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| 7498096141 | rhetoric/rhetorical triangle | effective, persuasive, eloquent language use; Aristotle said it's "available means of persuasion," rhetoric comes from "orator," five parts consist of speaker, audience, subject, context and purpose | 0 | |
| 7498115832 | alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds... "and the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain" (Poe) | 1 | |
| 7498130584 | allusion | an indirect reference to something outside the text... "surprisingly, his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's" | 2 | |
| 7498154676 | ambiguity | unclear; two or more possible meanings or interpretations... "I'm going to the bank" | 3 | |
| 7498162439 | analogy | an extended comparison between 2 seemingly dissimilar things... "their marriage was like a fine wine.. (explanation)" | 4 | |
| 7498177643 | anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause... "I have a dream" (MLK) | 5 | |
| 7498199977 | antithesis | parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas... "some like it hot, some like it cold." "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times." | 6 | |
| 7498212424 | aphorism | axiom. a short, astute statement of general truth... "power tends to corrupt" "the simplest questions are the hardest to answer" | 7 | |
| 7498234883 | apostrophe | addressing an absent person or concept... "oh Romeo, Romeo. wherefore art thou Romeo? | 8 | |
| 7498242454 | bias | prejudice or disposition toward one side of a subject or issue | 9 | |
| 7498248266 | claim | a statement that asserts a belief or truth | 10 | |
| 7498250583 | cliche | an overused term or expression... "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" | 11 | |
| 7498258328 | colloquial (ism) | language that is distinctive to a certain time or place | 12 | |
| 7498261882 | concession | a reluctant acknowledgement or yielding | 13 | |
| 7498264480 | connotation | the implied definition of a word | 14 |
