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| 7708512709 | Deduction | Arguing/reasoning from general to specific | 0 | |
| 7708514991 | Denotation | Literal meaning of a word. Dictionary definition. | 1 | |
| 7708518503 | Diction | The author's choice of words | 2 | |
| 7708522401 | Double Entendre | Double meaning of a group of words that the writer has purposley left ambiguos. | 3 | |
| 7732757916 | Elegiac | Mournful over what has passed or been lost. | 4 | |
| 7732777243 | Epigram | A brief witty statement. | 5 | |
| 7732781622 | Epithet | A word or phrase adding a characteristic to a thing or person's name. | 6 | |
| 7732791938 | Ethos | Appeal that focuses on a credibility of a person. | 7 | |
| 7732812726 | Euphemism | A word that serves as a substitute for an unpleasant word. | 8 | |
| 7732820964 | Figurative Language | Figures of speech that foes beyond literal meaning to archieve a literary effect. | 9 | |
| 7732839947 | Grounds | The material a writer uses to support a claim. (Evidence/Appeals) | 10 | |
| 7732851603 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration for emphasis. | 11 | |
| 7733108438 | Imagery | Words that appeal to your senses. | 12 | |
| 7733116654 | Induction | Reasoning from specific to general. | 13 | |
| 7733125958 | Inference | A reasonable conclusion drawn from information presented. | 14 | |
| 7733150954 | Inversion | A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject. | 15 | |
| 7733141277 | Invective | Spiteful, angry language. | 16 | |
| 7733155385 | Irony | Verbal- Opposite of what is said is meant. Dramatic- The audience knows something that the character doesn't. Situational- The opposite happens from what is expected. | 17 | |
| 7733171421 | Rhetoric | Effective, persuasive, eloquent language use. | 18 | |
| 7733180478 | Rhetorical Triangle | 1. Speaker 2. Subject 3. Audience Middle- Context/purpose | 19 | |
| 7733188411 | Alliteration | Repeating/repetition of constant sounds. | 20 | |
| 7733195614 | Allusion | An indirect reference to something outside of the text. | 21 | |
| 7733203086 | Ambiguity | Unclear; 2 or more possible meanings or interpretations. | 22 | |
| 7733211355 | Analogy | An extended comparison between 2 seemingly dissimilar things. | 23 | |
| 7733219122 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning successive clauses. | 24 | |
| 7733234298 | Antithesis | Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas. | 25 | |
| 7733240454 | Aphorism | Axiom; A short astute statement of general truth. | 26 | |
| 7733250274 | Apostrophe | Addressing a person/concept that's not there. | 27 | |
| 7733256839 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition, toward one side of subject or issue. | 28 | |
| 7733267014 | Claim | A statement that asserts a belief or truth. | 29 | |
| 7733275005 | Cliche | An overused expression. | 30 | |
| 7733278582 | Colloquial/ism | Language that is distinctive to a certain time and/or place. | 31 | |
| 7733284637 | Concession | A reluctant acknowledgement or yielding. | 32 | |
| 7733290540 | Connotation | Implied definition of a word. | 33 | |
| 7861130352 | Jargon | The specialized vocabulary of a profession/academic field. | 34 | |
| 7861133286 | Juxtaposition | Placement of 2 things side by side for emphasis. | 35 | |
| 7861136184 | Litotes | Understatement; uses sarcasm. | 36 | |
| 7861137305 | Logos | Appeal to logic- facts, statistics, logical information. | 37 | |
| 7861143797 | Metaphor | As implied comparison. | 38 | |
| 7861149267 | Metonymy | Use of one aspect of something to represent the whole. | 39 | |
| 7861153042 | Narration | Story telling. | 40 | |
| 7861160073 | Onomatopoeia | Words that are spelled the same way they sound. | 41 | |
| 7861161552 | Oxymoron | Figure of speech, that combines 2 contradicting terms. | 42 | |
| 7861164834 | Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true. | 43 | |
| 7861169589 | Parallelism | Repetition of similar grammatical/synthatical structure. | 44 | |
| 7861183677 | Parody | A piece that imitates/exaggerates the prominent features on another; used for comic effect/ridicule. | 45 | |
| 7861192069 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion. | 46 | |
| 7861193927 | Personification | Giving human characteristics to non-human. | 47 | |
| 7861195266 | Point of View | The perspective from which something is told/argued. | 48 | |
| 7861197163 | Purpose | One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing. | 49 |
