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| 4212591332 | Zeugma | A figure of speech in which a word usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun blending together grammatically and logically different ideas | 0 | |
| 4212597355 | Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letters or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 1 | |
| 4212599728 | Allusion | An indirect or passing reference | 2 | |
| 4212600955 | Anadiplosis | A word that is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence | 3 | |
| 4212603775 | Analogy | A comparison between two things | 4 | |
| 4212605157 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 5 | |
| 4212693179 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 6 | |
| 4212694403 | Anthropomorphism | The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object | 7 | |
| 4212696901 | Anticlimax | A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events | 8 | |
| 4212698384 | Antimetabole | A figure of speech in which words or clauses from the first half of the sentence are repeated in the second half of the sentence in reverse order | 9 | |
| 4212700430 | Antithesis | A person or thing that is direct opposite of someone or something else | 10 | |
| 4212701465 | Aphorism | A pithy observation that contains a general truth | 11 | |
| 4212702862 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech, a writer, or a speaker detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech | 12 | |
| 4212704262 | Appositive | A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it | 13 | |
| 4212706306 | Asyndeton | A writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words or phrases | 14 | |
| 4212707539 | Chiamsus | In which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce in an artistic affect | 15 | |
| 4212709155 | Climax | A structural part of a plot and is at times referred to as a crisis | 16 | |
| 4212710148 | Consonance | Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions | 17 | |
| 4212711505 | Ellipsis | A series of dots that usually indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning | 18 | |
| 4212714811 | Assonance | The repetition of the sound of a vowel | 19 | |
| 4212716167 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 20 | |
| 4212717293 | 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 | 21 | |
| 4212720633 | Extended Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines a poem | 22 | |
| 4212722622 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 23 | |
| 4212724898 | Imagery | Visually descriptive or figurative language | 24 | |
| 4212725652 | Irony | The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect | 25 | |
| 4212726952 | Juxtaposition | The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects | 26 | |
| 4212728240 | Litotes | Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary | 27 | |
| 4212731080 | Malapropism | The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect | 28 | |
| 4212732466 | Metaphor | A word or phrase that is used to make a comparison between two people, things, animals, or places | 29 | |
| 4212735497 | Metonymy | The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | 30 | |
| 4212737781 | Onomatopoeia | The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | 31 | |
| 4212739030 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 32 | |
| 4212740506 | Paradox | A situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities | 33 | |
| 4212742177 | Paranthesis | A word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or after thought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas | 34 | |
| 4212744717 | Perphrasis | A stylistic device that can be defined as the use of excessive and longer words to convey a meaning which could have been conveyed with a shorter expression or in a few words | 35 | |
| 4212746269 | Persona | The mask of an actor | 36 | |
| 4212746800 | Personification | A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas | 37 | |
| 4212747877 | Pun | A play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings | 38 | |
| 4212750982 | Rhetorical Question | Is asked just for the effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected | 39 | |
| 4212752238 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 40 | |
| 4212752830 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices | 41 | |
| 4212753944 | Similie | A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid | 42 | |
| 4212756317 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to present the whole or vice versa | 43 | |
| 4212756909 | Theme | A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly | 44 |
