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| 5254928099 | Ad hominem | A logical fact in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, of other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself | 0 | |
| 5254943655 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an attraction in addition to the literal meaning- usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence | 1 | |
| 5254974951 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words | 2 | |
| 5254983697 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably common known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art | 3 | |
| 5255000466 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 4 | |
| 5255009671 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 5 | |
| 5255019987 | Anaphora | One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences | 6 | |
| 5258605389 | Anecdote | A short narrative detailing the particulars of an interesting episode of even, the term mostly frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person | 7 | |
| 5258635204 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 8 | |
| 5258648415 | Antithesis | Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrase, clauses, or sentences- creates a definite systematic relationship between ideas | 9 | |
| 5303523957 | Aphorism | A terse statement of knowledge that expresses a general truth or a moral principle- can be a memorable summation of the author's point | 10 | |
| 5303527575 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction (such as liberty or love), this addresses someone or something that cannot answer | 11 | |
| 5303534523 | Asyndeton | Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses, this can give the effect of unpremeditated multiplicity | 12 | |
| 5303540669 | Atmosphere | The emotional mood created be the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described (even such elements as weather can contribute) | 13 | |
| 5303548886 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the of the analogous words | 14 | |
| 5303552694 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb; independent express a complete thought and dependent express must be accompanied by an independent; the point that you want to consider is the question of what or why the author subordinates on element or the other | 15 | |
| 5303564383 | Colloquial(ism) | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing; not generally acceptable for formal writing but give work a familiar tone | 16 | |
| 5303568487 | Coherence | A principle demanding that the parts of any composition arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible | 17 | |
| 5303573354 | Conceit | A fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects; displays intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made | 18 | |
| 5303578166 | Connotation | The nonliteral/associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning | 19 |
