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| 2809178264 | Allegory | Narrative where characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrate multiple levels if meaning and significance | 0 | |
| 2809178265 | Alliteration | Sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables. (She sells sea shells on the sea shore) | 1 | |
| 2809178266 | Allusion | Literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference. | 2 | |
| 2809178267 | Anaphora | Regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases of clauses. (I am happy, I am strong, I am tired) | 3 | |
| 2810495978 | Antithesis | Sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words,phrases,grammatical structure, or ideas. (Life vs. Death, Gov't vs. Anarchy) | 4 | |
| 2810499456 | Aphorism | Statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief | 5 | |
| 2810500918 | Apostrophe | Address or invocation to something inanimate | 6 | |
| 2810501853 | Ethos | Authority or expert in a field | 7 | |
| 2810502916 | Pathos | Play upon emotions | 8 | |
| 2810503197 | Logos | Appeals to use of reason/logic | 9 | |
| 2810504177 | Assonance | Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds. (shE sElls sea shElls by the sEa shore) | 10 | |
| 2810507237 | Asyndeton | Omission of conjuctions (I came, I saw, I conquered) | 11 | |
| 2810508396 | Polysyndeton | Repetition of conjuctions (I came and I saw and I conquered) | 12 | |
| 2810510014 | Attitude | Sense expressed by the time of voice of the mood of a piece of writing; authors feelings towards his/her subject,characters,events,or theme. | 13 | |
| 2810512206 | Bathos | Abrupt transition in style producing a ludicrous effect. ( the graceful ballerina extended her leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant) | 14 | |
| 2810514564 | Begging the question | Argumentative ploy where the arguer sidesteps the question or the conflict, evading or ignoring the real question | 15 | |
| 2810516446 | Canon | Accepted as authentic | 16 | |
| 2810517002 | Chiasmus | Figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the first and second terms are reversed. (He thinks I am but a fool. A fool, perhaps I am.) | 17 | |
| 2810519612 | Claim | An assertion of something as fact in argumentation | 18 | |
| 2810520321 | Colloquial | Term identifying the diction of the common,ordinary folks, especially in a specific region or area (southerners say "y'all", carbonated drinks are referred to as "pop" or "soda pop") | 19 | |
| 2810524924 | Comparison and contrast | Two or more things are compared,contrasted,or both. | 20 | |
| 2810525635 | Conceit | Comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem (comparing making cloth and experiencing Gods grace) | 21 | |
| 2810528473 | Consonance | Repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels (splish-splash, click-clack, pitter-patter) | 22 | |
| 2810529941 | Connotation | Implied,suggested,or underlying meaning of a word or phrase | 23 | |
| 2810531811 | Convention | Accepted manner, model or tradition | 24 | |
| 2810533424 | Critique | Assessment or analysis of something, to determine what it is, what its limitations are, and how it conforms to the standard of the genre | 25 | |
| 2810535103 | Deductive reasoning | The method of argument where specific statements and conclusions are drawn from general principles, general go specific | 26 | |
| 2810536786 | Dialect | Language and idiosyncrasies of a specific region, area, or group (Minnesotans say "you betcha" when they agree with you) | 27 | |
| 2810538744 | Diction | Specific word choice chosen by the author to persuade and convey tone,purpose, or effect | 28 | |
| 2810539427 | Didactic | Means "good teaching", writing it didactic when it has an instructive purpose or lesson | 29 | |
| 2810540654 | Elegy | Poem or prose work that laments or meditates upon the death of a person or persons. Usually ends with words of consolation | 30 | |
| 2810541904 | Epistrophe | Repetition of a phrase at the end of sentences (........,their families will flourish. ......, their families will flourish) | 31 | |
| 2810543660 | Epitaph | Writing in praise of a dead person, usually on headstones | 32 | |
| 2810544089 | Eulogy | Speech/passage written in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person. | 33 | |
| 2810550104 | Euphemism | Indirect,kinder,or less harsh or hurtful way of expressing unpleasant information (she passed away vs. she died) | 34 | |
| 2810551699 | Exposition | Writing that explains its own meaning or purpose | 35 | |
| 2810552305 | Extended metaphor | Series of comparisons within a piece of writing. | 36 |
