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| 4907134757 | ad hoc | for a single purpose | 0 | |
| 4907134758 | ad hominem | overly nit-picky; intellectually "show-offy" | 1 | |
| 4907134759 | allegory | symbolic story that parallels actual events | 2 | |
| 4907134760 | alliteration | Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers | 3 | |
| 4907134761 | allusion | reference to something famous or historical | 4 | |
| 4907134762 | ambiguity | broad/vague | 5 | |
| 4907134763 | analogy | comparison to make a point; learning to write is a lot like improving as a runner | 6 | |
| 4907134764 | antecedent | word/phrase pronoun renames | 7 | |
| 4907134765 | antithesis | juxtaposition of opposing ideas | 8 | |
| 4907134766 | aphorism | if it ain't broke fix it; short statement that holds a deeper meaning. a thoughtful bumper sticker | 9 | |
| 4907134767 | apostrophe | language that addresses | 10 | |
| 4907134768 | atmosphere | mood of a piece | 11 | |
| 4907134769 | caricature | description that distorts a flaw/characteristic; exaggerated portrayal of a person | 12 | |
| 4907134770 | colloquialism | slang or regional dialect | 13 | |
| 4907134771 | conceit | surprising analogy; false front; a seemingly odd comparison that actually is true | 14 | |
| 4907134772 | connotation | not actual meaning; "feeling" of a word | 15 | |
| 4907134773 | denotation | actual meaning; literal definition of a word | 16 | |
| 4907134774 | diction | word choice | 17 | |
| 4907134775 | didactic | intention to teach | 18 | |
| 4907134776 | euphemism | mild word that substitutes a harsh/blunt word when talking about an unpleasant situation; nice word for an impolite "thing": "the little girl's room" | 19 | |
| 4907134777 | extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines | 20 | |
| 4907134778 | figurative language | using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful | 21 | |
| 4907134779 | homily | short sermon | 22 | |
| 4907134780 | hyperbole | extreme exaggeration | 23 | |
| 4907134781 | imagery | description of something that appeals to the senses | 24 | |
| 4907134782 | infer | conclusion from evidence; make an educated guess | 25 | |
| 4907134783 | invective | abusive language | 26 | |
| 4907134784 | irony | say something that's opposite that what is expected | 27 | |
| 4907134785 | metaphor | comparison of 2 things without like or as, of two unlike things | 28 | |
| 4907134786 | mood | the way the author makes the audience feel with their writing | 29 | |
| 4907134787 | narrative | a writing about an experience, story or situation | 30 | |
| 4907134788 | oxymoron | same difference; 2 opposing words linked | 31 | |
| 4907134789 | paradox | seems impossible but is true | 32 | |
| 4907134790 | parallelism or parallel structure | similar structure or related phrases/sentence; matching syntax or word choice | 33 | |
| 4907134791 | parody | exaggerated comedic imitation | 34 | |
| 4907134792 | pedantic | overly concerned with details; personal attack | 35 | |
| 4907134793 | personification | to give an inanimate object human qualities; the clouds cried the night away | 36 | |
| 4907134794 | point of view | perspective from which an essay or story is related | 37 | |
| 4907134795 | prose | formal writing structure; non-poetic writing | 38 | |
| 4907134796 | rhetoric | art of arguing or writing effectively | 39 | |
| 4907134797 | rhetorical modes | non-literal comparisons; poetic wording | 40 | |
| 4907134798 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt; irony intended to inflict pain | 41 | |
| 4907134799 | satire | irony used to ridicule someone's stupidity | 42 | |
| 4907134800 | semantics | word games; structure and function if language | 43 | |
| 4907134801 | syllogism | logical connection of ideas; transitive property | 44 | |
| 4907134802 | symbolism | something having a bigger meaning/ being symbolic for the story | 45 | |
| 4907134803 | syntax | length of phrases to make a point | 46 | |
| 4907134804 | theme | universal meaning | 47 | |
| 4907134805 | thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. | 48 | |
| 4907134806 | tone | author's attitude | 49 | |
| 4907134807 | transition | connection between two ideas in writing | 50 | |
| 4907134808 | understatement | making a problem smaller than it actually is | 51 | |
| 4907134809 | wit | perceptive and humorous observance | 52 |
