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5975471802Allusionreference to an important text, work of art, historical event, or person0
5975477630Parallelismrepetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns (saying two different things in same way)1
5975492375Literaltaking words in their usual most basic sense2
5975494643Figurativebeyond basic word meaning, typically through comparison, exaggeration, or symbolism3
5975500794Metaphorone thing conceived as representing a very different thing4
5975503625Similecomparison to words using 'like' or 'as'5
5975511285Analogyextended comparison, literal or figurative between two different things6
5975518987Ethos- the character and experience of a person -brings up experience, credentials, others' opinion on the speaker7
5975530400Logos- logic or reason -point with evidence using facts (and or) statistics8
5975536939Pathos-emotion or feeling -figurative language, loaded language -moving anecdotes9
5975540860Alliterationrepetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent connected words10
5975550141Personificationhuman qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas11
5975554312Anaphorarepetition of words at the beginning of the successive clauses or phrases12

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