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| 14639512041 | alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 0 | |
| 14639512042 | allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 1 | |
| 14639512043 | analogy | an explanation of how two seemingly differing things are similar | 2 | |
| 14639512044 | anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive sentences. | 3 | |
| 14639512045 | anecdote | A brief story focusing on a particular incident or event | 4 | |
| 14639512046 | diction | the word choice made by a writer | 5 | |
| 14639512047 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 6 | |
| 14639512048 | imagery | language that appeals to one or more of the five senses | 7 | |
| 14639512049 | inference | reasonable conclusions that can be drawn by the reader based upon text evidence | 8 | |
| 14639512050 | juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 9 | |
| 14639512051 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 10 | |
| 14639512052 | oxymoron | an expression that is self contradictory (e.g. Deafening Silence) | 11 | |
| 14639512053 | parallelism | the purposeful use of sentences or clauses with similar syntactic structure | 12 | |
| 14639512054 | rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | 13 | |
| 14639512055 | simile | a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" | 14 | |
| 14639512056 | 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 | |
| 14639512057 | syntax | the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence | 16 | |
| 14639512058 | tone | the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience | 17 | |
| 14639512059 | understatement | the deliberate representation of something as being less significant than it actually is. | 18 | |
| 14639519520 | argument | a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work | 19 | |
| 14639520988 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 20 | |
| 14639522114 | eulogy | a formal speech praising a person who has died | 21 | |
| 14639523851 | irony | the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs | 22 | |
| 14639572912 | rhetorical devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression | 23 | |
| 14678481997 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 24 | |
| 14678483976 | Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 25 | |
| 14678485447 | Euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 26 | |
| 14678487871 | Parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 27 | |
| 14678490503 | Satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions | 28 | |
| 14734016756 | conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 29 | |
| 14734018934 | figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.) | 30 | |
| 14734021543 | invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 31 | |
| 14734024730 | litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite (describing a particularly horrific scene by saying, "It was not a pretty picture") | 32 | |
| 14734032421 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 33 | |
| 14873728228 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 34 | |
| 14873740506 | cliché | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off | 35 | |
| 14873746934 | foreshadowing | the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work | 36 | |
| 14873753778 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 37 | |
| 14873761935 | rhetorical question | a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 38 | |
| 15118928493 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 39 | |
| 15118931223 | declarative sentence | a sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 40 | |
| 15118934916 | idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect | 41 | |
| 15118942263 | philippic | a strong verbal denunciation | 42 | |
| 15118951631 | solecism | nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules | 43 |
