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| 2399583525 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair of series of related words, phrases, or clauses. | 0 | |
| 2399583526 | Isocolon | A scheme of parallel structure that occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length. | 1 | |
| 2399583527 | Antithesis | The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas often in parallel structure. | 2 | |
| 2399583528 | Anastrophe | The inversion of natural word order, often with the purpose of surprising the reader, gaining attention, or most often emphasizing certain words. | 3 | |
| 2399583529 | Parenthesis | Insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence. | 4 | |
| 2399583530 | Ellipsis | Deliberate omission of a word or of words | 5 | |
| 2399583531 | Asyndeton | Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of words, phrases or clauses. | 6 | |
| 2399583532 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions (does not involve omission, but is grouped with its opposite, Asyndeton) | 7 | |
| 2399583533 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words. | 8 | |
| 2399583534 | Assonance | The repetition of similar vowel sounds, preceded and followed by different consonants, in the stressed syllables of adjacent words. | 9 | |
| 2399583535 | Anaphora | Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginnings of successive phrases | 10 | |
| 2399583536 | Epistrophe | Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive phrases. | 11 | |
| 2399583537 | Epanalepsis | Repetition of the same word or words at both beginning and ending of a phrase, clause, or sentence. | 12 | |
| 2399586999 | Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following cause | 13 | |
| 2399589825 | Climax | Arrangement of words phrases or clauses in an order of increasing importance | 14 | |
| 2399593555 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order | 15 | |
| 2399597866 | Chiasmus | Reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses | 16 | |
| 2399606381 | Polyptoton | Repetition of words derived from the same root | 17 | |
| 2399609851 | Metaphor | Implied comparison between two things of unlike nature | 18 | |
| 2399616164 | Simile | Explicit comparison between two things of unlike Nature usually using like or as | 19 | |
| 2399619127 | Synecdoche | Figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole | 20 | |
| 2399621117 | Metonymy | Substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant | 21 | |
| 2399623636 | Antanaclasis | Repetition of a word or phrase whose meaning changes in the second instance | 22 | |
| 2399625404 | Personification | Investing abstractions or in animate object with human qualities | 23 | |
| 2399628038 | Hyperbole | The use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect | 24 | |
| 2399631011 | Litotes | Deliberate use of understatement | 25 | |
| 2399635344 | Rhetorical question | Asking a question not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but to assert or deny and into implicitly | 26 | |
| 2399640786 | Irony | Use of the word in such a way as to convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning of the word | 27 | |
| 2399643653 | Onomatopoeia | Use of words who sound echoes the sense | 28 | |
| 2399644602 | Oxymoron | The joining of two terms which are ordinarily contradictory | 29 | |
| 2399645660 | Paradox | An apparently contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a measure of truth | 30 | |
| 2399649525 | Allegory | The device of using character and or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 31 | |
| 2399657631 | allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known such as an event book myth place or work of art | 32 | |
| 2400445665 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 33 | |
| 2400447016 | Antecedent | The word phrase or clause referred to buy a pronoun | 34 | |
| 2400447937 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known Authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle | 35 | |
| 2400450012 | Atmosphere | The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are described | 36 | |
| 2400452573 | Caricature | A verbal description the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort for comic effect or ridicule a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics | 37 | |
| 2400454100 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 38 | |
| 2400455013 | Colloquial | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 39 | |
| 2400455966 | Conceit | The fancy full expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects usually used in poetry | 40 | |
| 2400457324 | Diction | Related to style diction refers to the Writers word choices especially with regard to their correctness clearness or effectiveness | 41 | |
| 2400459903 | Ethos | In writing and speaking a persuasive appeal to the audience based on the credibility or good character of the speaker or writer | 42 | |
| 2400460929 | Euphemism | Euphemisms Are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 43 | |
| 2400462094 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at length occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 44 | |
| 2400465316 | Generic conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre | 45 | |
| 2400465942 | Homily | A sermon but more informally it can include any serious talk speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | 46 | |
| 2400466786 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe arouse emotion or represent abstractions | 47 | |
| 2400468966 | Inference | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 48 | |
| 2400469528 | Invective | An emotional violence verbal denunciationor attack using strong abusive language | 49 | |
| 2400472740 | Logos | In writing and speaking a persuasive appeal to the audience based on logic and reason | 50 | |
| 2400473606 | Loose sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses | 51 | |
| 2400474788 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work | 52 | |
| 2400475655 | Narrative | The telling of the story or an account of an event or series of events | 53 | |
| 2400476528 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of call it affect and or ridicule | 54 | |
| 2400478859 | Pathos | In writing and speaking a persuasive appeal to the audience based on emotion | 55 | |
| 2400479583 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words phrases or general tone that is overly scholarly academic or bookish | 56 | |
| 2400481630 | Prose | One of the major divisions of the genre Prose refers to fiction and nonfiction including all its forms | 57 | |
| 2400483748 | Point of view | In literature the perspective from which a story is told | 58 | |
| 2400484937 | Repetition | The duplication either exact or approximate of any element of language such as sound word phrase or clause sentence or grammatical pattern | 59 | |
| 2400485739 | Rhetoric | The principles governing the art of writing effectively eloquently and persuasively | 60 | |
| 2400486753 | Rhetorical modes | Describes the variety the conventions in the purposes of the major kinds of writing | 61 | |
| 2400487409 | Sarcasm | Involves better caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 62 | |
| 2400488559 | Satire | A work the targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 63 | |
| 2400490771 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words their historical and psychological development the connotations in the relation to one another | 64 | |
| 2400495693 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices and author makes England and diction syntax figured of language and other literary devices | 65 | |
| 2400497956 | Subject complement | The word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements or complete the subject of the sentence by either renaming it describing it | 66 | |
| 2400499403 | Subordinate clause | The word group contains both a subject and a verb but unlike independent clause the subordinate clause cannot stand alone | 67 | |
| 2400500405 | Syllogism | A deductive system of a formal logic that presents to premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion | 68 | |
| 2400501724 | Symbolism | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else | 69 | |
| 2400502273 | Syntax | The way in author chooses to join the words into phrases clauses and sentences | 70 | |
| 2400504703 | theme | The central idea or message of a work the insight it offers into life | 71 | |
| 2400505926 | Thesis | In expository writing the thesis statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the authors opinion purpose meaning or position | 72 | |
| 2400507538 | Tone | Similar to mood tone describes the authors attitude toward his material the audience or both | 73 | |
| 2400508264 | Transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas | 74 | |
| 2400508939 | Understatement | The ironic minimalize of fact understatement presents something as less significant than it is | 75 | |
| 2400512735 | Wit | On modern usage intellectually Amusing language that surprises and delights | 76 |
