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| 13886259098 | Allegory | a narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one | 0 | |
| 13886266514 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 13886269300 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 2 | |
| 13886269301 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
| 13886270705 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 4 | |
| 13886273533 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 5 | |
| 13886275763 | Antimetabole | repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order | 6 | |
| 13886278002 | Antithesis | exact opposite | 7 | |
| 13886280639 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 8 | |
| 13886280640 | Apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction | 9 | |
| 13886283126 | Appeals | ethos, logos, pathos | 10 | |
| 13886285353 | Appeal to Authority | A fallacy in which a speaker or writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution. | 11 | |
| 13886288304 | Appeal to Fear | makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger | 12 | |
| 13886290515 | appeal to novelty | a fallacy which assumes that something new is automatically better than something old | 13 | |
| 13886293246 | Appeal to patriotism | draws on national pride and people's loyalty to their country | 14 | |
| 13886295847 | Appeal to pride | used to convince the audience that they must act in order to maintain dignity and self-respect | 15 | |
| 13886299912 | Appeal to Vanity/Flattery | Excessive praise in attempt to get acceptance of your opinion by the audience | 16 | |
| 13886308128 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 17 | |
| 13886310407 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 18 | |
| 13886311951 | atmosphere | Setting and authors choice of objects | 19 | |
| 13886325655 | attitude | Sense expressed by tone of voice or mood in writing | 20 | |
| 13886331629 | Canon | an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature, authentic | 21 | |
| 13886336140 | caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features | 22 | |
| 13886340068 | claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence | 23 | |
| 13886341735 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 24 | |
| 13886341736 | colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 25 | |
| 13886347052 | comparison and contrast | A mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared and contrasted. Comparison often refers to similarities, contrast to differences. | 26 | |
| 13886349021 | Conceit | extended metaphor | 27 | |
| 13886350710 | concession | A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding. | 28 | |
| 13886356189 | Concrete vs. Abstract | In a literary sense, something that is tangible with physical properties vs. something intrinsic, figurative, or difficult to understand | 29 | |
| 13886357969 | Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 30 | |
| 13886360134 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 31 | |
| 13886361700 | construct | idea that cannot be seen or measured directly | 32 | |
| 13886364167 | context | Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning. | 33 | |
| 13886367234 | convention | accepted manner, model, or tradition | 34 | |
| 13886371848 | Correction of erroneous views | pointing out where another's observations need modification or correction | 35 | |
| 13886371849 | corrective measures | proposing measures to eliminate undesirable conditions | 36 | |
| 13886374279 | Counterargument | an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward | 37 | |
| 13886378300 | critique | An analysis or assessment of a thing or situation for the purpose of determining its nature, limitations, and conformity to a set of standards. | 38 | |
| 13886381278 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 39 | |
| 13886381279 | Dialect | The speech idiosyncrasies of a specific region or group | 40 | |
| 13886389956 | Diction | word choice | 41 | |
| 13886389957 | didactic | intended to instruct | 42 | |
| 13886393568 | elegy | a sad or mournful poem | 43 | |
| 13886395242 | epitaph | (n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone | 44 | |
| 13886396853 | Ethos | Ethical appeal | 45 | |
| 13886396854 | eulogy | (n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise | 46 | |
| 13886399570 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 47 | |
| 13886403635 | Exigence | Situation that demands rhetoric speech | 48 | |
| 13886408880 | Exposition | The interpretation or analysis of a text. | 49 | |
| 13886411673 | extended metaphor | A series of comparisons between two unlike objects. | 50 | |
| 13886414227 | fallacy | a failure of logical reasoning | 51 | |
| 13886419691 | ad hominem | a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute | 52 | |
| 13886419692 | bandwagon fallacy | error of assuming that a claim is correct just because many people believe it | 53 | |
| 13886421115 | begging the question | A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. | 54 | |
| 13886423175 | either/or fallacy | oversimplifying an issue as offering only two choices | 55 | |
| 13886427523 | Faulty Comparison | Comparing two things that are too different to make it a fair comparison, OR making a comparison that is illogical | 56 | |
| 13886429812 | non sequitur | A statement that does not follow logically from evidence | 57 | |
| 13886433114 | Correlation vs. Causation | correlation does not equal causation | 58 | |
| 13886433115 | Slippery Slope | A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented | 59 | |
| 13886434435 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. | 60 | |
| 13886436477 | figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language | 61 | |
| 13886436478 | Flashback | A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events | 62 | |
| 13886437970 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 63 | |
| 13886439820 | homily | a sermon | 64 | |
| 13886439821 | Hyperbole | exaggeration | 65 | |
| 13886442463 | Idiom | A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. | 66 | |
| 13886444386 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 67 | |
| 13886444387 | inductive reasoning | A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. | 68 | |
| 13886448172 | Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | 69 | |
| 13886453764 | invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 70 | |
| 13886457539 | inverted syntax | reversing the normal word order of a sentence | 71 | |
| 13886457540 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 72 | |
| 13886460180 | Jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. | 73 | |
| 13886461677 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 74 | |
| 13886461678 | Litote | A figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement | 75 | |
| 13886463706 | loose sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses | 76 | |
| 13886467606 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 77 | |
| 13886469738 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 78 | |
| 13886470953 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 79 | |
| 13886472699 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 80 | |
| 13886472700 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 81 | |
| 13886474758 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 82 | |
| 13886474759 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 83 | |
| 13886476610 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 84 | |
| 13886478156 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 85 | |
| 13886478157 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 86 | |
| 13886480390 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 87 | |
| 13886482206 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 88 | |
| 13886482207 | pedantic | tending to show off one's learning | 89 | |
| 13886484237 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end | 90 | |
| 13886487481 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 91 | |
| 13886487482 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 92 | |
| 13886491826 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 93 | |
| 13886491828 | Prose | the ordinary form of written language | 94 | |
| 13886493927 | rebuttal/refutation | an argument technique wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and countered | 95 | |
| 13886497003 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 96 | |
| 13886499452 | rhetorical modes | exposition, description, narration, argumentation | 97 | |
| 13886499453 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 98 | |
| 13886501098 | Sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | 99 | |
| 13886502523 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 100 | |
| 13886505909 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 101 | |
| 13886507820 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 102 | |
| 13886509815 | Style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 103 | |
| 13886509858 | subject complement | The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it (the predicate nominative) or (2) describing it (the predicate adjective). These are defined below: (1) the predicate nominative - a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject. It, like the predicate adjective, follows a linking verb and is located in the predicate of the sentence. Example: Julia Roberts is a movie star. movie star = predicate nominative, as it renames the subject, Julia Roberts (2) the predicate adjective -- an adjective, a group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It is in the predicate of the sentence, and modifies, or describes, the subject. Example: Warren remained optimistic. optimistic = predicate adjective, as it modifies the subject, Warren | 104 | |
| 13886513365 | subordinate clause | A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb | 105 | |
| 13886513366 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 106 | |
| 13886515330 | Symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. | 107 | |
| 13886517543 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 108 | |
| 13886519845 | Synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound") | 109 | |
| 13886519846 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 110 | |
| 13886521513 | Synthesis | combining parts into a whole | 111 | |
| 13886523231 | Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. | 112 | |
| 13886523232 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 113 | |
| 13886525609 | Unity | The state of being united or forming a whole. | 114 | |
| 13886525610 | transition | a word or phrase that links different ideas | 115 | |
| 13886527353 | voice | A writers distinctive use of language | 116 | |
| 13886530538 | Wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 117 | |
| 13886533413 | Zeugma | a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses | 118 |
