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5015467116Rhetoric/Rhetorical TriangleEffective, persuasive, eloquent language use; Aristotle said it is "available means of persuasion." Rhetorical Triangle: Subject, Audience, Speaker/Writer (Context/Purpose)0
5015490269AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds ("and the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.")1
5015507901AllusionAn indirect reference to something outside of the text ("may the force be with you."2
5015515755AmbiguityUnclear. ("I'm going to the bank.") Can have 2 or more possible meanings.3
5015528511AnalogyAn extended comparison between 2 seemingly dissimilar things. ("Their marriage was like fine wine.")4
5015546439AnaphoraRepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. ("I have a dream.")5
5015571242AntithesisParallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas. ("Some like it hot; some like it cold.) (It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.)6
5016594834AphorismA short astute statement of general truth. ("Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.")7
5016617839ApostropheRhetorical term addressing someone or something not present. ("Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?")8
5016635071BiasPrejudice or a predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.9
5016647879ClaimA statement that asserts a belief or truth.10
5016656615ClichéAn overused expression. ("beauty is only in the eyes of the beholder.")11
5016669004Colloquial/ismLanguage distinctive to a certain time/place.12
5016675190ConcessionReluctant acknowledgement or yielding.13
5016694688ConnotationImplied meaning/definition of a word.14

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