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| 4982007894 | abstract language | Language expressing a quality apart from a specific object or event | 0 | |
| 4982011156 | appeal to authority | A fallacy in which a speaker seeks to persuade an audience not by giving evidence, but by appealing to the respect people have for the famous | 1 | |
| 4982011157 | concrete language | Language that describes specific, generally observable, persons, places, or things | 2 | |
| 4982014400 | controlling metaphor | A detailed and complex comparison that stretches across a long section of a work; often so extensive that it dominates or organizes an entire literary work, especially a poem | 3 | |
| 4982015954 | enthymeme | An argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated | 4 | |
| 4982015955 | ethos | Appeals exerted by the character of the writer/speaker; attempts to persuade by calling attention to the writer's/speaker's character | 5 | |
| 4982018291 | euphemism | A pleasant or flattering expression used in place of one that is less agreeable but possibly more accurate | 6 | |
| 4982019967 | hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 7 | |
| 4982019968 | auditory imagery | The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of hearing | 8 | |
| 4982022823 | gustatory imagery | The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of taste | 9 | |
| 4982024889 | olfactory imagery | The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of smell | 10 | |
| 4982024890 | tactile imagery | The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of touch | 11 | |
| 4982028193 | visual imagery | The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of vision | 12 | |
| 4982028194 | logos | Appeals to reason or logic | 13 | |
| 4982031221 | understatement | A figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is | 14 |
