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3467740401AnecdoteA short story0
3467742961DenotationThe dictionary meaning of a word1
3467747450EuphemismA word that takes the place of one that is less agreeable2
3467760259ColloquialismSlang or familiar expressions3
3467766346ConnotationThe undertones of a word that invoke an emotional feeling or idea4
3467776721AllusionReference to a historical, mythical, religious or a figure of literature5
3467786109AnalogyIllustrating an idea by comparing things that are similar or parallel6
3467798242ApostropheUsed to address someone who is not present7
3467809568Extended MetaphorA metaphor that is defined with multiple examples8
3467827284HyperboleOver exaggeration9
3467830520ImageAn illustration that appeals to any of the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory10
3467842585JuxtapositionWhen two unlike things are placed near each other11
3467851536OxymoronThe placement of two contradictory terms12
3467854533ParadoxA statement that seems contradicting but can have a truth revealed13
3467872450UnderstatementOpposite of hyperbole; minimalization of a fact14
3467893506ArgumentationA form of discussion with a purpose15
3467898350DescriptionThe details of an object or setting16
3467903297ExpositionAn interpretation of an event or setting17
3467914512NarrationA recount of an event18
3467927510PersuasionA form of discussion or composition in which one must persuade others through rhetorical actions19
3467942798RhetoricA type of persuasion20
3467945920MessageThe main idea of something21
3467951390PurposeWhat the speaker/writer convinces their audience to think; persuasive element22
3467956429SpeakerThe one who establishes their idea and connects with the values of the audience23
3467965693AudienceThe people with values or beliefs that can connect with the speaker24
3467975362ContextThe situation that builds the text25
3467988100ShiftA change in tone or point of view/position26
3477246384SatireA work that ridicules individuals, groups or a society in order to change it27
3477258471InferenceInformation based on reasoning or observation28
3477325239InvectiveAbusive speech or writing that harshly denounces someone or something29
3477338090ParodyThe imitation of a work in a comical manner30
3477343157LampoonHumorous imitation in writing satire that is directed toward someone or something31
3477347102SarcasmThe ridicule of someone or something though ironic or sarcastic language32
3477352779StyleBlend of choices of diction, syntax or figurative language33
3477359307SyntaxThe way in which words or phrases are ordered and connected to form a sentence34
3477367975AntecedentA word that is referred to by a pronoun35
3477370369AntithesisThe balance of two contrasting or opposing things36
3477375653ClauseA sentence that contains a group of words with a subject and verb37
3477380646Loose SentenceA type of sentence in which the main idea appears first38
3477382337Periodic SentenceA sentence in which the main idea appears last39
3477383908PacingThe pacing at which a text develops40
3477385131ParallelismThe use of similar clauses that suggest correspondence41
3477416327RepetitionA word or phrase repeated for emphasis42
3477418016ToneThe writer's attitude toward a subject or their audience43

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