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| 14864619466 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 0 | |
| 14801640099 | Allegory/Fable/Parable | Allegory - a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one Fable - a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral Parable - a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels | 1 | |
| 14801648060 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 2 | |
| 14801651234 | Ambiguity | Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 3 | |
| 14801661733 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 4 | |
| 14801664969 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 5 | |
| 14801669237 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life | 6 | |
| 14801675127 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction | 7 | |
| 14801684782 | Argumentum Ad Hominem | Discrediting an argument by attacking the person who makes it rather than the argument itself | 8 | |
| 14801703903 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 9 | |
| 14801714194 | Colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 10 | |
| 14801716394 | Conceit | A fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor | 11 | |
| 14864371212 | Concession | a literary device used in argumentative writing, where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent | 12 | |
| 14864392134 | Connotation | a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly | 13 | |
| 14864414960 | Deductive/Inductive | Deductive - deductive reasoning moves from generalized principles that are known to be true to a true and specific conclusion Inductive - inductive reasoning moves from specific instances into a generalized conclusion | 14 | |
| 14864497295 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 15 | |
| 14864521491 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | 16 | |
| 14864525486 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive | 17 | |
| 14864543493 | Epigram/Epithet | Epigram - a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way Epithet - an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned | 18 | |
| 14864543494 | Ethos | Ethos or the ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character | 19 | |
| 14864593603 | Euphemism | a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing | 20 | |
| 14864599259 | Genre | a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter | 21 | |
| 14864623108 | Homily | a sermon or speech that a religious person or priest delivers before a group of people to offer them moral correction | 22 | |
| 14927394054 | Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. | 23 | |
| 14927394055 | Invective | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. | 24 | |
| 14927394056 | Irony | a contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality. | 25 | |
| 14927394057 | Logos | a literary device that can be described as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic. | 26 | |
| 14927394058 | Loose sentence (cumulative) | Sentence that starts with an independent clause or main clause, which is simple and straight, provides main idea, and then adds subordinate elements or modifiers. | 27 | |
| 14927394059 | Metaphor | a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. Doesn't have like or as. | 28 | |
| 14927394060 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 29 | |
| 14927394061 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive. | 30 | |
| 14927394062 | Non sequitur | a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement. | 31 | |
| 14927394063 | Onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ). | 32 | |
| 14927394064 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. | 33 | |
| 15059451039 | Parody | an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. | 34 | |
| 15059454536 | Paradox | a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. | 35 | |
| 15059470856 | Parallelism | the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. | 36 | |
| 15059470857 | Pathos | a quality of an experience in life, or a work of art, that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy, and sorrow; appeal to emotion | 37 | |
| 15059505278 | Pedantic | someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, and minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning. He could be a writer, a character, feelings, tone, or words. | 38 | |
| 15059508550 | Periodic sentence | a sentence that has the main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made. | 39 | |
| 15059535631 | Point of View | the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. | 40 | |
| 15059538297 | Rebuttal | a literary technique in which a speaker or writer uses argument, and presents reasoning or evidence intended to undermine or weaken the claim of an opponent. | 41 | |
| 15059541703 | Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 42 | |
| 15059548878 | Satire | a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule. | 43 | |
| 15059554401 | Semantics | the different meanings of words, phrases, signs, or other symbols. | 44 | |
| 15059568725 | Style | the technique that an individual author uses in his writing. | 45 | |
| 15059570554 | Symbol/symbolism | Symbol - an image or thing that stands for something else. Symbolism - the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. | 46 | |
| 15059576452 | Synecdoche | a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part. | 47 | |
| 15059580853 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 48 | |
| 15059580854 | Syntax | the way in which words and sentences are placed together. | 49 | |
| 15059582907 | Theme | a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly. | 50 | |
| 15059582908 | Thesis | a statement in a non-fiction or a fiction work that a writer intends to support and prove. | 51 | |
| 15059584363 | Tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. | 52 | |
| 15059584364 | Transition | words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. | 53 | |
| 15059586116 | Understatement | a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is. | 54 | |
| 15059586117 | Voice | the individual style in which a certain author writes his or her works. | 55 | |
| 15059586423 | Wit | a literary device used to make the readers laugh. | 56 |
