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| 14639674250 | alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 0 | |
| 14639674251 | allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 1 | |
| 14639674252 | analogy | an explanation of how two seemingly differing things are similar | 2 | |
| 14639674253 | anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive sentences. | 3 | |
| 14639674254 | anecdote | A brief story focusing on a particular incident or event | 4 | |
| 14639674255 | diction | the word choice made by a writer | 5 | |
| 14639674256 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 6 | |
| 14639674257 | imagery | language that appeals to one or more of the five senses | 7 | |
| 14639674258 | inference | reasonable conclusions that can be drawn by the reader based upon text evidence | 8 | |
| 14639674259 | juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 9 | |
| 14639674260 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 10 | |
| 14639674261 | oxymoron | an expression that is self contradictory (e.g. Deafening Silence) | 11 | |
| 14639674262 | parallelism | the purposeful use of sentences or clauses with similar syntactic structure | 12 | |
| 14639674263 | rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | 13 | |
| 14639674264 | simile | a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" | 14 | |
| 14639674265 | syllogism | a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is reached based on a major and minor premise (e.g. All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal) | 15 | |
| 14639674266 | syntax | the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence | 16 | |
| 14639674267 | tone | the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience | 17 | |
| 14639674268 | understatement | the deliberate representation of something as being less significant than it actually is. | 18 | |
| 14639677396 | argument | a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work | 19 | |
| 14639679519 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 20 | |
| 14639685707 | irony | the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs | 21 | |
| 14639688874 | eulogy | a formal speech praising a person who has died | 22 | |
| 14639691692 | rhetorical devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression | 23 | |
| 14673800368 | connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 24 | |
| 14673803284 | didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 25 | |
| 14673806134 | euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 26 | |
| 14673812722 | parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 27 | |
| 14673815715 | satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions | 28 | |
| 14727886476 | conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 29 | |
| 14727893711 | figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.) | 30 | |
| 14727896653 | invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 31 | |
| 14727900598 | litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite | 32 | |
| 14727908942 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 33 | |
| 14855708750 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 34 | |
| 14855714117 | cliche | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off | 35 | |
| 14855721545 | foreshadowing | the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work | 36 | |
| 14855729980 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 37 | |
| 14855739847 | rhetorical question | a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 38 | |
| 15092893907 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 39 | |
| 15092897826 | declarative sentence | a sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 40 | |
| 15092912770 | idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect | 41 | |
| 15092940261 | phillippic | a strong verbal denunciation. The term comes from the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedonia in the fourth century. | 42 | |
| 15092951183 | solecism | nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules | 43 | |
| 15369374072 | asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 44 | |
| 15369382007 | homily | a sermon, or a moralistic lecture | 45 | |
| 15369387385 | jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | 46 | |
| 15369387386 | pun | a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings | 47 | |
| 15369404702 | sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | 48 | |
| 15703828889 | apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction | 49 | |
| 15703835772 | dialect | a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region | 50 | |
| 15703841484 | hypothetical question | a question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition | 51 | |
| 15703844989 | mood | the emotional atmosphere of a work | 52 | |
| 15703847414 | trite | overused and hackneyed | 53 | |
| 15763937485 | complex sentence | a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 54 | |
| 15763942525 | dialouge | conversation between two or more people | 55 | |
| 15763950666 | epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight | 56 | |
| 15763956333 | pedantic | characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship | 57 | |
| 15763967753 | synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object (for example, referring to a car simply as "wheels") | 58 | |
| 16002386162 | ad hominem argument | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue | 59 | |
| 16002387970 | deductive reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) | 60 | |
| 16002402509 | implication | a suggestion an author or speaker makes (implies) without stating it directly | 61 | |
| 16002408342 | malapropism | the mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar | 62 | |
| 16002413626 | parenthetical | a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain | 63 | |
| 16610727189 | archetype | a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response | 64 | |
| 16610730377 | cumulative sentence | a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases | 65 | |
| 16610740550 | epigram | a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying | 66 | |
| 16610745690 | onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | 67 | |
| 16610751295 | syllepsis | a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.") | 68 | |
| 16681432019 | chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 69 | |
| 16681441502 | inductive reasoning | deriving general principles from particular facts or instances | 70 | |
| 16681494592 | maxim | a concise statement, often offering advice; an adage | 71 | |
| 16681539403 | non sequitur | an inference that does not follow logically from the premises (literally "does not follow") | 72 | |
| 16681547115 | vernacular | the everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage | 73 |
