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6593295206ALLITERATIONrepetition of the same sound within nearby words; most often, repeated initial consonants0
6593295207APOSTROPHEaddresses an abstraction, an inanimate object, or to the someone not present1
6593295208HYPERBOLEexaggeration for effect2
6593295209MEIOSISunderstatement for effect3
6593295210LITOTESmaking an affirmative point by denying its opposite4
6593295211PERSONIFICATIONgiving human characteristics to non-human things5
6593295212IRONY (verbal and situational)reversal of expectations or speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary of what one says6
6593295213SARCASMa mocking or derogatory statement, usually ironic, directed and intended to hurt another person7
6593295214SATIREliterary genre that uses irony, wit and sometimes sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and foibles, giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule8
6593295215SIMILEcomparing two distinct things by using connective words such as like or as9
6593295216METAPHORidentify one object or idea with another in one or more aspects via representation or substitution10
6593295217METONYMYsubstituting the word in mind with an object closely related to it (White House for President)11
6593295218SYNECDOCHEa part of something is used to represent the whole of something (all hands on deck)12
6593295219ANAPHORArepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences13
6593295220ANTIMETABOLErepetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order (similar to chiasmus)14
6593295221ANTITHESISbalancing contrasting terms against each other for emphasis15
6593295222ZEUGMAone word is used to mean two different things simultaneously16
6593295223ANASTROPHEreversal of word order to make a point17
6593295224ANTECEDENTthe original noun, noun phrase or clause referred to later in the text by other means (pronouns, metaphors, etc.)18
6593295225APPOSITIVEa noun or noun phrase that further describes a nearby noun or pronoun19
6593295226PHRASEgroup of words without a verb (always dependent on other words to make a complete sentence)20
6593295227CLAUSEgroup of words with a verb (independent clauses are complete sentences; dependent clause require an independent clause to make a complete sentence)21
6593295228SIMPLE SENTENCEsentence containing one independent clause22
6593295229COMPOUND SENTENCEsentence containing multiple independent clauses23
6593295230COMPLEX SENTENCEsentence containing at least one independent and at least one dependent clause24
6593295231FRAGMENTincomplete sentence (can be effective depending on the purpose)25
6593295232SUBORDINATIONthe use of a conjunction to make the meaning of one clause dependent on another clause26
6593295233PASSIVE VOICEwhen the object of the verb is the subject of the sentence. (The homework is read by Sam.)27
6593295234ACTIVE VOICEwhen the subject is doing the action. (Sam reads the homework.)28

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