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| 6583168053 | ad hominem argument | Argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason | 0 | |
| 6583168054 | Allegory | the device of using character/ story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to literal meaning. For example, an author may intend the characters to personify an abstraction such as hope or freedom. | 1 | |
| 6583168055 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds. | 2 | |
| 6583168056 | Allusion | Direct or indirect reference to a commonly known idea, event, or book | 3 | |
| 6583168057 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 4 | |
| 6583168058 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way or the relationship between them. | 5 | |
| 6583168059 | anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences or clauses. | 6 | |
| 6583168060 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 7 | |
| 6583168061 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The antecedent of a pronoun will be a noun. | 8 | |
| 6583168062 | Antithesis | contrasting a term against its opposite | 9 | |
| 6583168063 | aphorism | Authorship that expresses general truth or moral principle. It can be a memorable summation of author's point. | 10 | |
| 6583168064 | apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absen or imaginary person or personified abstraction, such as liberty or love, or inanimate object. | 11 | |
| 6583168065 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 12 | |
| 6583168066 | Atmosphere | The emotional mood created by a literary work | 13 | |
| 6583168067 | Caricature | a representation of the subject's distinctive features, exaggerated for comic effect | 14 | |
| 6583168068 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 15 | |
| 6583168069 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 16 | |
| 6583168070 | colloquium | slang or informality in speech or writing | 17 | |
| 6583168071 | conceit | A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 18 | |
| 6583168072 | Connotations | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 19 | |
| 6583168073 | Denotation | The strict, dictionary definition of a given word | 20 | |
| 6583168074 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 21 | |
| 6583168075 | Didactic | intended to instruct | 22 | |
| 6583168076 | Epistrophe | when an author repeats words or phrases at the end of a sentence or clause to add an effect | 23 | |
| 6583168077 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 24 | |
| 6583168078 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 25 | |
| 6583168079 | Figurative Language | writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally | 26 | |
| 6583168080 | Figure of speech | A device used to produce figurative language. | 27 | |
| 6583168081 | Generic Conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre. | 28 | |
| 6583168082 | genre | A category or type of literature. | 29 | |
| 6583168083 | homily | a sermon | 30 | |
| 6583168084 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 31 | |
| 6583168085 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 32 | |
| 6583168086 | infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from information presented | 33 | |
| 6583168087 | invective | emotionally violent or attack using strong, abusive language | 34 | |
| 6583168088 | irony | When you EXPECT one thing or event to happen and OPPOSITE happen | 35 | |
| 6583168089 | Juxaposition | placing dissimilar ideas, descriptions, or items close together or side by side | 36 | |
| 6583168090 | Logical Fallacy | A flaw in verbal reasoning | 37 | |
| 6583168091 | loose sentence | Main idea comes at the beginning, followed by independent phrases/clauses | 38 | |
| 6583168092 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 39 | |
| 6583168093 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | 40 | |
| 6583168094 | Modes of Discourse | describes the variety, the conventions, and purposes of major kinds of writing. | 41 | |
| 6583168095 | mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 42 | |
| 6583168096 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 43 | |
| 6583168097 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 44 | |
| 6583168098 | Paradox | A figure of speech that seems contradictory but actually contains a hidden truth | 45 | |
| 6583168099 | paraellelism | repetition of structure | 46 | |
| 6583168100 | parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 47 | |
| 6583168101 | Pedantic | adjectives tending to show off one's learning | 48 | |
| 6583168102 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 49 | |
| 6583167904 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 50 | |
| 6583167905 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told | 51 | |
| 6583167906 | predicate adjective | an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence | 52 | |
| 6583167907 | Predicate Nominative | a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject | 53 | |
| 6583167908 | prose | Written or spoken language in its ordinary form. Anything that is not poetry. | 54 | |
| 6583167909 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis. | 55 | |
| 6583167910 | rhetoric | principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 56 | |
| 6583167911 | rhetorical appeals | The use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing or speaking. | 57 | |
| 6583167912 | Rhetorical modes | exposition, description, narration, argumentation- modes of discourse | 58 | |
| 6583167913 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 59 | |
| 6583167914 | Sarcasm | an expression that is personal, jeering, and intended to hurt | 60 | |
| 6583167915 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 61 | |
| 6583167916 | Simile | A comparison using like or as | 62 | |
| 6583167917 | style | a group of formatting characteristics | 63 | |
| 6583167918 | subject complement | A noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject. | 64 | |
| 6583167919 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 65 | |
| 6583167920 | symbol | something that stands for something else | 66 | |
| 6583167921 | syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 67 | |
| 6583167922 | Themes | the main subject that is being discussed | 68 | |
| 6583167923 | Thesis | the central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer | 69 | |
| 6583167924 | tone | The attitude or mood the author creates | 70 | |
| 6583167925 | Transition | a word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another | 71 | |
| 6583167926 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 72 | |
| 6583167927 | wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 73 |
