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| 7767432363 | Anecdote | short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh | 0 | |
| 7767432364 | Allusion | figure of explication using a brief or casual reference to a famous person, historical event, place, or work of art | 1 | |
| 7767432365 | Antithesis | figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed | 2 | |
| 7767432366 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 3 | |
| 7767432367 | Apostrophe | an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified) | 4 | |
| 7767432368 | Antecedent | literary device in which a word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word | 5 | |
| 7767432369 | Aphorism | statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner the term is often applied to philosophical, moral and literary principles | 6 | |
| 7767432370 | Diction | style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer | 7 | |
| 7767432371 | Connotation | refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly | 8 | |
| 7767432372 | Denotation | literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings | 9 | |
| 7767432373 | Abstract Diction | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images | 10 | |
| 7767432374 | Concrete Diction | refers to words that stimulate some kind of sensory response in the reader: as we read the words, we can imaginatively use our senses to experience what the words represent | 11 | |
| 7767432375 | Formal Diction | where formal words are used in formal situations | 12 | |
| 7767432376 | Colloquial Diction | usage of informal or everyday language in literature | 13 | |
| 7767432377 | Simile | comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the words "like", "as", or "than" | 14 | |
| 7767432378 | Metaphor | makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics | 15 | |
| 7767432379 | Personification | Figure which represents abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities | 16 | |
| 7767432380 | Hyperbole | use of exaggeration | 17 | |
| 7767432381 | Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques | 18 | |
| 7767432382 | Ethos | building credibility | 19 | |
| 7767432383 | Pathos | emotional appeal | 20 | |
| 7767432384 | Logos | logical appeal | 21 | |
| 7767432385 | Juxtaposition | two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts | 22 | |
| 7767432386 | Analogy | comparison of two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one | 23 | |
| 7767432387 | Invective | writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution | 24 | |
| 7767432388 | Didactive | describes a type of literature that is written to inform or instruct the reader, especially in moral or political lessons | 25 | |
| 7767432389 | Pedantic | precision, formalism, accuracy, and minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning | 26 | |
| 7767432390 | Homily | a religious sermon or type of discourse that is used for spiritual guidance | 27 | |
| 7767432391 | Transition | words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs | 28 | |
| 7767432392 | Syntax | abrupt change in grammatical or syntactical structure | 29 | |
| 7767432393 | Ambiguity | word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning | 30 | |
| 7767432394 | Persona | mask of an actor, and is therefore etymologically linked to the dramatis personae which refers to the list of characters and cast in a play or a drama | 31 | |
| 7767432395 | Counterargument | a viewpoint that opposes your main argument | 32 | |
| 7767432396 | Concession | one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent | 33 | |
| 7767432397 | Refutation | negation of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, through contradicting evidence | 34 | |
| 7767432398 | Narration | tells a story about subject to possibly enlighten readers or explain something | 35 | |
| 7767432399 | Description | help readers understand subject through evidence of senses | 36 | |
| 7767432400 | Example | explain subject with instances that show readers character or nature | 37 | |
| 7767432401 | Comparison and Contrast | explain or evaluate subject by helping readers see the similarities and differences between it and another subject | 38 | |
| 7767432402 | Process Analysis | inform readers how to do something or how it works—how a sequence of actions leads to result | 39 | |
| 7767432403 | Division or Analysis | explain conclusion about subject by showing subject's parts and elements | 40 | |
| 7767432404 | Classification | helps readers see order in subject by understanding kinds or groups it can be sorted into | 41 | |
| 7767432405 | Cause and Effect | tells readers reasons for or consequences of your subject, explaining why or what if | 42 | |
| 7767432406 | Definition | shows readers meaning of subject—its boundaries and distinctions from other subjects | 43 | |
| 7767432407 | Argument and Persuasion | have readers consider opinion of subject and proposal | 44 | |
| 7767432408 | Non Sequitur | illogical statement that draws conclusion not supported by premises | 45 | |
| 7767432409 | Ad Hominem | appeals to feelings of audience | 46 | |
| 7767432410 | Petito Principii | treats matters under debate as already established | 47 |
