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| 5016725830 | Deduction | Argument/reasoning from general to specific. (A thesis is the most specific part of an essay) | 0 | |
| 5016741461 | Denotation | Literal definition of a word. Dictionary definition. | 1 | |
| 5016747784 | Diction | Author's word choice. | 2 | |
| 5016755245 | Double Entendre | Double meaning of a group of words the author has purposefully left ambiguous. ("The bawdy hand of the dial is now on the prick of noon.") ("Children make delicious snacks.") | 3 | |
| 5016803949 | Elegiac | Mournful over what has passed or been lost. | 4 | |
| 5016813778 | Epigram | A brief, witty statement. ("A fool and his money are soon elected.") | 5 | |
| 5016825941 | Epithet | A word or phrase adding a characteristic to a thing or person's name. (eg. Richard the Lionhearted) (blood red moon) | 6 | |
| 5016844851 | Ethos | An appeal that focuses on the credibility of a person. | 7 | |
| 5016870323 | Euphemism | A word that serves as a substitute for an unpleasant word. (administrative assistant vs. secretary) (passed away vs died) | 8 | |
| 5018366415 | Figurative Language | Figures of speech that go beyond literal meaning to achieve a literary effect. (metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification) | 9 | |
| 5018385321 | Grounds | The material a writer uses to support a claim. (evidence/appeals) | 10 | |
| 5018393705 | Hyperbole | Great exaggeration for emphasis. (I'm starving) (I'm drowning in homework) | 11 | |
| 5018565935 | Imagery | Descriptive words that appeal to a reader's senses. (sight, taste, hearing, touch) | 12 | |
| 5018574016 | Induction | Reasoning from specific to general. (1+3=4, 4 is even, therefore, an odd number plus an odd number is an even number) | 13 | |
| 5018585950 | Inference | Reasonable conclusion drawn from information presented. | 14 | |
| 5018588655 | Invective | Spiteful, angry language. | 15 | |
| 5018591792 | Inversion | A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject. (Yoda) ("Never have I experienced something more frightening.") | 16 | |
| 5018601751 | Irony | Dramatic - When the audience knows what will happen before the characters. Verbal - Opposite of what is said is meant. | 17 |
