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4979235486Ad homineman argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue0
4979235487AllegoryThe literary work in which characters, object, or actions representation abstraction1
4979235488AnecdoteA brief narrative which focuses on a particular incident or event2
4979235489AntithesisA statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced3
4979235490AphorismA concise statement which expresses a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balanced4
4979235491AsyndentonAn expression in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions5
4979235492BathosInsecure or overly sentimental pathos6
4979235493ChiasmusA statement consisting of two parallel Parts in which the second part is structurally reversed7
4979235494ClichéAn expression that has been overused to an extent that its freshness has worn off8
4979235495ColloquialismInformal words or Expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing9
4979235496ConceitA fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor10
4979235497ConnotationImplied or associative meaning of a word11
4979235498DenotationThe literal meaning of a word12
4979235499DictionThe word choices made by a writer13
4979235500DidacticHaving the primary purpose of teaching or instructing14
4979235501EllipsesThe omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context15
4979235502EpiphanyMoment of sudden realization Revelation or insight16
4979235503Equivocationinformal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense17
4979235504Ethosappeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader18
4979235505EuphemismIndirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant19
4979235506HomilyA sermon, or a moralistic lecture20
4979235507InvectiveAn intensely vehement highly emotional verbal attack21
4979235508JargonThe specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession22
4979235509JuxtapositionPlacing two elements side-by-side to present a comparison or contrast23
4979235510LitotesA type of understatement in which something is expressed by indicating its opposite It was not a pretty picture24
4979235511Logosan appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.25
4979235512MetonymySubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it26
4979235513MotifEastEnders theme, element, or dramatic situation that recur in various works27
4979235514Non sequiturThings that does not follow logically from the premises28
4979235515ParadoxAn apparently contradictory statement which actually contains some truth29
4979235516Pathosan appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response30
4979235517Pedantican adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or. bookish.31
4979235518PolysyndetonThe uses more conjunctions than is necessary or natural for rhetorical effect32
4979235519Red herringkind of fallacy that is an irrelevant topic introduced in an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue. In literature, this fallacy is often used in detective or suspense novels to mislead readers or characters or to induce them to make false conclusions.33
4979235520SyllepsisA construction in which one word is used in two different senses She lost her wallet and her temper34
4979235521SyllogismA logical argument in which conclusion is based on a major premise and minor premise35
4979235522Synesthesiadescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another A loud color A Sweet Sound36
4979235523Synecdocheusing one part of an object to represent the entire object37
4979235524Tautologyneedless repetition which adds no meeting or understanding Widow woman free gift38
4979235525Satirethe use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions39

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