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| 8067824977 | denotation | the dictionary definition of a word. | 0 | |
| 8067827445 | diacope | repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase | 1 | |
| 8067832752 | diacope | Ex. We will do it, I tell you; we will do it. We give thanks to Thee, O God, we give thanks (Psalm 75:1) | 2 | |
| 8067835333 | didactic | Greek for "teaching". | 3 | |
| 8067845071 | enumeration | Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something. | 4 | |
| 8067849902 | enumeration | Ex. I love her eyes, her hair, her nose, her cheeks, her lips. " "Who's gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It's chocolate; it's peppermint; it's delicious. . . It's very refreshing!" - Kramer (Seinfeld). | 5 | |
| 8067854057 | expletive | Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side | 6 | |
| 8067861517 | expletive | Ex. In fact, of course, to be sure, indeed, I suppose, I hope, you know, you see, clearly, in any event, in effect, certainly, remarkably. | 7 | |
| 8067867060 | euphemism | Greek for "good speech". A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 8 | |
| 8067876119 | euphemism | Ex: "He passed away" instead of "He's dead" | 9 | |
| 8067880385 | exposition | one of the four chief types of composition with the purpose of explaining something | 10 | |
| 8067892312 | extended metaphor | a comparison developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work | 11 | |
| 8067902221 | figure of speech | Ex: hyperbole, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, synecdoche, simile | 12 | |
| 8067908839 | genre | any major category of literature | 13 | |
| 8067914895 | homily | literally means "sermon," but more informally can include an serious sermon, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | 14 | |
| 8067923413 | hyperbole | exaggeration | 15 | |
| 8067926500 | hypophora | Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker | 16 | |
| 8067943472 | hypophora | Ex. "When the enemy struck on that June day of 1950, what did America do? It did what it always has done in all its times of peril. It appealed to the heroism of its youth." - Dwight D. Eisenhower | 17 | |
| 8067945649 | imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 18 |
