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| 5564793334 | Allusion | A figure of speech which makes brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object to create a resonance in the reader or to apply a symbolic meaning to the character or object of which the allusion consists. | 0 | |
| 5564813350 | Analogy | Comparison of two things that are alike in some respects. | 1 | |
| 5564820575 | Anaphora | Regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses. | 2 | |
| 5564826459 | Anecdote | A short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point. | 3 | |
| 5564835174 | Aphorism | A short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life: "the early bird get the worm." | 4 | |
| 5564849026 | Asyndeton | The practice of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. In a list it gives a more extemporaneous effect and suggests the list may be incomplete. For example, "he was brave, fearless, afraid of nothing." | 5 | |
| 5564876471 | Connotation | Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind. | 6 | |
| 5564881031 | Deduction | The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example. | 7 | |
| 5564887893 | Didactic | Writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. It is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns. It may be fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking. | 8 | |
| 5564913645 | Epiphany | A sudden or intuitive insight or perception into the reality or essential meaning of something usually brought on by a simple or common occurrence or experience. | 9 | |
| 5564929883 | Ethical Appeal; Ethos | When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. Reputation is sometimes a factor but in all cases the aim is to gain the audience's confidence. | 10 | |
| 5564950166 | Euphemism | A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. | 11 | |
| 5564983250 | Example | An individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern. | 12 | |
| 5564989584 | Expletive | A single word or short phrase intended to emphasize surrounding words. commonly set off by commas. | 13 | |
| 5565003471 | Generalization | When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable. | 14 | |
| 5565016650 | Hyperbole | Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis. | 15 | |
| 5565021902 | Imagery | Words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture. | 16 | |
| 5565029582 | Induction | The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization. | 17 | |
| 5565042150 | Invective | A verbally abusive attack. | 18 | |
| 5565047987 | Irony | A situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant. It is frequently humorous, and can be sarcastic when using words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean. | 19 | |
| 5565094149 | Logical Appeal; Logos | When writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons. the process of reasoning. | 20 | |
| 5565115024 | Oversimplification | When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument. | 21 | |
| 5565122133 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases, such as "wise fool" or "bitter-sweet." | 22 | |
| 5565131546 | Paradox | A statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning. | 23 | |
| 5565142192 | Parallelism | The technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form. | 24 | |
| 5565170679 | Pathetic Appeal; Pathos | When a writer tries to persuade the audience by appealing to their emotions. | 25 | |
| 5565353230 | Pedantic | A term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant. | 26 | |
| 5565225075 | Personification | Treating an abstraction or nonhuman object as if it were a person by giving it human qualities. | 27 | |
| 5565251064 | Perspective | A character's or speaker's personalized view of the situation or events. | 28 | |
| 5565258773 | Repetition | Word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity. | 29 | |
| 5565266973 | Rhetorical Question | One that does not expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or audience. | 30 | |
| 5565273515 | Sarcasm | Harsh, caustic personal remarks to or about someone; less subtle than irony. | 31 | |
| 5565280037 | Syllogism | A form of reasoning in which two statement are made and a conclusion is drawn from them. It is the format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 32 | |
| 5565291016 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole, such as using "boards" to mean a stage or "wheels" to mean a car - or "all hands on deck." | 33 | |
| 5565305937 | Syntax | The grammatical structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence. Includes length of sentence and kinds of sentences. | 34 | |
| 5565314630 | Tone | The characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, and audience. | 35 | |
| 5565323039 | Transition | A word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. | 36 | |
| 5565332243 | Understatement | The opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended. | 37 |
