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| 7329092176 | Absolute | a group of words that modifies an independent clause as a whole without a conjunction; highest degree | 0 | |
| 7329092177 | Adage | a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth | 1 | |
| 7329092178 | Ad Hominem Argument | appeals to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. It relies on personal attacks rather than reason or substance. | 2 | |
| 7329092179 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one | 3 | |
| 7329092180 | Allusion | a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance | 4 | |
| 7329092181 | Analogy | a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification | 5 | |
| 7329092182 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 6 | |
| 7329092183 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting personal story about a real incident or person | 7 | |
| 7329092184 | Antecedent | word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word | 8 | |
| 7329092185 | Antithesis | a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallel structure | 9 | |
| 7329092186 | Aphorism | a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner | 10 | |
| 7329092187 | Apostrophe | a figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing | 11 | |
| 7329092188 | Argument | main statement or position of a poem, essay, short story, or novel | 12 | |
| 7329092189 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence in order to shorten a sentence and focus on its meaning | 13 | |
| 7329092190 | Bathos | an effect of anti-climax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous | 14 | |
| 7329092191 | Chiasmus | words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order in a modified form | 15 | |
| 7329092192 | Cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought | 16 | |
| 7329092193 | Colloquialism | a word or phrase that is informal and typically used in ordinary or familiar conversation | 17 | |
| 7329092194 | Conceit | a metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way, which usually becomes an extended metaphor | 18 | |
| 7329092195 | Concrete Detail | facts, data, and specific knowledge offered to explain or justify a position | 19 |
