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| 4101281608 | Allegory | Narrative with multiple levels of meaning; typically a political or moral hidden meaning/message | 0 | |
| 4101281609 | Antecedent | A word or Phrase to which a pronoun refers (Ex: "Sally went to the store and she bought apples." 'Sally' is the antecedent and 'she' is the pronoun.) | 1 | |
| 4101283213 | Antithesis | Juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced/parallel words or phrases | 2 | |
| 4101283214 | Aphorism | Concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief; wise statement about life | 3 | |
| 4101284811 | Apostrophe | Address to something inanimate | 4 | |
| 4101285507 | Asyndeton | Writing in which conjunctions are omitted | 5 | |
| 4101285508 | Chiasmus | Two clauses containing inverted structure to make a point (Ex: "never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you.") | 6 | |
| 4101287047 | Colloquial | Ordinary language/vernacular | 7 | |
| 4101287048 | Conceit | Prolonged comparison of two unlikely things | 8 | |
| 4101288063 | Deductive Reasoning | Argument in which specific statements or conclusions are drawn from general principles: movement from general to specific | 9 | |
| 4101288064 | Didactic | Containing an instructive purpose or lesson | 10 | |
| 4101289920 | Epistorophe | Repetition of a phrase at the ends of successive sentences | 11 | |
| 4101289921 | Euphemism | Kinder way to phrase unpleasant information | 12 | |
| 4101290933 | Expository | Explains or describes | 13 | |
| 4101290934 | Inductive Reasoning | Argument in which general conclusions are drawn from specific facts | 14 | |
| 4101292315 | Jargon | Specialized/technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group | 15 | |
| 4101292316 | Juxtaposition | Placing objects or descriptions close together to show contrast | 16 | |
| 4101295536 | Litote | Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (Ex: "That's not bad!") | 17 | |
| 4101295537 | Metonym | Figure of speech in which an attribute or related feature is used to name or designate something | 18 | |
| 4101295538 | Paradox | Seemingly contradictory statement | 19 | |
| 4101296905 | Realism | Describing nature/life without realism | 20 | |
| 4101296906 | Style | Distinctive manner of expression | 21 | |
| 4101298212 | Synecdoche | When a part is used to represent a whole | 22 | |
| 4101298213 | Syntax | Sentence Structure | 23 | |
| 4101299747 | Zeugma (Syllepsis) | A figure of speech in which one word applies to two others in a sentence, though it suits only one (Ex: "They covered themselves in dust and glory." -Twain) | 24 |
