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| 13862320473 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |  | 0 |
| 13862320474 | Understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended. |  | 1 |
| 13862320475 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. |  | 2 |
| 13862320476 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |  | 3 |
| 13862320477 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event |  | 4 |
| 13862320478 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |  | 5 |
| 13862320479 | Qualify | to modify or restrict the meaning of something stated (In *some* cases...) |  | 6 |
| 13862320480 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. |  | 7 |
| 13862320481 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |  | 8 |
| 13862320483 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |  | 9 |
| 13862320485 | Rhetorical Mode: Narration | writing that tells a story |  | 10 |
| 13862320489 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |  | 11 |
| 13862320490 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |  | 12 |
| 13862320491 | parallelism/parallel structure | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses |  | 13 |
| 13862320492 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions |  | 14 |
| 13862320495 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. (The Crown = King) |  | 15 |
| 13862320496 | Appeals to authority | using the endorsement , approval or voice of an authority to make an argument seem more convincing. |  | 16 |
| 13862320502 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. |  | 17 |
| 13862320503 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. Ex: Jumbo Shrimp |  | 18 |
| 13862320505 | ellipses | Indicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted |  | 19 |
| 13862320506 | Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. |  | 20 |
| 13862320508 | Ad hominem | a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute |  | 21 |
| 13862320509 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |  | 22 |
| 13862320537 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses |  | 23 |
| 13862364148 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 24 |
