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| 8989356798 | antithesis | contrasting or opposing terms in parallel form | 0 | |
| 8989358863 | pathos | persuasive appeals that has to do with emotion | 1 | |
| 8989362642 | logos | persuasive appeals that is connected to logic or reason | 2 | |
| 8989368863 | ethos | persuasive appeals that is connected to an author or speaker's credibility | 3 | |
| 8989376410 | imagery | mental images using sensory details | 4 | |
| 8989380581 | tone | the attitude depicted from the speaker | 5 | |
| 8989386164 | allegory | term that deals with various levels of symbolism | 6 | |
| 8989389056 | allusion | a reference to history or a specific reference to another work | 7 | |
| 8989394237 | simile | figurative term for a comparison using "like" or "as" | 8 | |
| 8989398816 | personification | when something nonhuman is given human characteristics | 9 | |
| 9015124319 | style | the manner in which a writer combines and arranges words, shapes ideas, and utilizes syntax and structure to compose a piece | 10 | |
| 9015140817 | paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is probably true | 11 | |
| 9015152589 | apostrophe | the act of addressing some inanimate abstraction or person that is not physically present | 12 | |
| 9015164007 | alliteration | the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually consonants (i.e. "She sells seashells by the seashore." ) | 13 | |
| 9015185575 | claim | in argumentation, an assertion of something as fact | 14 | |
| 9015242783 | connotation | the implied, suggested, or underlying meaning of a word or phrase | 15 | |
| 9015250026 | hyperbole | overstatement characterized by exaggerated language | 16 | |
| 9015309856 | periodic | type of sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end | 17 | |
| 9044346526 | counterargument | the opposing viewpoint of one's own main claim or thesis, an opinion contrary to one's own | 18 | |
| 9044360931 | oxymoron | a figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements, as in "wise fool", "baggy tights" and "jumbo shrimp" | 19 | |
| 9044370220 | loose | a type of sentence that starts with its main clause, which is followed by modifying phrases that give information | 20 | |
| 9044389033 | narrative | a mode of discourse that tells a story of some sort | 21 | |
| 9044432724 | prose | the ordinary form of written language | 22 | |
| 9044439166 | theme | the central of dominant idea or focus of a work | 23 | |
| 9044449879 | satire | a literary work that often mocks, or makes fun of, aspects of society or human failings | 24 | |
| 9060475747 | litote | a form of an understatement that employs a double negative (i.e. "you won't be sorry" instead of "you'll be glad" | 25 | |
| 9060493862 | denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word | 26 | |
| 9060498275 | altruism | a type of appeal that believes in acts for the good or benefit of others (i.e. donations to charity, etc.) | 27 | |
| 9061024833 | anaphora | the repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of successive clauses (i.e. "I'm sick and tired of you letting me down. I'm sick and tired of you making me mad. And I'm sick and tired of you doing such silly things!") | 28 | |
| 9061152065 | syntax | the arrangement of words, phrases, or paragraphs for a specific or intended effect | 29 | |
| 9181675784 | analogy | a comparison that points out similarities between two elements, sometimes those elements being dissimilar | 30 | |
| 9181705255 | persona | the role or "person" that a character or speaker assumes or depicts to a reader or audience | 31 |
