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| 7589160276 | alliteration | the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables | 0 | |
| 7589182325 | anaphora | the regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses | 1 | |
| 7589189630 | asyndeton | a syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose | 2 | |
| 7589208438 | diction | the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose or effect | 3 | |
| 7589218861 | epistrophe | in rhetoric, the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences | 4 | |
| 7589238684 | ethos | in rhetoric, the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator | 5 | |
| 7589253878 | hyperbole | overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention | 6 | |
| 7589262265 | imagery | any sensory detail or evocation in a work to evoke a feeling, to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object. involves any or all of the five senses | 7 | |
| 7589275820 | juxtaposition | the location of one thing adjacent to another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose | 8 | |
| 7589553458 | litote | a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement | 9 | |
| 7589562825 | metaphor | one thing pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy. an implicit comparison or identification of one thing with another, without the use of like or as | 10 | |
| 7589577835 | pathos | that element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow. in argument or persuasion it tends to be the evocation of pity | 11 | |
| 7589591485 | rhetoric | the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking | 12 | |
| 7589591486 | rhetorical question | a question the is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered | 13 | |
| 7589596480 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part signifies a whole | 14 |
