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| 15020183975 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. |  | 0 |
| 15020183976 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in tow or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells). |  | 1 |
| 15020183977 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. |  | 2 |
| 15020183978 | Ambiguity (am-bi-gyoo-i-tee) | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |  | 3 |
| 15020183979 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them- can also make writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging. |  | 4 |
| 15020183980 | Anaphora (uh-naf-er-uh) | One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. |  | 5 |
| 15020183981 | Anecdote | A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person |  | 6 |
| 15020183982 | Antithesis (an-tih-theh-sis) | Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences. |  | 7 |
| 15020183983 | Aphorism | phrase that shares a general truth or a moral principle. Ex: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. |  | 8 |
| 15020183984 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love, an address to someone or something that cannot answer. |  | 9 |
| 15020183985 | Atmosphere | The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. Even such elements as description of the weather can contribute to the atmosphere. Frequently atmosphere forshadows events. Perhaps it can create a mood. |  | 10 |
| 15020183986 | Chiasmus (kahy-az-muhs) | a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words. |  | 11 |
| 15020183987 | Clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent, or main, clause expresses a complete thought and can sand alone as a sentence. A dependent, or subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause. |  | 12 |
| 15020183988 | Colloquial/colloquialism (kuj-loh-kwee-uhl) | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing, gives a work a conversational, familiar tone. |  | 13 |
| 15020183989 | Coherence | A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. |  | 14 |
| 15020183990 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. |  | 15 |
| 15020183991 | Connotation | - The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. |  | 16 |
| 15020183992 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color. |  | 17 |
| 15020183993 | Diacope | repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase: word/phrase X, . . ., word/phrase X. |  | 18 |
| 15020183994 | Diction | refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. (for example, formal or informal, ornate or plain) |  | 19 |
| 15020183995 | Didactic (dahy-dak-tik) | From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. |  | 20 |
| 15020183996 | Enumeratio | Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something. |  | 21 |
| 15020183997 | Expletive (ek-spli-tiv) | Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the expletive. |  | 22 |
| 15020183998 | Euphemism (yoo-fuh-miz-uhm) | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. |  | 23 |
| 15020183999 | Exposition | The purpose is to explain or introduce something in an essay or work. |  | 24 |
| 15020184000 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work. |  | 25 |
| 15020184059 | Alliteration | The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound. ex) She sells sea shells ... | | 26 |
| 15020184068 | Counterargument | Opposing argument to the one the writer is putting forward. Rather than ignoring the counterargument, the writer will acknowledge it and then crush it with the mighty weight of their pen (and brain). |  | 27 |
| 15020184069 | Colloquial Language | An informal type of diction that reflects casual, conversational language and often times slang. Examples: "What's up dude" and "y'all" opposed to "How's it going" and "you all" | | 28 |
| 15020184077 | Anecdotal Evidence | Evidence that is a personal story. | 29 | |
| 15020184078 | Expert Testimony | An expert in a field who can support the argument with facts and data. | 30 | |
| 15020184080 | Emotive language | Language that is sensational -- designed to get an emotional response from the reader. | 31 |
