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| 7454625231 | rhetorical strategies | any tools used by the author to make his/her point more convincing. [Blank] help the author apeal to pathos and logos, or, in other words, to build more powerful emotional and logical appeals | 0 | |
| 7454625232 | appeals to authority | using the endorsement, approval or voice of authority to make an argument seem more convincing. | 1 | |
| 7454625233 | anecdote | the retelling of a brief incident that may illustrate or prove a point made in an argument | 2 | |
| 7454625234 | dilemma | a conflict whose resolution requires one of two choices, both of which are unfavorable or disagreeable | 3 | |
| 7454625235 | invective | an emotionally violent attack, using strong and critical language, on an individual or an institution | 4 | |
| 7454625236 | rhetorical question | a question asked to make a point. The speaker/writer already knows the answer to the question, and he asked to remind his audience of this answer | 5 | |
| 7454625237 | juxtaposition | a device by which a writer or speaker [blank] or places two items side by side to create an ironic contrast or effect | 6 | |
| 7454625238 | paradox | a reconciliation of opposites; a true statement that seems contradictory | 7 | |
| 7454625239 | oxymoron | a two-word expression of seeming contradiction | 8 | |
| 7455268559 | parallel structure | two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form; using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance | 9 | |
| 7455280230 | antithesis | the contrast of opposites within parallel clauses or phrases | 10 | |
| 7455287163 | hyperbole (overstatement) | a deliberate exaggeration for effect | 11 | |
| 7455290694 | litotes (understatement) | ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary | 12 | |
| 7455303774 | tone | the author's attitude toward his/her audience. [Blank] shifts occur frequently in complex passages and are often clues to meaning. | 13 | |
| 7455344445 | figurative language | language that asks us to imagine, or "see" one thing as something else | 14 | |
| 7455464627 | metaphor | a direct comparison, sometimes implied | 15 | |
| 7455467699 | simile | an indirect comparison using "like" or "as" | 16 | |
| 7455471642 | analogy | a more developed simile | 17 | |
| 7455473969 | personification | giving life to inanimate objects | 18 | |
| 7455479541 | symbol | a figure that represents an abstract idea | 19 | |
| 7455483002 | imagery | language that appeals to any of the five senses. | 20 | |
| 7456513849 | connotation | words that have an emotional power or are strongly suggestive. | 21 | |
| 7456582467 | concrete details | specific nouns, verbs and modifiers that allow the reader or listener to visualize exactly what the speaker/writer depicts | 22 | |
| 7456601152 | allusions | indirect references to works, events, or figures that the author assumes the reader is familiar with. | 23 | |
| 7456611253 | alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in order to emphasize these words or to create a particular mood | 24 | |
| 7456626233 | onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they are. These words create energy in a written or spoken piece and emphasize a particular action or force of an incident | 25 | |
| 7456673236 | diction | the word choices made by a writer | 26 | |
| 7456676362 | syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences | 27 | |
| 7456681629 | anaphora | repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses | 28 | |
| 7456696405 | jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary a particular group or profession | 29 | |
| 7456723473 | parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 30 | |
| 7456728941 | sarcasm | from the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," [blank] involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone. It may use irony as a device, but not all ironic statements are [blank] (that is, intended to ridicule) | 31 | |
| 7456781776 | satire | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 32 | |
| 7456795008 | synecdoche | figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole | 33 | |
| 7456810655 | metonymy | figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated | 34 | |
| 7456835040 | apostrophe | figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer. The effect may add familiarity or emotional intensity | 35 | |
| 7456864131 | colloquial/colloquialism | the use of slang or informality in speech and writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writhing, [blank] give a work a conversational, familiar tone. Colloquial expressions in writing include local or regional dialects. | 36 |
