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| 5956740654 | Antithesis | (n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 0 | |
| 5956745299 | Isocolon | Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length | 1 | |
| 5956749273 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 2 | |
| 5956752292 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 3 | |
| 5956758065 | Anastrophe | Inversion of the natural or usual word order | 4 | |
| 5956761866 | Apposition | a grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation | 5 | |
| 5956763709 | Parenthesis | insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence | 6 | |
| 5956767215 | Asyndeton | Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words, speeds up flow of sentence. X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y, and Z. | 7 | |
| 5957099769 | Ellipsis | in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods | 8 | |
| 5957127052 | Alliteration | It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. | 9 | |
| 5957127053 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause | 10 | |
| 5957129775 | Anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 11 | |
| 5957131697 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order | 12 | |
| 5957156544 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 13 | |
| 5957156545 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.") | 14 | |
| 5957156694 | Climax | the arrangement of words, phrases or clauses in an order of increasing importance | 15 | |
| 5957156947 | Epanalepsis | repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause | 16 | |
| 5957187430 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 17 | |
| 5957190683 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 18 | |
| 5957190809 | Antanaclasis | Repetition of a word in two different senses. | 19 | |
| 5957193532 | Anthimeria | The substitution of one part of speech for another | 20 | |
| 5957193533 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 21 | |
| 5957193797 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 22 | |
| 5957196085 | Irony | A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. | 23 | |
| 5957196086 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 24 | |
| 5957197616 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 25 | |
| 5957222060 | Metonomy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). | 26 | |
| 5957222061 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 27 | |
| 5957224374 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 28 | |
| 5957224375 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 29 | |
| 5957228649 | Paronomasia | use of words alike in sound but different in meaning. "ask for me tomorrow and you will find me a GRAVE man." | 30 | |
| 5957228650 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 31 | |
| 5957230708 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 32 | |
| 5957230709 | SImile | A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" | 33 | |
| 5957232464 | Syllepsis | the use of a word understood differently in relation to two or more other words, which it modifies/governs. "The ink, like our pig, keeps running out of the pen." | 34 | |
| 5957234234 | Synechdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent a whole | 35 | |
| 5957236503 | Synethesia | A condition in which two senses are sensed at the same time, where one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color | 36 |
