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| 14796383618 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword). | 0 | |
| 14796383619 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 1 | |
| 14796383620 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 2 | |
| 14796383621 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 3 | |
| 14796383622 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 4 | |
| 14796383623 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 5 | |
| 14796383624 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 6 | |
| 14796383625 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't) | 7 | |
| 14796383626 | Parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 8 | |
| 14796383627 | Polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural | 9 | |
| 14796383628 | compound syntax | two subjects and two verbs (semicolon ex. the class grew tired; the test was endless) (coordinating conjunction: tomorrow I will begin my diet, so do not buy doritos) (semicolon coordinating conjunction) | 10 | |
| 14796383629 | Ethos | Ethical appeal | 11 | |
| 14796383630 | Pathos | emotional appeal | 12 | |
| 14796383631 | Logos | Appeal to logic | 13 | |
| 14796383632 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 14 | |
| 14796383633 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 15 | |
| 14796383634 | Enumeration | a list of words, phrases or clauses, sometimes numbered or bulleted | 16 | |
| 14796383635 | sensory imagery | Language that evokes images and triggers memories in the reader of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. | 17 | |
| 14796383636 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 18 | |
| 14796383637 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 19 | |
| 14796383638 | Colorful Diction | Diction is your conscious choice of words as a writer. Stands to reason that 'colorful diction'. Opposite of hyperbole or overstatement | 20 | |
| 14796383639 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 21 | |
| 14796383640 | Understatment/litotes | The opposite of exaggeration; technique for developing irony &/or humor where one writes/says less than intended | 22 | |
| 14796383641 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 23 | |
| 14796383642 | adage | a proverb, wise saying | 24 | |
| 14796383643 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. | 25 | |
| 14796383644 | syntactical inversion | reversing the normal word order of a sentence | 26 | |
| 14796383645 | Apposition | a word or phrase placed next to another word in order to define or identify it | 27 | |
| 14796383646 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 28 | |
| 14796383647 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 29 | |
| 14796383648 | Parenthesis | insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence | 30 | |
| 14796383649 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 31 | |
| 14796383650 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 32 | |
| 14796383651 | complicated syntax | complex sentence structure | 33 | |
| 14796383652 | Apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction | 34 | |
| 14796383653 | biblical allusion | reference from the Bible, ex: eyes like heaven, the crowd parted like the red sea. | 35 | |
| 14796383654 | historical reference | alluding to past events to enhance validity | 36 | |
| 14796383655 | scientific data | Facts obtained by making observations and measurements. Compare scientific hypothesis, scientific law, scientific methods, scientific model, scientific theory. | 37 | |
| 14796383656 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 38 | |
| 14796383657 | antithetical | sharply contrasted in character or purpose | 39 | |
| 14796383658 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 40 | |
| 14796383659 | Flashback | A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events | 41 | |
| 14796383660 | Jargon | nonsensical talk; specialized language | 42 | |
| 14796383661 | rhyme scheme | A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem | 43 | |
| 14796383662 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 44 | |
| 14796383663 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 45 | |
| 14796383664 | double entendre | a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent. | 46 | |
| 14796383665 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 47 | |
| 14796383666 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 48 | |
| 14796383667 | Zeugma/Syllepsis | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings | 49 | |
| 14796383668 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 50 | |
| 14796383669 | ad hominem | a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute | 51 | |
| 14796383670 | ad populum | bandwagon appeal | 52 | |
| 14796383671 | appeal to false authority | This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority. | 53 | |
| 14796383672 | archaic diction | old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 54 | |
| 14796383673 | rhetorical triangle (Aristotelian triangle) | A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text. | 55 | |
| 14796383674 | circular reasoning | a fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 56 | |
| 14796383675 | claim of fact | A claim of fact asserts that something is true or not true. | 57 | |
| 14796383676 | claim of policy | proposes a change | 58 | |
| 14796383677 | claim of value | argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 59 | |
| 14796383678 | classical oration | 5 part argument structure: introduction, narration, confirmation, refutation, conclusion | 60 | |
| 14796383679 | closed thesis | a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 61 | |
| 14796383680 | Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 62 | |
| 14796383681 | Equivocation | the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication | 63 | |
| 14796383682 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 64 | |
| 14796383683 | Logical Fallacies | An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid | 65 | |
| 14796383684 | polemic | controversy; argument; verbal attack | 66 | |
| 14796383685 | SOAPSTone | Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone | 67 | |
| 14796383686 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 68 | |
| 14796383687 | Trope | The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor. | 69 | |
| 14796383688 | Toulmin Model | An approach to analyzing and constructing arguments: Because (evidence as support), therefore (claim), since (warrant or assumption), on account of (backing), unless (reservation). | 70 | |
| 14796383689 | Anadipolsis | repetition of the last word of one line or clause to the beginning of the next. | 71 | |
| 14796383690 | Antimetabole/Chiasmus | a word or phrase state on way, then repeated in reverse order | 72 | |
| 14796383691 | Conduplicatio/Anadiplosis | Takes a key word from the previous sentence and puts it in the next sentence. | 73 | |
| 14796383692 | Epithet | an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. | 74 | |
| 14796383693 | Hyperbation/Anastrophe | an inversion of the normal order of words; Yoda speak | 75 | |
| 14796383694 | pun | A play on words | 76 | |
| 14796383695 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 77 |
