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| 8543680853 | alliteration | occurrence of same letter or sound at beginning of adjacent/closely connected words | 0 | |
| 8543680855 | alude | refer to well-known story/event/person to make a comparison in reader's mind | 1 | |
| 8543683082 | anecdote | short interesting story/amusing, to support/demonstrate a point | 2 | |
| 8543689272 | analogous | comparison where idea/thing compared to another thing quite different from it (horse is to foal as dog is to puppy) | 3 | |
| 8543689273 | anaphora | repetition of certain words/phrases at beginning of successive lines of writing/speech (it was, it was, it was) | 4 | |
| 8543691122 | anthithesis | opposite, put two contradicting ideas together | 5 | |
| 8543691123 | chiasmus | two or more clauses balanced against each other by reversal of their structures (never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you) | 6 | |
| 8543691134 | contradiction | logically incompatibility between two or more propositions | 7 | |
| 8543692235 | diction | word choice/style of speaking that a writer uses | 8 | |
| 8543693709 | hyperbole | extreme exaggeration used to make a point | 9 | |
| 8543695927 | imagery | author's use of vivid/descriptive language to add depth to their work (appeals to senses) | 10 | |
| 8543695928 | juxtaposition | technique where two or more ideas/places/characters (and their actions) placed side by side with the purpose of developing comparisons/contrasts | 11 | |
| 8543706260 | metaphor | comparison of two things without using like or as | 12 | |
| 8543707603 | parallelism | parts of sentence grammatically the same/similar in construction | 13 | |
| 8543707604 | paradox | statement that contradicts itself but still seems true (the only rule is to ignore all rules, jumbo shrimp) | 14 | |
| 8543708754 | personification | where something nonhuman is given human characteristics | 15 | |
| 8543708755 | qualify | to reduce from general to a particular form | 16 | |
| 8543710535 | repetition | repeats same words/phrases to make idea clearer/more memorable | 17 | |
| 8543710536 | satire | irony/sarcasm used to expose/discredit vice or folly | 18 | |
| 8543710537 | syntax | actual way words and sentences are put together | 19 | |
| 8543710538 | tone | attitude of writer toward a subject/audience | 20 | |
| 8543712382 | strident | something loud/harsh sounding, shrill | 21 | |
| 8543712383 | conflate | to bring together | 22 | |
| 8543712384 | bourgeoisie | person who belongs to the middle class | 23 | |
| 8543713172 | erudite | to educate/train, a very educated person | 24 | |
| 8543713173 | obligate | to compel something legally or morally | 25 | |
| 8543713849 | equivocal | open to more than one interpretation | 26 | |
| 8543713850 | frivolous | not having serious purpose or value | 27 | |
| 8543718418 | disgress | leave main subject temporarily in speech or writing (event is occurring and author takes a minute to explain something else, ect) | 28 | |
| 8543718419 | dispassionate | not influenced by strong emotion, rational/impartial | 29 | |
| 8543718420 | disparage | regard/represent as being of little worth | 30 | |
| 8543719840 | transcend | be/go beyond range or limits | 31 | |
| 8543719841 | provincial | concerning province of country or empire | 32 | |
| 8543719842 | elysian | relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise | 33 | |
| 8543720696 | provocative | causing annoyance/anger/strong reaction | 34 | |
| 8543720697 | speculate | form a theory based on evidence | 35 | |
| 8543720698 | cynical | believing people are motivated by self-interest | 36 | |
| 8543720699 | pessimistic | tending to see worst aspect of things, believe worst will happen | 37 | |
| 8543721852 | sanctify | set apart/declare as holy | 38 | |
| 8543721854 | vindictive | having/showing strong/unreasonable desire for revenge | 39 | |
| 8543723676 | disdain | feeling someone/something unworthy of one's consideration/respect | 40 | |
| 8543723677 | enigmatic | difficult to interpret/understand | 41 | |
| 8543724729 | halcyon | denoting period of time in past that was happy/peaceful | 42 | |
| 8543724730 | nepenthe | drug described as banishing grief/trouble from a person's mind | 43 | |
| 8543726655 | lethe | river in Hades, water cause drinkers to forget their past | 44 | |
| 8599589248 | SOAPSTone | s- speaker o- occasion a- audience p- purpose s- subject tone | 45 |
