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| 12370117233 | parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 0 | |
| 12370117234 | isocolon | parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length | 1 | |
| 12370123013 | antithesis | the direct opposite (juxtaposition), a sharp contrast | 2 | |
| 12370157842 | anastrophe | inversion of the natural or usual word order | 3 | |
| 12370162494 | asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words "i came, i saw, i conquered" | 4 | |
| 12370179107 | anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 5 | |
| 12370198362 | epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 6 | |
| 12370201488 | chiasmus | a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form "it is boring to eat; to sleep is fulfilling" | 7 | |
| 12370237816 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa "i have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat" | 8 | |
| 12370245535 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it "the pen is mightier than the sword" | 9 | |
| 12370259389 | antanaclasis | repetition of a word in two different senses "if we don't hang together, we'll hang separately" | 10 | |
| 12370272092 | litotes | a form of understatement that is deliberate | 11 | |
| 12370276432 | rhetorical question | a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 12 | |
| 12370278994 | metaphor | a comparison without using like or as | 13 | |
| 12370281117 | simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as | 14 | |
| 12370289524 | assonance | repetition of vowel sounds | 15 | |
| 12370291655 | alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 16 | |
| 12370300010 | onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named "boom" | 17 | |
| 12370311174 | oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction "cruel kindness" ; "visible darkness" | 18 | |
| 12370318290 | paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth "whoever loses his life, shall find it" | 19 | |
| 12370329440 | allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one | 20 | |
| 12370336932 | analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 21 | |
| 12370340982 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers ("it" usually) | 22 | |
| 12370351161 | colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; slang | 23 | |
| 12370360098 | diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | 24 | |
| 12370366970 | ethos | credibility | 25 | |
| 12370370034 | euphemism | a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing | 26 | |
| 12370385243 | logos | an appeal based on logic or reason | 27 | |
| 12370388556 | pathos | an appeal to emotion | 28 | |
| 12370394271 | pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 29 | |
| 12370430723 | repetition | the duplication (exact or approximate) of any element of language | 30 | |
| 12370430724 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues | 31 | |
| 12370461322 | symbol | a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract | 32 | |
| 12370461323 | syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language | 33 | |
| 12370463634 | theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic | 34 | |
| 12370463635 | thesis | the primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 35 | |
| 12370465986 | tone | attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 36 | |
| 12370469972 | zeugma | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings | 37 | |
| 12370475951 | argument and persuasion | essay that formulates an opinion or makes a proposal | 38 | |
| 12370475952 | cause and effect | a relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another | 39 | |
| 12370483377 | classification and division | a pattern of writing or speaking which is characterized by division, which is the process of breaking a whole into parts, and classification, which is the often subsequent process of sorting individual items into categories | 40 | |
| 12370486054 | comparison and contrast | a method of informing that explains something by focusing on how it is similar and different from other things | 41 | |
| 12370489416 | definition | the meaning of a word | 42 | |
| 12370489417 | description | a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event | 43 | |
| 12370492180 | narration | the telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse | 44 | |
| 12370495622 | process analysis | explains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done | 45 | |
| 12370495623 | soapstone | subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker, tone | 46 | |
| 12370514558 | didls | diction, images, details, language, sentence structure | 47 | |
| 12370535924 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 48 | |
| 12370535925 | argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation | 49 | |
| 12370538787 | ellipsis | three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in thought or quotation | 50 | |
| 12370542569 | deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 51 | |
| 12370548786 | hyperbole | exaggeration | 52 | |
| 12370548787 | imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work | 53 | |
| 12370552445 | irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect | 54 | |
| 12370554899 | parable | a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson | 55 | |
| 12370559922 | personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form | 56 | |
| 12370562650 | pedantry | act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative | 57 | |
| 12370580957 | commas | a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral | 58 | |
| 12370584235 | comma splice | two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma (add as, but, such, etc) | 59 | |
| 12370592855 | apostrophe | show possession, mark omissions in contractions, or form plurals | 60 | |
| 12370606059 | colon | a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation | 61 | |
| 12370608468 | semicolon | a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two independent clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma | 62 | |
| 12370614509 | hyphen | a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text | 63 | |
| 12370617286 | dashes | a punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a sudden break in thought, to set off parenthetical material | 64 | |
| 12370619477 | parentheses | used to not interrupt the main sentence (extra information) (in parentheses if it is a sentence make sure inside has its own period) | 65 | |
| 12370629948 | brackets | used to enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrase [] | 66 | |
| 12370640259 | quotation mark | each of a set of punctuation marks, single (' ') or double (" "), used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence | 67 | |
| 12370643863 | period | ends a sentence that makes a statement | 68 | |
| 12370646561 | question mark | ends a direct question | 69 | |
| 12370648844 | exclamation point | punctuation used to show excitement or emotion, placed at the end of a sentence | 70 | |
| 12370651681 | prepositions | a word that shows a relationship between nouns or pronouns and some other words in a sentence (after, before, near, back, on, by, with, between, during, beyond, off, at, like, of, for) | 71 | |
| 12370669897 | italics | title of long works like plays and books when you type | 72 | |
| 12370674516 | underline | title of long works like plays and books when you write | 73 |
