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13618526536ALLITERATIONrepetition of the same sound within nearby words; most often, repeated initial consonants0
13618526537APOSTROPHEaddresses an abstraction, an inanimate object, or to the someone not present1
13618526538HYPERBOLEexaggeration for effect2
13618526539MEIOSISunderstatement for effect3
13618526540LITOTESmaking an affirmative point by denying its opposite4
13618526541PERSONIFICATIONgiving human characteristics to non-human things5
13618526542IRONY (verbal and situational)reversal of expectations or speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary of what one says6
13618526543SARCASMa mocking or derogatory statement, usually ironic, directed and intended to hurt another person7
13618526544SATIREliterary genre that uses irony, wit and sometimes sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and foibles, giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule8
13618526545SIMILEcomparing two distinct things by using connective words such as like or as9
13618526546METAPHORidentify one object or idea with another in one or more aspects via representation or substitution10
13618526547METONYMYsubstituting the word in mind with an object closely related to it (White House for President)11
13618526548SYNECDOCHEa part of something is used to represent the whole of something (all hands on deck)12
13618526549ANAPHORArepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences13
13618526550ANTIMETABOLErepetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order (similar to chiasmus)14
13618526551ANTITHESISbalancing contrasting terms against each other for emphasis15
13618526552ZEUGMAone word is used to mean two different things simultaneously16
13618526553ANASTROPHEreversal of word order to make a point17
13618526554ANTECEDENTthe original noun, noun phrase or clause referred to later in the text by other means (pronouns, metaphors, etc.)18
13618526555APPOSITIVEa noun or noun phrase that further describes a nearby noun or pronoun19
13618526556PHRASEgroup of words without a verb (always dependent on other words to make a complete sentence)20
13618526557CLAUSEgroup of words with a verb (independent clauses are complete sentences; dependent clause require an independent clause to make a complete sentence)21
13618526558SIMPLE SENTENCEsentence containing one independent clause22
13618526559COMPOUND SENTENCEsentence containing multiple independent clauses23
13618526560COMPLEX SENTENCEsentence containing at least one independent and at least one dependent clause24
13618526561FRAGMENTincomplete sentence (can be effective depending on the purpose)25
13618526562SUBORDINATIONthe use of a conjunction to make the meaning of one clause dependent on another clause26
13618526563PASSIVE VOICEwhen the object of the verb is the subject of the sentence. (The homework is read by Sam.)27
13618526564ACTIVE VOICEwhen the subject is doing the action. (Sam reads the homework.)28
13618526565ANECDOTEa short account of a particular incident or event29
13618526566EUPHEMISMthe substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt30
13618526567JUXTAPOSITIONplacing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast31

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