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13535990277ALLITERATIONrepetition of the same sound within nearby words; most often, repeated initial consonants0
13535990278APOSTROPHEaddresses an abstraction, an inanimate object, or to the someone not present1
13535990279HYPERBOLEexaggeration for effect2
13535990280MEIOSISunderstatement for effect3
13535990281LITOTESmaking an affirmative point by denying its opposite4
13535990282PERSONIFICATIONgiving human characteristics to non-human things5
13535990283IRONY (verbal and situational)reversal of expectations or speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary of what one says6
13535990284SARCASMa mocking or derogatory statement, usually ironic, directed and intended to hurt another person7
13535990285SATIREliterary genre that uses irony, wit and sometimes sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and foibles, giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule8
13535990286SIMILEcomparing two distinct things by using connective words such as like or as9
13535990287METAPHORidentify one object or idea with another in one or more aspects via representation or substitution10
13535990288METONYMYsubstituting the word in mind with an object closely related to it (White House for President)11
13535990289SYNECDOCHEa part of something is used to represent the whole of something (all hands on deck)12
13535990290ANAPHORArepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences13
13535990291ANTIMETABOLErepetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order (similar to chiasmus)14
13535990292ANTITHESISbalancing contrasting terms against each other for emphasis15
13535990293ZEUGMAone word is used to mean two different things simultaneously16
13535990294ANASTROPHEreversal of word order to make a point17
13535990295ANTECEDENTthe original noun, noun phrase or clause referred to later in the text by other means (pronouns, metaphors, etc.)18
13535990296APPOSITIVEa noun or noun phrase that further describes a nearby noun or pronoun19
13535990297PHRASEgroup of words without a verb (always dependent on other words to make a complete sentence)20
13535990298CLAUSEgroup of words with a verb (independent clauses are complete sentences; dependent clause require an independent clause to make a complete sentence)21
13535990299SIMPLE SENTENCEsentence containing one independent clause22
13535990300COMPOUND SENTENCEsentence containing multiple independent clauses23
13535990301COMPLEX SENTENCEsentence containing at least one independent and at least one dependent clause24
13535990302FRAGMENTincomplete sentence (can be effective depending on the purpose)25
13535990303SUBORDINATIONthe use of a conjunction to make the meaning of one clause dependent on another clause26
13535990304PASSIVE VOICEwhen the object of the verb is the subject of the sentence. (The homework is read by Sam.)27
13535990305ACTIVE VOICEwhen the subject is doing the action. (Sam reads the homework.)28
13535990306ANECDOTEa short account of a particular incident or event29
13535990307EUPHEMISMthe substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt30
13535990308JUXTAPOSITIONplacing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast31

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