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7043512060AlliterationThe repitition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables0
7043512061AllusionAn indirect reference, often to another text or historic event1
7043512062AnalogyAn extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things2
7043512063AnaphoraThe repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses3
7043512064AnecdoteA short account of an interesting event4
7043512065AnnotationExplanatory or critical notes added to a text5
7043512066AntecedentThe noun to which a later pronoun refers6
7043512067AntimetaboleThe repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast7
7043512068AntithesisParallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas8
7043512069AphorismA short, astute statement of a general truth9
7043512070AppositiveA word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun10
7043512071Archaic DictionThe use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language11
7043512072ArgumentA statement put forth and supported by evidence12
7043512073Aristotelian TriangleA diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience13
7043512074AssertionAn emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument14
7043512075AssumptionA belief or statement taken for granted without proof15
7043512076AsyndetonLeaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses16
7043512077AttitudeThe speaker's position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone17
7043512078AudienceOne's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed18
7043512079AuthorityA reliable, respected source - Someone with knowledge19
7043512080BiasPrejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue20
7056395189CiteIdentifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source21
7056407184ClaimAn assertion, usually supported by evidence22
7056407185Close ReadingA careful reading that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text23
7056407186Colloquial/ismAn informal or conversational use of language24
7056407187Common GroundShared beliefs, values, or positions25
7056407188Complex SentenceA sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause26
7056407189ConcessionA reluctant acknowledgment or yielding27
7056407190ConnotationThat which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning28
7056407191ContextWords, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning29

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