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| 7234275111 | Simple sentence | One single independent clause. | 0 | |
| 7234275112 | Compound sentence | Two independent clauses, or two simple sentences with a conjunction between them. | 1 | |
| 7234276362 | Complex sentence | An independent clause and at least one subordinate clause. | 2 | |
| 7234277056 | Compound-complex sentence | Two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause. | 3 | |
| 7234278833 | Loose sentence | A basic sentence with details added immediately at the end of the basic sentence elements. | 4 | |
| 7234282767 | Periodic sentence | A sentence in which details are placed either before the sentence or within. | 5 | |
| 7234284186 | Synecdoche | A part of something is used to refer to the whole. | 6 | |
| 7234286394 | Metonymy | An entity is referred to by one of its attributes. | 7 | |
| 7234287164 | Parallelism | A set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses that appears in a sentence or paragraph. | 8 | |
| 7234287973 | Diction | Word choice, which is viewed on scales of formality/informality, concreteness/abstraction, Latinate derivation/Anglo-Saxon derivation, and denotative/connotative values. | 9 | |
| 7234295117 | Latinate Diction | Vocabulary characterized by the choice of elaborate, often complicated words derived from Latin roots. | 10 | |
| 7234300722 | Anglo-Saxon Diction | Word choice characterized by simple, often one- or two- syllable nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. | 11 | |
| 7234304694 | Slang | Informal language, often considered inappropriate for formal occasions and text. | 12 | |
| 7234306402 | Dialect | The describable patterns of a language - grammar and vocabulary - used by a particular cultural or ethnic population. | 13 | |
| 7234309943 | Personification | The giving of human characteristics to inanimate objects. | 14 | |
| 7234311262 | Periphrasis | The substitution of an attributive word or phrase for a proper name, or the use of a proper name to suggest a personality characteristic. | 15 | |
| 7234312110 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word. | 16 | |
| 7234313451 | Connotation | The implied meaning of a word. | 17 | |
| 7234314218 | Scheme | An artful variation from typical formation and arrangement of words or sentences. | 18 | |
| 7234315068 | Trope | An artful variation from expected modes of expression of thoughts and ideas. | 19 | |
| 7234316063 | Parallelism of words | Parallel construction applied strictly to words. | 20 | |
| 7234317351 | Parallelism of phrases | Parallel construction applied strictly to phrases. | 21 | |
| 7234319379 | Pun | A play on words that sound alike, but have different meanings, or those that are used differently in relation to two other words it governs or modifies. | 22 | |
| 7234320709 | Anthimeria | One part of speech - for example, a noun - substituting for another - for example, a verb. | 23 | |
| 7234324966 | Parallelism of clauses | Parallel construction applied strictly to clauses. | 24 | |
| 7234325901 | Antithesis | The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas, often in parallel structure. | 25 | |
| 7234327755 | Antithesis of words | The juxtaposition of contrasting words. | 26 | |
| 7234328557 | Antithesis of phrases | The juxtaposition of contrasting phrases. | 27 | |
| 7234328558 | Antithesis of clauses | The juxtaposition of contrasting clauses. | 28 | |
| 7234329496 | Antimetabole | The repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. | 29 | |
| 7234330180 | Onomatopoeia | Sounds of the words used are related to their meaning. | 30 | |
| 7234332596 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration for effect. | 31 | |
| 7234333513 | Parenthesis | An insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence. | 32 | |
| 7234425965 | Appositive | A noun or noun phrase that follows another noun immediately and defines or amplifies its meaning. | 33 | |
| 7234427810 | Ellipsis | The omission of words, the meaning of which is provided by the overall context of a passage. | 34 | |
| 7235521367 | Asyndeton | The omission of conjunctions between related clauses. | 35 | |
| 7234428800 | Alliteration | The repetition of consonants at the beginning or in the middle of two or more adjacent words. | 36 | |
| 7235492552 | Assonance | The repetition of vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of two or more adjacent words. | 37 | |
| 7235494475 | Litotes | An understatement. Can be used to both soften criticism or express reserved optimism. | 38 | |
| 7235496193 | Irony | Writing or speaking that implies the contrary of what is actually written or spoken. | 39 | |
| 7235497721 | Anaphora | The repetition of a group of words at the beginning of successive clauses. | 40 | |
| 7235499350 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses. | 41 | |
| 7235500829 | Anadiplosis | The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause. | 42 | |
| 7235504689 | Climax | The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing number or importance. | 43 | |
| 7235507612 | Simile | A type of comparison that uses like or as. | 44 | |
| 7235508283 | Metaphor | An implied comparison that does not use like or as. | 45 | |
| 7235508908 | Oxymoron | Juxtaposed words with seemingly contradictory meanings. | 46 | |
| 7235510192 | Rhetorical question | A question posed by the speaker or writer not to seek an answer but to affirm or deny a point by simply asking a question about it. | 47 |
