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14817243705Ad hocTemporarily for a single purpose0
14817243706Ad hominemArguing through personal attack1
14817243707AllegoryParallel symbolic stories2
14817243708AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds3
14817243709AllusionIndirect reference to a literary4
14817243710AmbiguityMultiple meanings5
14817243711AnalogyA comparison to illustrate6
14817243712anecdoteA short illustrated true story7
14817243713antecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.8
14817243714AntithesisDirect opposite9
14817243715AphorismA short meaningful phrase10
14817243716ApostropheLanguage that directly addresses an absent, dead, or imaginary person11
14817243717atmosphereThe mood of piece12
14817243718CaricatureA description the exaggerates13
14817243719ColloquialismSlang14
14817243720ConceitAn outward facade15
14817243721Connotationthe implied meaning of a word16
14817243722Denotationthe literal meaning of a word17
14817243723Dictionword choice18
14817243724DidacticLecture like19
14817243725EuphemismNice phrase for an unpleasant concept20
14817243726extended metaphorA metaphor extending more than a couple of sentences.21
14817243727HomilySermon22
14817243728Hyperboleextreme exaggeration23
14817243729infer/inferenceeducated guess24
14817243730InvecativeAn angry tirade25
14817243731figurative languagewriting or speech that is not meant to be taken literally26
14817243732Ironythe opposite of what is expected27
14817243733MetaphorA comparison without using like or as28
14817243734MoodThe emotion of the author29
14817243735NarrativeA "story like" rendering30
14817243736OxymoronLinking two words with opposite meaning31
14817243737ParadoxA seemingly impossible situation that is true32
14817243738Parasitism/parallel structureThe similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses33
14817243739ParodyA exaggerated portrayal of the situation34
14817243740pedanticOverly nit-picky35
14817243741PersonificationGiving human traits to a non human36
14817243742point of viewThe perspective from which an essay or story is told37
14817243743ProseAll non-poetic writing38
14817243756Repititionthe act of repeating something that has already been said or written39
14817243744Rhetoricthe art of using language effectively40
14817243745SarcasmVerbal irony intended to insult41
14817243746SatireA seemingly serious piece42
14817243747SemanticsThe meaning of nuances of language43
14817243748SimileA figurative comparison using like or as44
14817243749SyllogismA form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.45
14817243750SyntaxSentence structure46
14817243751ThemeA universal statement about humanity47
14817243752ToneThe authors attitude48
14817243753UnderstatementMaking something seem less important49
14817243754WitCreative and perceptive humor50
14817303496inherentBuilt-in51
14817303497Indictto accuse52
14817303498irreverentNot proper, disrespectful53
14817303499laudatorySupportive, congratulatory54
14817303500qualifiedNot fully55
14817303501polemicBold, passionate56
14817303502dogmaticClinging to beliefs57
14817303503eruditelearned; scholarly58
14817303504equivocalambiguous59
14817303505stridentforceful60
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