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10711809675ALLITERATIONrepetition of the same sound within nearby words; most often, repeated initial consonants0
10711809676APOSTROPHEaddresses an abstraction, an inanimate object, or to the someone not present1
10711809677HYPERBOLEexaggeration for effect2
10711809678MEIOSISunderstatement for effect3
10711809679LITOTESmaking an affirmative point by denying its opposite4
10711809680PERSONIFICATIONgiving human characteristics to non-human things5
10711809681IRONY (verbal and situational)reversal of expectations or speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary of what one says6
10711809682SARCASMa mocking or derogatory statement, usually ironic, directed and intended to hurt another person7
10711809683SATIREliterary genre that uses irony, wit and sometimes sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and foibles, giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule8
10711809684SIMILEcomparing two distinct things by using connective words such as like or as9
10711809685METAPHORidentify one object or idea with another in one or more aspects via representation or substitution10
10711809686METONYMYsubstituting the word in mind with an object closely related to it (White House for President)11
10711809687SYNECDOCHEa part of something is used to represent the whole of something (all hands on deck)12
10711809688ANAPHORArepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences13
10711809689ANTIMETABOLErepetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order (similar to chiasmus)14
10711809690ANTITHESISbalancing contrasting terms against each other for emphasis15
10711809691ZEUGMAone word is used to mean two different things simultaneously16
10711809692ANASTROPHEreversal of word order to make a point17
10711809693ANTECEDENTthe original noun, noun phrase or clause referred to later in the text by other means (pronouns, metaphors, etc.)18
10711809694APPOSITIVEa noun or noun phrase that further describes a nearby noun or pronoun19
10711809695PHRASEgroup of words without a verb (always dependent on other words to make a complete sentence)20
10711809696CLAUSEgroup of words with a verb (independent clauses are complete sentences; dependent clause require an independent clause to make a complete sentence)21
10711809697SIMPLE SENTENCEsentence containing one independent clause22
10711809698COMPOUND SENTENCEsentence containing multiple independent clauses23
10711809699COMPLEX SENTENCEsentence containing at least one independent and at least one dependent clause24
10711809700FRAGMENTincomplete sentence (can be effective depending on the purpose)25
10711809701SUBORDINATIONthe use of a conjunction to make the meaning of one clause dependent on another clause26
10711809702PASSIVE VOICEwhen the object of the verb is the subject of the sentence. (The homework is read by Sam.)27
10711809703ACTIVE VOICEwhen the subject is doing the action. (Sam reads the homework.)28

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