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| 6834894105 | alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 0 | |
| 6834897291 | allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 1 | |
| 6834899868 | analogy | an explanation of how two seemingly differing things are similar | 2 | |
| 6834904618 | anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive sentences. | 3 | |
| 6834904619 | anecdote | A brief story focusing on a particular incident or event | 4 | |
| 6834906898 | diction | the word choice made by a writer | 5 | |
| 6834906899 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 6 | |
| 6834908521 | imagery | language that appeals to one or more of the five senses | 7 | |
| 6834910084 | inference | reasonable conclusions that can be drawn by the reader based upon text evidence | 8 | |
| 6834910085 | juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 9 | |
| 6834911885 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 10 | |
| 6834911886 | oxymoron | an expression that is self contradictory (e.g. Deafening Silence) | 11 | |
| 6834913978 | parallelism | the purposeful use of sentences or clauses with similar syntactic structure | 12 | |
| 6834913979 | rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | 13 | |
| 6834917190 | simile | a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" | 14 | |
| 6834917191 | syllogism | a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is reached based on a major and minor premise (e.g. All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal) | 15 | |
| 6834919670 | syntax | the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence | 16 | |
| 6834919671 | tone | the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience | 17 | |
| 6834921677 | understatement | the deliberate representation of something as being less significant than it actually is. | 18 |
