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| 7459135008 | Ambiguity | deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way -- this is done of purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it is vagueness and detracts from the work. | 0 | |
| 7459146003 | Anaphora | the repetition of the same word or group of words, clause or phrase at the beginning of several consecutive sentences or verses to emphasize an image or a concept. This is a deliberate form of repetition to help make a writer's point more coherent. | 1 | |
| 7459161132 | Anastrophe | inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony. It is a fancy word for inversion. Departure from normal word order for the sake of emphasis. | 2 | |
| 7459174518 | Balance | Constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance. Sentences can be unbalanced to serve a special effect as well. | 3 | |
| 7459180337 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 4 | |
| 7459183121 | Epanalepsis | device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause or sentence -- this gives focus and strength to the repeated words or phrases. EXAMPLE: Voltaire: "Common sense is not so common." "The king is dead, long live the king." | 5 | |
| 7459199818 | Epigraph | a quotation, aphorism or poem at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme. | 6 | |
| 7459205739 | Epistrophe | a device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences (it is opposite of anaphora). | 7 | |
| 7459220133 | Generalization | When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather that probable. Sweeping generalizations occur when a writer asserts that a claim applies to all instances instead of some. | 8 | |
| 7459229922 | Induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | 9 | |
| 7459232956 | Inversion | the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. | 10 | |
| 7459235558 | Juxtaposition | poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit. | 11 | |
| 7459242882 | Loose Sentence | one in which the main clause comes first, followed by further dependent grammatical units. | 12 | |
| 7459246581 | Oversimplification | When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument | 13 | |
| 7459251096 | Pacing | the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | 14 | |
| 7459256851 | Parallel Structure; Parallelism | the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures. | 15 | |
| 7459262145 | Repetition | Word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity | 16 | |
| 7459265402 | Transition | a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. | 17 |
