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| 2402966842 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair of related words, phrases, or clauses. | 0 | |
| 2402966843 | Isocolon | Scheme of parallel structure that occurs when parallel elements are similar in grammatical structure and length. | 1 | |
| 2402966844 | Antithesis | Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure. | 2 | |
| 2402966845 | Anastrophe | Inversion of natural word order. | 3 | |
| 2402966846 | Parenthesis | Insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence. | 4 | |
| 2402966847 | Ellipsis | Deliberate omission of a word or of words implied by the context. | 5 | |
| 2402966848 | Asyndeton | Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of words, phrases, or clauses. | 6 | |
| 2402966849 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions (does not involve omission, but is grouped with the opposite, asyndeton). | 7 | |
| 2402966850 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words. | 8 | |
| 2402966851 | Assonance | Repetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words. | 9 | |
| 2402966852 | Anaphora | Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of successive phrases. | 10 | |
| 2402966853 | Epistrophe | Repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive phrases. | 11 | |
| 2402966854 | Epanalepsis | Repetition of the same word or words at both beginning and ending of a phrase, clause, or sentence. | 12 | |
| 2402966855 | Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. | 13 | |
| 2402966856 | Climax | Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance. | 14 | |
| 2402966857 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order. | 15 | |
| 2402966858 | Chiasmus | Reversal of grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses. | 16 | |
| 2402966859 | Polyptoton | Repetition of words from the same root. | 17 | |
| 2402966860 | Metaphor | Implied comparison between two things of unlike nature. | 18 | |
| 2402966861 | Simile | Explicit comparison between two things if unlike nature, usually using "like" or "as". | 19 | |
| 2402966862 | Synecdoche | Figure of speech in which a part stands for a whole. | 20 | |
| 2402966863 | Metonymy | Substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant. | 21 | |
| 2402966864 | Antanaclasis | Repetition of a word or phrase whose meaning changes in the second instance. | 22 | |
| 2402966865 | Personification | Investing abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities. | 23 | |
| 2402966866 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration. | 24 | |
| 2402966867 | Litotes | Deliberate use of understatement. | 25 | |
| 2402966868 | Rhetorical question | Question without expected answer. | 26 | |
| 2402966869 | Irony | Use of a word in such a way as to convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning of the word. | 27 | |
| 2402966870 | Onomatopoeia | Use of words whose sound echoes the sense. | 28 | |
| 2402966871 | Oxymoron | The joining of two terms which are ordinarily contradictory. | 29 | |
| 2402966872 | Paradox | An apparently contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a measure of truth. | 30 | |
| 2402966873 | Allegory | Device of using character/story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 31 | |
| 2402966874 | Allusion | Direct or indirect reference. | 32 | |
| 2402966875 | Analogy | Similarity or comparison between two different things or their relationship. | 33 | |
| 2402966876 | Antecedent | Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 34 | |
| 2402966877 | Aphorism | Terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle. | 35 | |
| 2402966878 | Atmosphere | Emotional nod established by the setting and the author's choice of objects described. | 36 | |
| 2402966879 | Caricature | Verbal description with exaggeration of physical features or other characteristics. | 37 | |
| 2402966880 | Clause | Grammatical unit that contains a subject and a verb. | 38 | |
| 2402966881 | Colloquial | Use of slang or i formalities in speech or writing. | 39 | |
| 2402966882 | Conceit | Fanciful expression in form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between dissimilar objects in poetry. | 40 | |
| 2402966883 | Diction | Word choice. | 41 | |
| 2402966884 | Ethos | Appeal based in credibility. | 42 | |
| 2402966885 | Euphemism | More agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word of concept. | 43 | |
| 2402966886 | Extended metaphor | Metaphor developed a great length, occurring frequently in a work. | 44 | |
| 2402966887 | Generic conventions | Describes traditions for each genre. | 45 | |
| 2402966888 | Homily | "Sermon": includes any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 46 | |
| 2402966889 | Imagery | Figurative language used to create a picture. | 47 | |
| 2402966890 | Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 48 | |
| 2402966891 | Invective | Emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 49 | |
| 2402966892 | Logos | Appeal based on logic. | 50 | |
| 2402966893 | Loose sentence | Type of sentence where the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units. | 51 | |
| 2402966894 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. | 52 | |
| 2402966895 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 53 | |
| 2402966896 | Parody | Work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 54 | |
| 2402966897 | Pathos | Appeal based on emotion. | 55 | |
| 2402966898 | Pedantic | Describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 56 | |
| 2402966899 | Prose | One of the major divisions of genre, refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. | 57 | |
| 2402966900 | Point of view | Perspective from which a story is told. | 58 | |
| 2402966901 | Repetition | The duplication of any element of language. | 59 | |
| 2402966902 | Rhetoric | Describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 60 | |
| 2402966903 | Rhetorical modes | Describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. | 61 | |
| 2402966904 | Sarcasm | "To tear flesh": involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 62 | |
| 2402966905 | Satire | Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 63 | |
| 2402966906 | Semantics | Branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words. | 64 | |
| 2402966907 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending fiction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. | 65 | |
| 2402966908 | Subject compliment | Word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements the subject of the sentence. | 66 | |
| 2402966909 | Subordinate clause | Contains a subject and a verb but the subordinate clause cannot stand alone. | 67 | |
| 2402966910 | Syllogism | "Reckoning together": deductive system of formal logic. | 68 | |
| 2402966911 | Symbol | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else. | 69 | |
| 2402966912 | Syntax | Sentence structure. | 70 | |
| 2402966913 | Theme | Central idea or message of a work. | 71 | |
| 2402966914 | Thesis | The sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. | 72 | |
| 2402966915 | Tone | Describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. | 73 | |
| 2402966916 | Transition | Word or phrase that links different ideas. | 74 | |
| 2402966917 | Understatement | Ironic minimal icing of fact, understatement presents something as less significant than it is. | 75 | |
| 2402966918 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | 76 |
