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| 3032412988 | parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words. | 0 | |
| 3032432643 | Isocolon | similarity of structure and length in a pair or series of related words. "what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp" | 1 | |
| 3032449468 | Antithesis | the juxtaposition of ideas in parallel structure. " What if I am rich, and another is poor—strong, and he is weak—intelligent " | 2 | |
| 3032455190 | Anastrophe | the inversion of natural word order "one ad does not a survey make" | 3 | |
| 3032459386 | Parenthesis | interruption of a sentence "He said he supervised ten editors--another euphemism--in his department" | 4 | |
| 3032477126 | Ellipsis | deliberate omission of a word or words "and he to England shall along with you" | 5 | |
| 3032482378 | Asyndeton | deliberate omission of conjunctions "I came, I saw, I conquered." | 6 | |
| 3032496911 | Polysyndeton | deliberate use of many conjunctions "We lived and laughed and loved and left." | 7 | |
| 3032511223 | alliteration | repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words "public negotiations for parity, rather than private negotiations for position." | 8 | |
| 3032531632 | assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in adjacent words "Hear the mellow wedding bells" | 9 | |
| 3032696263 | anaphora | repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive phrases "My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration." | 10 | |
| 3032709264 | epistrophe | repetition of the same word of group of words at the ends of successive phrases. "let us leave no doubt that we will be as strong as we need to be for as long as we need to be." | 11 | |
| 3032743169 | Epanalepsis | repetition of the same word or words at both the beginning and the ending of a sentence. "A minimum wage that is not a livable wage can never be a minimum wage." | 12 | |
| 3032749119 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of another clause "The crime was common, common be the pain". | 13 | |
| 3032768936 | climax | arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance. "she was eager to serve her family, her community, and her nation." | 14 | |
| 3032787139 | antimetabole | repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order "One should eat to live, not live to eat." | 15 | |
| 3032798850 | chiasmus | reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses "It is boring to eat; to sleep is fulfilling." | 16 | |
| 3032804608 | polyptoton | repetition of words derived from the same root "We would like to contain the uncontainable future in a glass." | 17 | |
| 3043667674 | Metaphor | implied comparison between 2 things of unlike nature | 18 | |
| 3043703682 | Simile | explicit comparison between two things, usually using like or as. | 19 | |
| 3043713428 | Synecdoche | figure of speech than stands in part for the whole "The United States won a gold medal at the olympics" | 20 | |
| 3043730729 | Metonymy | substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant "We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions." | 21 | |
| 3043756067 | Antanaclasis | repetition of a word or phrase whose meaning changes the second instance "If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." | 22 | |
| 3043772553 | personification | investing abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities "The night comes crawling in on all fours." | 23 | |
| 3043785727 | Hyperbole | the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect "I have a million things to do." | 24 | |
| 3043816429 | litotes | deliberate use of understatement "It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain." | 25 | |
| 3043821384 | Rhetorical question | asking a question with an implied response | 26 | |
| 3043859000 | Irony | the use of a word in such a way as to convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning "This plan means that one generation pays for another. Now that's just dandy." | 27 | |
| 3043879961 | Onomatopoeia | use of word that sound like their meanings. "Snap, crackle, pop!" | 28 | |
| 3043884353 | oxymoron | the joining of 2 terms which are ordinarily contradictory "cruel kindness" | 29 | |
| 3043892033 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a measure of truth "Art is a form of lying in order to tell the truth." | 30 | |
| 3090009646 | allegory | the device of using a character and/ or story elements to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. Example: Orwell's Animal Farm is an allegory on the brutality and dishonesty of the Soviet communist system. | 31 | |
| 3090013583 | allusion | direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known. . Example: He was destined to fail; he always flew too close to the sun. (An allusion to the Greek myth Icarus.) | 32 | |
| 3090017486 | analogy | similarity or comparison btween two different things or the relationship between them Example: Voting against affirmative action is like voting for slavery.) | 33 | |
| 3090020127 | antecedent | word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 34 | |
| 3090028869 | aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle "A lie told often enough becomes the truth." ~ Vladimir Lenin | 35 | |
| 3090032572 | atmosphere | the emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work. | 36 | |
| 3090036912 | caricature | a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect or ridicule, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. | 37 | |
| 3090043179 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 38 | |
| 3090044952 | colloquial/colloquialism | use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 39 | |
| 3090046565 | conceit | a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate." | 40 | |
| 3090050867 | diction | related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 41 | |
| 3144736725 | ethos | in writing and speaking, a persuasive appeal to the audience based on the credibility, good character, etc., of the speaker/writer | 42 | |
| 3144741782 | euphemism | more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. | 43 | |
| 3144751060 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 44 | |
| 3144775398 | generic conventions | describes traditions for each genre. | 45 | |
| 3144853532 | homily | sermon. includes all serious talk, speech or lecture. | 46 | |
| 3144857182 | Imagery | sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 47 | |
| 3144917219 | Inference/Infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 48 | |
| 3144920684 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language | 49 | |
| 3144930031 | logos | in writing and speaking, a persuasive appeal to the audience based on logic and reason | 50 | |
| 3144950213 | loose sentence/ non-periodic sentence | sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 51 | |
| 3144955236 | mood | the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. | 52 | |
| 3187307105 | narrative | telling a story or an account of an event or series of events | 53 | |
| 3187309715 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content with the specific aim of comic effect or ridicule. | 54 | |
| 3187315859 | pathos | in writing and speaking, a persuasive appeal to the audience based on emotion | 55 | |
| 3187319394 | pedantic | an adjective that describe words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly or academic | 56 | |
| 3187326717 | prose | one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction. | 57 | |
| 3187331598 | point of view | in literature, the perspective from which a story is told. | 58 | |
| 3187335045 | repetition | the duplication either exact or approximate , of any element of language such as a sound word phrase or clause | 59 | |
| 3187340550 | rehtoric | this term describes the principles governing the art of writing | 60 | |
| 3187345965 | rhetorical modes | describes the variety, conventions and the purposes of the major kinds of writing | 61 | |
| 3187367677 | sarcasm | involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 62 | |
| 3187367678 | satire | a work that targets human vices or follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule | 63 |
