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| 4571626154 | Alliteration | Language device that repeats consonant or vowel sounds in successive or closely associated syllables | 0 | |
| 4571631724 | Allusion | A reference to history or literature | 1 | |
| 4571636136 | Analogy | A comparison of two things, alike in certain aspects, a simile is an expressed analogy; a metaphor is an implied one | 2 | |
| 4571736330 | Anaphora | One of the language devices of repetition that repeats the same expression (word or words) at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences | 3 | |
| 4571760742 | Figurative Language | not intended to carry literal meaning, usually meant to be imaginative or vivid: apostrophe, irony, metaphor, metonomy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche and understatement | 4 | |
| 4571756514 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 5 | |
| 4571759505 | Antecedent | The word, phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers. | 6 | |
| 4571784410 | Antithesis | A balancing of one term against another for emphasis; "now high, now low." Strongly contrasting word, clauses, or ideas balanced against one another. "They promised freedom and provided slavery." | 7 | |
| 4571790627 | Asyndeton | Omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses. "I came, I saw, I conquered." | 8 | |
| 4571795656 | Chiasmus | Two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels (a-b-b-a); from shape of the Greek letter chi (X) | 9 | |
| 4571798961 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; implied meaning; the emotional implications that words may carry | 10 | |
| 4571801497 | Deductive reasoning | Reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) | 11 | |
| 4571819619 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word | 12 | |
| 4571820928 | Diction | Writers word choice, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness (connotation and denotation) | 13 | |
| 4571823687 | Ellipsis | The omission of a word or several words for a complete construction that is still understandable | 14 | |
| 4571797479 | Loose Sentence | a type of sentence: independent clause comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units, a basic sentence with a string of details. The effect is usually informal, relaxed. and conversational | 15 | |
| 4571825718 | Ethos | An appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven document relies on the reputation of the author | 16 | |
| 4571827452 | Euphemism | Indirectness that replaces directness of a statement, usually in an effort to avoid offensive bluntness in some subject involving delicacy or taboo. ex. "Passed away" for "died" | 17 | |
| 4571772243 | Hyperbole | overstatement, using deliberate exageration | 18 | |
| 4571775069 | Idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression, or a regional speech or dialect | 19 | |
| 4571777281 | Imagery | use of sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 20 | |
| 4571829397 | 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 | 21 | |
| 4571827708 | Oxymoron | figurative language wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest truth or validity | 22 | |
| 4571780402 | Inductive reasoning | deriving general principles from particular facts or instances (Specific -> General) | 23 | |
| 4571825350 | Motif | Recurrent patterns in a work, images words, objects, phrases or actions that tend to unify the work | 24 | |
| 4571822810 | Mood | emotional-the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work that the author creates. The setting, tone and events of the work have an effect on the mood. | 25 | |
| 4571804517 | Metaphor | an analogy identifying one object with another without using "like" or "as" | 26 | |
| 4571818740 | Metonomy | naming an object by substitution a term closely associated with the word in mind | 27 | |
| 4571791652 | Juxtaposition | placing two ideas or characters side by side for comparison or contrast | 28 | |
| 4571793756 | Logos | an appeal based on logic or reason. Documents distributed by companies or corporations are logos-driven. Scholarly documents are also often logos-driven | 29 | |
| 4571789964 | Jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or prefession | 30 | |
| 4571782645 | Irony | The contrast between what a stated explicitly and what is really meant; recognition of reality different from appearance | 31 | |
| 4571856735 | Parallellism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences,or paragraphs to give structural similarity; can involve repetition of a grammatical element such as add emphasis or organization, or simply provide musical rhythm. | 32 | |
| 4571861241 | Synesthesia | description of one kind of sensation in terms of another. In everyday language, we find many examples of synesthesia such as the frequently used adjective "cool". This word is generally associated with temperature. However, in casual conversations, ne can hear phrases like "cool dress" , "cool colors" or "you are looking cool" wherein the visual sensation is blended with the sense of touch. Moreover, we commonly hear phrases like "loud colors", "frozen silence" and "warm colors", "bitter cold" etc. | 33 | |
| 4571868361 | Parody | A humorous imitation of a serious work | 34 | |
| 4571874394 | Tone | describes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both | 35 | |
| 4571882288 | Zuegma | a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits. You forget what you want to remember and remember what you want to forget | 36 | |
| 4571876748 | Personification | Figure that endows animals, ideas, abstractions, and inanimate object with human form. | 37 | |
| 4571887634 | Rhetorical modes | A way or a method of presenting a subject through writing or speech; the variety, the conventions, and the purpose of the major kinds of writing. Examples of modes: argument, cause/effect, classification, description, compare/contrast, narration, extended definition... | 38 | |
| 4571893747 | Rhetorical Question | Asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer, but for the purpose of asserting or denying something | 39 | |
| 4571896602 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule; often humorous, is thought provoking and insightful about the human condition | 40 | |
| 4571915759 | Syllogism | A three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise (All men are mortal; Socrates is a man: therefore, Socrates is mortal.) | 41 | |
| 4571921004 | Symbolism | Use of one object to represent or suggest another | 42 | |
| 4571924004 | Synecdoche | Figurative language used in which a part signifies the whole or whole signifies the part. Calling a sailor a "hand: or the police "the law." | 43 | |
| 4571884583 | Rhetoric | From the Greek word "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 44 | |
| 4571879323 | Polysyndeton | The repetition of conjunction in close succession for rhetorical effect. "Here and there and everywhere" | 45 | |
| 4571876070 | Understatement | Deliberately expresses an idea as less important than it actually is, either for ironic emphasis or for politeness and tact. "the 1906 earthquake interrupted business somewhat in the downtown area." | 46 | |
| 4571869377 | Periodic Sentence | Presents it central meaning in a main clause at the end; details are placed before the basic statement; the effect is to add emphasis, structural variety, or elements of surprise. "Suddenly, for no apparent reason, the lovable cat scratched Sally." | 47 |
