juxtapose | To place side by side in order to show similarities or differences | 34 | |
| 6812632946 | Maxim | A saying or expression that proposes to teach or tell a truth | 35 | |
| 6812632947 | Metaphor | Comparison of two unlike things in order to show one more clearly or in a new way | 36 | |
| 6812632948 | Extended metaphor | Metaphor that extends throughout the work or passage, even forming the basis for the entire work | 37 | |
| 6812632949 | Onomatopoeia | Words whose sounds mimic their meaning | 38 | |
| 6812632950 | Oxymoron | Two contradictory elements are combined for effect | 39 | |
| 6812632951 | Paradox | Juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight | 40 | |
| 6812632952 | Parallel structure | The use of parallel elements in sentences or in the structure of an essay or prose passage | 41 | |
| 6812632953 | Pathos | Appeals to the audience's emotions | 42 | |
| 6812632954 | Personification | To give human attributes or qualities to something no living or nonhuman | 43 | |
| 6812632955 | Rebuttal | To give an opposing point of view | 44 | |
| 6812632956 | Rhetorical question | Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply | 45 | |
| 6812632957 | Satire | Literature that exposes idiocy, corruption, or other human folly through humor, exaggeration, and irony | 46 | |
| 6812632958 | Simile | Metaphor using like or as in the comparison | 47 | |
| 6812632959 | Symbol | A thing, idea, or person that stands for something else | 48 | |
| 6812632960 | Syntax | Order of words in a sentence; also the types and structures of sentences | 49 | |
| 6812632961 | Tone | Speaker's attitude toward a person, place, idea, or thing; the emotional quality of a phrase or passage | 50 | |
| 6812632962 | Truism | A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting | 51 | |
| 6812632963 | Understatement | Saying less than is warranted by the situation in order to emphasize reality | 52 | |
| 6812632964 | Connotation | Emotional or social meaning of a word or phrase | 53 | |
| 6812632965 | Equivocation | When the writer uses words that have more than one meaning in order to be intentionally ambiguous | 54 | |
| 6812632966 | Propaganda | Language or rhetoric used to persuade a mass audience | 55 | |
| 6812632967 | Ad Hominem | When the writer attacks a person instead of addressing the argument or the issue | 56 | |
| 6812632968 | Red herring | The arguer throws out an unrelated argument to divert the reader's attention | 57 | |
| 6812632969 | Denotation | Refers to the dictionary or precise meaning of a word | 58 | |
| 6812747912 | Style | Voice of the writer | 59 | |
| 6812747913 | Mood | Emotional quality of the setting | 60 | |
| 6812747914 | Didactic | Vocab: preachy, insistent | 61 | |
| 6812747915 | Ornate | Vocab: pretentious, flowery, or ostentatious | 62 | |
| 6812747916 | Metonymy | Metaphor is which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it's closely associated | 63 | |
| 6813242017 | Ambivalent | Vocab: contradictory feeling about something | 64 | |
| 6819000819 | Allusive | Vocab: working by suggestion rather than explicit mention | 65 | |
| 6819000820 | Haughty | Vocab: arrogantly superior and disdainful | 66 | |
| 6813242018 | Capricious | Vocab: sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 67 | |
| 6813242019 | Petulant | Vocab: childishly sulky or bad-tempered | 68 | |
| 6813242020 | Contemptuous | Vocab: feeling or expressing ridicule; insulting | 69 | |
| 6819000821 | Morose | Vocab: sullen and ill-tempered | 70 | |
| 6817820967 | Sardonic | Vocab: grimly mocking | 71 | |
| 6817826741 | Periodic sentence | Sentence type where the most important idea comes at the end of the sentence | 72 | |
| 6817844226 | Loose sentence | Sentence type where the most important idea is revealed early and the sentence unfolds loosely after that | 73 | |
| 6817936666 | Example: periodic sentence | Sentence type example: Doctors were convinced they had destroyed the pernicious infection, but just when they thought he'd recover fully, Mario became savagely febrile and died. | 74 | |
| 6817979059 | Example: loose sentence | Sentence type example: After her chemotherapy failed, Margaret lay moribund in the hospice, glad for the kindness of nurses, thankful for each new morning that she was able to enjoy. | 75 | |
| 6818049245 | Parallel sentence | Sentence type that contains parts of equal grammatical structure or rhetorical value in a variety of combinations | 76 | |
| 6818089577 | Example: parallel sentence | Sentence type example: Joyce was worn down by the constant invasion of her co-workers, by their insistent stares, by their noisy whispers, by their unveiled disdain. She knew she had to find another job. | 77 | |
| 6818136108 | Simple sentence | Sentence type that contains one subject, one verb, modifiers, and complements | 78 | |
| 6818156469 | Example: simple sentence | Sentence type example: Puppies need a lot of care. | 79 | |
| 6818168523 | Compound sentence | Sentence type that contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction | 80 | |
| 6818730034 | Example: compound sentence | Sentence type example: The king's edict that adulterers would be punished by death caused a raucous din in the local taverns, for even the common folk knew that he had many indiscretions of his own for which to atone. | 81 | |
| 6818760199 | Complex sentence | Sentence type that contains an independent clause and a dependent subordinate clause | 82 | |
| 6818787473 | Example: complex sentence | Sentence type example: Since the nun's ascetic life provided her few material comforts, the wool shawl the novitiate knitter for her was a cherished treasure. | 83 | |
| 6818804338 | Compound-complex sentence | Sentence type that contains two independent clauses and a dependent subordinate clause | 84 | |
| 6818816816 | Example: compound-complex sentence | Sentence type example: Even though Rafael's muse had sparked his fertile imagination, he nonetheless lost his drive to paint, so he eased his plight by driving a taxi. | 85 | |
| 6818834994 | Declarative sentence | Sentence type that makes a statement | 86 | |
| 6818857504 | Imperative sentence | Sentence type that makes a command | 87 | |
| 6819032161 | Concrete diction | Language that is quantifiable, based on facts, easily accepted by the reader, and generally understood | 88 | |
| 6819112028 | Figurative language | Language that is not meant to be taken literally | 89 | |
| 6819149285 | Tirade | Vocab: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation | 90 | |
| 6819161935 | Pragmatic | Vocab: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations | 91 | |
| 6819214858 | Polemic | Vocab: a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something | 92 | |
| 6818860220 | Interrogative sentence | Sentence type that asks a question | 93 | |
| 6818879627 | Exclamatory sentence | Sentence type that makes an emphatic or emotion-filled statement | 94 | |
| 6818960876 | Asyndeton | A sentence or phrase excluding conjunctions | 95 | |
| 6819294992 | Polysyndeton | A sentence or phrase with an abundance of conjunctions | 96 | |
| 6819310098 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 97 | |
| 6819322576 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses | 98 | |
| 6819797748 | Enumeration | The action of mentioning a number of things one by one | 99 |
