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| 2836781163 | alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of non-rhyming words | 0 | |
| 2836782622 | allusion | an indirect of passing reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance | 1 | |
| 2836786564 | analogy | a comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it | 2 | |
| 2836788427 | aphorism | a brief statement of truth Ex: "Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age regret." | 3 | |
| 2836789659 | apostrophe | addresses an absent, abstract, or personified person or object | 4 | |
| 2836791365 | appositive | a noun/noun phrase that appears before/after a noun/noun phrase that renames or identifies it | 5 | |
| 2836797288 | atmosphere | mood established by the setting | 6 | |
| 2836798481 | deductive reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle & then applying that to a specific case Ex: The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning. | 7 | |
| 2836801459 | euphemism | an indirect, less offensive, or neutral way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 8 | |
| 2836805498 | extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem | 9 | |
| 2836807399 | figurative language | language employing one or more words used a non-literal sense writing appeals to the senses | 10 | |
| 2836818152 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements used for emphasis | 11 | |
| 2836819055 | imagery | the use of figurative language to create vivid images that appeal to the senses | 12 | |
| 2836820670 | inductive reasoning | using specific instances to get to a general principle Ex: Every cat I've seen has four legs; cats are four-legged animals. | 13 | |
| 2836823302 | irony | the use of words in which the intended meaning is not the same as the literal meaning | 14 | |
| 2836826573 | logical fallacy | a flaw in reasoning that undermines your argument | 15 | |
| 2836827750 | metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" | 16 | |
| 2836835237 | metonymy | object, word, or phrase substituted for another with which it is closely associated Ex: suits for business people, White House for the presidential administration, crown representing power of a king or queen | 17 | |
| 2836839591 | motif | a recurring theme, element, image, or idea throughout various works | 18 | |
| 2836842724 | oxymoron | a brief expresion in which TWO words that contradict eah other are joined Ex: "Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!" | 19 | |
| 2836845491 | paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a truth Ex: "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." | 20 | |
| 2836848062 | parallel structure | the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms used to emphasize and idea | 21 | |
| 2836850397 | personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities/characteristics | 22 | |
| 2836851845 | rhetorical question | a question in which the audience is expected to know what the author expects to be the answer | 23 | |
| 2836853673 | satire | the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to emphasize and ridicule human weaknesses or imperfections in social situations | 24 | |
| 2836857306 | syllogism | a THREE-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise Ex: All humans are mortal. Bob is a human. Therefore, Bob is mortal. | 25 | |
| 2836859393 | symbolism | the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities that are different from their literal sense | 26 | |
| 2836892075 | synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire thing Ex: referring to a car as "wheels" | 27 | |
| 2836893362 | argument | all the evidence used to support your claim/assertion | 28 | |
| 2836894509 | audience | for whom something is written, said, performed, etc | 29 | |
| 2836896243 | author's purpose | the reasons why the authors wrote something (to persuade, inform, & entertain) | 30 | |
| 2836898793 | claim | the main point the author is trying to prove | 31 | |
| 2836899790 | counterclaim | a claim that negates or disagrees with the previous thesis/claim | 32 | |
| 2836901357 | connotation | the implied, associative, or cultural meanings of a word | 33 | |
| 2836906923 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 34 | |
| 2836907938 | diction | word choice | 35 | |
| 2836913150 | ethos | 1. argument based on whether something is right or wrong, or just 2. argument based on the credibility of the speaker | 36 | |
| 2836915205 | logos | argument based on logic; trying to convince someone of how reasonable the argument is | 37 | |
| 2836916745 | pathos | argument that appeals to the audience's feelings or emotion | 38 | |
| 2836918221 | mood | the emotional atmosphere of a work | 39 | |
| 2836919135 | rhetoric | the art of using language to effectively communicate or persuade | 40 | |
| 2836920880 | style | the way a writer uses figurative language, syntax, sentence structure, etc. | 41 | |
| 2836923442 | syntax | the arrangement of words in a sentence | 42 | |
| 2836924356 | tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject of audience | 43 | |
| 2836925729 | understatement | intentionally making a situation seem less important than it actually is | 44 |
