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7407802945PolysyndetonIntentional overuse of conjuctions0
7407804842AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds with an emphasis1
7407810802ZuegmaWhen one word governs two2
7407812437LitotesDouble negation to achieve affirmation3
7407818841AsyndetonOmission of conjunctions4
7407820867AnadiplosisRepeating a word at the end and beginning of successive clauses5
7407830788MetaphorA comparison without using like or as6
7407841740SarcasmHas an intent to hurt, and has a target7
7407852455HyperboleIntentional exaggeration8
7407857387AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds9
7407859310ConsonanceRepetition of consonant sounds10
7407866141OnomaetopoeiaWords that mimic the sounds they are representing11
7407872231ParodyA humorous imitation of a serious work12
7407873673Syllogism3 part deductive reasoning13
7407876015EnthylmemeSyllogism with one part missing14
7407898285DictionWord choice15
7407904994SyntaxWord placement16
7407906123Ad HominemAgainst the man17
7407936614Post hoc ergo propter hocFallacy by causality18
7407938490Straw manConstruct for opponent, then burn it down19
7407940823LogosAppeals to fact based info/logic20
7407950409AnalogySomething easy to understand to describe something more difficult21
7407954841EthosAppeals to ethics22
7407963062Hasty GeneralizationMaking a statement without individual examples23
7407969350Process AnalysisStep by step process24
7407970633AnecdoteShort story with a moral25
7407979778SynecdocheReplacing the part with a whole or a whole with a part26
7407986849EuphemismReplacing words with ones easier to accept. More offensive terms with less offensive terms27
7407999283Narration1,2,3 person narration. A type of writing- story with a plot28
7408004386DescriptionUse sensory terms to describe a picture29
7408011485ComparisonAnalysis of similarities30
7408013370ContrastAnalysis of differences31
7408015292AntithesisSimilar structure, opposite meaning32
7408019823Argument from authorityMaking an argument using an authority figure33
7408022108SatireThe use of wit to criticize a social institution or human foible (CRITICAL)34
7408029524AllusionRefers to a well known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison35
7575542101PleonasmIntentional redundancy36
7575554292TautologyRepetition of an idea37
7575557446ParadoxSeeming contradiction that is nonetheless true38
7575557447Dramatic IronyWhen the audience or other characters know something the target character does not39
7575560040IronyIntended meaning is opposite the actual meaning.40
7575563041Verbal IronyIrony either written or spoken41
7575564771Voice (Literary)Author's opinion42
7582949924PathosAppeals to emotion43
7582956542AnaphoraRepetition at the beginning of a sentence44
7587582348SimileComparison using like or as45

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