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| 10511531909 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. |  | 0 |
| 10511531910 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in tow or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells). Although the term is not used frequently in the multiple-choice section, you can look for alliteration in any essay passage. The repetition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sound, and/or echo the sense of the passage. |  | 1 |
| 10511531911 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. |  | 2 |
| 10511531913 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. |  | 3 |
| 10511531915 | Anecdote | A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person |  | 4 |
| 10511531917 | Antithesis (an-tih-theh-sis) | Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences. Creates a definite and systematic relationship between ideas. |  | 5 |
| 10511531918 | Aphorism | A terse statement of know authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. (If the authorship is unknown, the statement is generally considered to be a folk proverb.) |  | 6 |
| 10511531927 | Connotation | - The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. May involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes. |  | 7 |
| 10511531928 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color. |  | 8 |
| 10511531930 | Diction | Related to style, this refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. |  | 9 |
| 10511531931 | Didactic (dahy-dak-tik) | From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." It's works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. |  | 10 |
| 10511531934 | Euphemism (yoo-fuh-miz-uhm) | From the Greek for "good speech," these are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. May be sued to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. |  | 11 |
| 10511531942 | Hyperbole (hahy-pur-buh-lee) | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. |  | 12 |
| 10511531947 | Irony/ironic | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. |  | 13 |
| 10511531948 | Juxtaposition (juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn) | When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast. |  | 14 |
| 10511531951 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. |  | 15 |
| 10511531953 | Mood | Verbal units and a speaker's attitude. |  | 16 |
| 10511531956 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. Simple examples include "jumbo shrimp" and "cruel kindness." |  | 17 |
| 10511531957 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. |  | 18 |
| 10511531958 | Parallelism | the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve, but is not limited to repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase. |  | 19 |
| 10511531959 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. |  | 20 |
| 10511531960 | Pedantic (puh-dan-tik) | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. |  | 21 |
| 10511531963 | Polysyndeton (paulee-sin-dih-tawn) | the deliberate and excessive use of conjunctions in successive words or clauses. |  | 22 |
| 10511531968 | Rhetoric | describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 23 | |
| 10511531969 | Rhetorical modes | The variety, the conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing. |  | 24 |
| 10511531971 | Sarcasm | bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. |  | 25 |
| 10511531972 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. |  | 26 |
| 10511531973 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another |  | 27 |
| 10511531974 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. or laconic, to name only a few examples. |  | 28 |
| 10511531979 | Synecdoche (si-nek-duh-kee) | is a type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for a part, the genus for the species, the species for the genus, the material for the thing made, or in short |  | 29 |
| 10511531980 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of this as the groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words. |  | 30 |
| 10511531982 | Thesis | In expository writing, the this is the sentence or a group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. Expository writing is usually judged by analyzing how accurately, effectively, and thoroughly a writer has proved the thesis. |  | 31 |
| 10511531983 | Tone | Similar to mood, this describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. |  | 32 |
| 10511531984 | Transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas. |  | 33 |
| 10511531985 | Understatement | The ironic minimizing of fact, understatement presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic. | 34 | |
| 10511637136 | Active Voice | The subject of the sentence performs the action | 35 | |
| 10511657105 | Argument | A statement put forth and supported by evidence | 36 | |
| 10511664298 | Aristotle's appeals | Ways of persuasion: ethos (credibility or morals), pathos (emotional), logos (logical or reasoning) | 37 | |
| 10511799842 | Concession | a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded. | 38 | |
| 10513582000 | Defend, challenge, or qualify | rhetorical term defend = you agree with what is write and all the evidence you provide supports this view point challenge = you disagree with what is written and all the evidence you provide disproves the viewpoint of the prompt qualify = you agree with parts and disagree with parts of what is written; you must provide evidence that supports a portion of the prompt and evidence that disproves a portion of the prompt | 39 | |
| 10513591617 | Discourse | written or spoken communication or debate | 40 | |
| 10513609680 | Ellipsis | three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation | 41 | |
| 10513613462 | Equivication | the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication | 42 | |
| 10513618175 | Idiom | A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. | 43 | |
| 10513621924 | Malapropism | the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar; humorous | 44 | |
| 10513661557 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 45 | |
| 10513666491 | Non sequitur | A statement that does not follow logically from evidence | 46 | |
| 10513677685 | Platitude | stale; overused expression | 47 | |
| 10513684187 | Polemic | a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something | 48 | |
| 10513689572 | Pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. | 49 | |
| 10513697234 | Rhetorical devices | techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively | 50 | |
| 10513703714 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 51 | |
| 10513705897 | Voice | The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker. | 52 |
