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| 4381855799 | Abstract Generalization | "not real" and vague statement not supported by evidence. | 0 | |
| 4381877378 | Accumulation of Detail | the acquisition or gradual gathering of something | 1 | |
| 4381880126 | Ad Hominem Arguments | An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. | 2 | |
| 4381893756 | Allegory | ...The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 3 | |
| 4381895535 | Alliteration | ...The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words (as in "she sells sea shells") | 4 | |
| 4381898611 | Allusion | ...A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place or work of art. | 5 | |
| 4381900498 | Analogical Comparisons | is defined as the process of extracting the commonalities between two or more example problems to help form a schema for a problem. | 6 | |
| 4381900499 | Analogy | ...A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 7 | |
| 4381902289 | Analysis | this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations: the grammatical analysis of a sentence | 8 | |
| 4381904285 | Antecedent | ...The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP language exam occasionally asks for the antecedent of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences. | 9 | |
| 4381904286 | Anticlimax | an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected. | 10 | |
| 4381906144 | Antithesis | ...a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech characterized by contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideals (man proposes/God disposes); the balancing of one term against another for effectiveness ("wretches hang that jury men may dine...hungry judges soon the sentence sign"); balanced opposition. | 11 | |
| 4381906145 | Apostrophe | an apostrophe is a term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem. The speaker could be addressing an abstract concept like love, a person (dead or alive), a place, or even a thing, like the sun or the sea. | 12 | |
| 4381910889 | Appeals to Authority | An appeal to authority is an argument from the fact that a person judged to be an authority affirms a proposition to the claim that the proposition is true. | 13 | |
| 4381910890 | Argument/Argumentation | ...To argue | 14 | |
| 4381914242 | Argument Based on Personal Attack | Ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, is a logical fallacy in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself.[ | 15 | |
| 4381914243 | Audience | The person or persons who listen to a spoken text or read a written one and are capable of responding to it. | 16 | |
| 4381917326 | Authorial Aside | A technique in which the author steps outside the story, speaking directly to the reader to reveal an attitude, purpose or meaning. | 17 | |
| 4408638363 | Balanced Sentences | A balanced sentence is a sentence made up of two parts that are roughly equal in length, importance, and grammatical structure: a paired construction. | 18 | |
| 4408639430 | Cause and Effect | noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others | 19 | |
| 4408640429 | Circumlocution | a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea | 20 | |
| 4408641488 | Colloquial Expressions | word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations | 21 | |
| 4408641489 | Comparison | Comparison is a rhetorical or literary device in which a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or ideas. | 22 | |
| 4408642899 | Deductive Reasoning | is a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. Deductive reasoning is sometimes referred to as top-down logic. Its counterpart, inductive reasoning, is sometimes referred to as bottom-up logic. | 23 | |
| 4408642900 | Elaborate Definitions | 24 | ||
| 4408661138 | Elaborate Metaphors | An elaborate metaphor is also called a sustained metaphor. It is when a metaphor is referred to multiple times throughout a piece by the author | 25 | |
| 4408662265 | Enumeration | a catalog or list | 26 | |
| 4408663352 | Euphemism | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. | 27 | |
| 4408664786 | Exposition/Expository | the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining:writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise | 28 | |
| 4408747714 | Extended Simile | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose." and the comparison is carried out multiple times in a piece. | 29 | |
| 4408749712 | First-Person Point of View | First person narrative is a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time. This character may be speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing. | 30 | |
| 4408753829 | Grammatical Antecedent | In grammar, an antecedent is an expression (word, phrase, clause, etc.) that gives its meaning to a pro-form (pronoun, pro-verb, pro-adverb, etc.). A proform takes its meaning from its antecedent, e.g. Susan arrived late because traffic held her up. | 31 | |
| 4408753830 | Hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration | 32 | |
| 4408756267 | Hypothetical Examples | A hypothetical example is a fictional example that can be used when a speaker is explaining a complicated topic that makes the most sense when it is put into more realistic or relatable terms. | 33 | |
| 4408756268 | Intentional Shift | Also known as a rhetorical shift. A rhetorical shift is a change in linguistic tone that can be signalled by a transition word like "but," "however," or "then." Rhetorical shifts can be used as a literary device, but the term can be applied more broadly, such as when a discussion of someone or something changes tone — for example media perception of a politician turning from positive to negative. | 34 | |
| 4408758231 | Ironic Commentary | The basic definition of an ironic commentary is using words or phrases to convey something that is the opposite of the literal meaning. | 35 | |
| 4408759559 | Ironical Understatement | To start with a definition of an understatement: A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is. A statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant. Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect. | 36 | |
| 4408759560 | Juxtaposition | an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. | 37 | |
| 4408760671 | Metaphorical Example | Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. In other words, a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics. | 38 | |
| 4408761813 | Narration/Narrative | a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious. | 39 | |
| 4408764236 | Onomatopoeia | a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self - contradictory effect, as in " cruel kindness " or " to make haste slowly. " . | 40 | |
| 4408764237 | Oxymoron | the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent | 41 | |
| 4408766047 | Paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth | 42 | |
| 4408952999 | Parallel Construction | Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written. It is grammatically correct to ensure that phrases, clauses and items on a list after a colon use the correct parallel structure. | 43 | |
| 4408966638 | Personification | the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure | 44 | |
| 4408966639 | Proof by Example | If somebody gives an argument to support his position, it is called making a claim. Different reasons are usually presented to prove why a certain point should be accepted as logical. A general model is given below to explain the steps following in making a claim: Premise 1 Premise 2 Premise 3 . . . Premise N Therefore, Conclusion | 45 | |
| 4408967730 | Punning | the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. | 46 | |
| 4408968934 | Qualifying Adjectives | an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') | 47 | |
| 4408970081 | Qualifying an Argument | • To reduce from a general to a particular form; sometimes involves reducing "all" to "some" or from a general group to a particular group • To limit or restrict a position (for or against), or to make less strict | 48 | |
| 4408970082 | Refutation | an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof | 49 | |
| 4408971029 | Repetition | the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation | 50 | |
| 4408971030 | Rhetorical Questions | A rhetorical question is a question that you ask without expecting an answer. The question might be one that does not have an answer. It might also be one that has an obvious answer but you have asked the question to make a point, to persuade or for literary effect. | 51 | |
| 4408973987 | Simile | the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation | 52 | |
| 4408973988 | Speaker | a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator | 53 | |
| 4408974745 | Specialized Diction | Jargon is a literary term that is defined as a use of specific phrases and words by writers in a particular situation, profession or trade. These specialized terms are used to convey hidden meanings accepted and understood in that field. Jargon examples are found in literary and non-literary pieces of writing. | 54 | |
| 4408975804 | Specific Details | Intended for, applying to, or acting on a specified thing. | 55 | |
| 4408977113 | Specific Emphasis | special and significant stress of voice laid on particular words or syllables | 56 | |
| 4408980602 | Staccato Phrases | By far the shortest of the sentence types: it's a sentence consisting of one to two words. - Ex. "Do you like the Twilight Series?" - "Absolutely not." | 57 | |
| 4408982079 | Subordinate Clause | a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause | 58 | |
| 4408982080 | Syllogisms | an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is " All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C. " . | 59 | |
| 4408983145 | Symbol | something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. | 60 | |
| 4408983146 | Tone/Shift in Tone | In general, the tone of a piece only refers to attitude of the author if writing is non-literary in nature. [further explanation needed] In many cases, the tone of a work may change and shift as the speaker or narrator's perspective on a particular subject alters throughout the piece | 61 | |
| 4408985041 | Understatement | the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts: | 62 | |
| 4408985042 | Verbal Irony | irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. | 63 | |
| 4408989575 | Verbs in the Imperative Mood | The imperative is a grammatical mood that forms commands or requests, including the giving of prohibition or permission, or any other kind of advice or exhortation. An example of a verb in the imperative mood is be in the English sentence "Please be quiet". | 64 |
