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| 3726014417 | Ad Hominem against an opponent to undermine him instead of his arguments. | 0 | ||
| 3726014419 | Adjective adjusts a noun or pronoun | 1 | ||
| 3726014421 | Adverb adjusts a verb or adjective | 2 | ||
| 3726014423 | Allegory abstracts ideas and principles | 3 | ||
| 3726014425 | Alliteration repetition of sounds in successive words | 4 | ||
| 3726014427 | Allusion reference to something literary,mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader knows | 5 | ||
| 3726014429 | Ambiguity presence of two or more meanings in a passage | 6 | ||
| 3726014431 | Analogy comparison of two things that are slightly similar | 7 | ||
| 3726014433 | Anaphora repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 8 | ||
| 3726014435 | Antecedent word,phrase or clause that a pronoun references | 9 | ||
| 3726014437 | Antithesis statement where two different ideas are balanced in a parallel structure | 10 | ||
| 3726014439 | Aphorism expresses the truth or idea using rhymes | 11 | ||
| 3726014441 | Apostrophe addressing an absent or imaginary person or some abstraction | 12 | ||
| 3726014443 | Appeal to Authority fallacy where the speaker/writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution | 13 | ||
| 3726014445 | Appeal to Ignorance fallacy that uses an opponent's inability to disprove a conclusion as proof of the conclusion's correctness | 14 | ||
| 3726014447 | Argument statement of meaning | 15 | ||
| 3726014449 | Assonance similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words | 16 | ||
| 3726014451 | Asyndeton omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses | 17 | ||
| 3726014453 | Character one person in a narrative, fiction or nonfiction | 18 | ||
| 3726014455 | Chiasmus verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed | 19 | ||
| 3726014457 | Circular Argument argument that commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove | 20 | ||
| 3726014459 | Claim arguable statement, which may be a claim of fact, value, or policy | 21 | ||
| 3726014461 | Clause group of words that contains a subject and predicate | 22 | ||
| 3726014463 | Climax high point or culmination of a series of events | 23 | ||
| 3726014465 | Colloquial Characteristic of writing that seeks the effect of informal spoken language as distinct from formal or literary English | 24 | ||
| 3726014467 | Comparison when writer examines similarities and/or differences between two people, places, ideas, or objects | 25 | ||
| 3726014469 | Complement word or word group that completes the predicate in a sentence | 26 | ||
| 3726014471 | Concession argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledges the validity of an opponent's point | 27 | ||
| 3726014473 | Confirmation main part of a text in which logical arguments in support of a position are elaborated | 28 | ||
| 3726014475 | Conjunction part of speech (or word class) that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences | 29 | ||
| 3726014477 | Connotation emotional implications and associations that a word may carry | 30 | ||
| 3726014479 | Coordination grammatical connection of two or more ideas to give them equal emphasis and importance. Contrast with subordination | 31 | ||
| 3726014481 | Deduction method of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises | 32 | ||
| 3726014483 | Denotation direct or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings | 33 | ||
| 3726014485 | Dialect regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary | 34 | ||
| 3726014487 | Diction choice and use of words in speech or writing or | 35 | ||
| 3726014488 | a way of speaking, usually assessed in terms of prevailing standards of pronunciation and elocution | 36 | ||
| 3726014490 | Didactic Intended or inclined to teach or instruct, often excessively | 37 | ||
| 3726014492 | Encomium tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, objects, ideas, or events | 38 | ||
| 3726014494 | Epiphora repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses | 39 | ||
| 3726014496 | Epitaph A short inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone or monument or a statement or speech commemorating someone who has died: a funeral oration. | 40 | ||
| 3726014498 | Ethos The character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc. | 41 | ||
| 3726014500 | Eulogy (n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise | 42 | ||
| 3726014502 | Euphemism An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 43 | ||
| 3726014504 | Exposition A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. | 44 | ||
| 3726014506 | Extended Metaphor A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. | 45 | ||
| 3726014508 | Fallacy A false or mistaken idea | 46 | ||
| 3726014510 | False Dilemma A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available. | 47 | ||
| 3726014512 | Figurative Language A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. | 48 | ||
| 3726014514 | Figures of Speech Expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personifications, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations. | 49 | ||
| 3726014516 | Flashback A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events | 50 | ||
| 3726014518 | Genre A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content. | 51 | ||
| 3726014520 | Hasty Generalization A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence. | 52 | ||
| 3726014522 | Hyperbole A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 53 | ||
| 3726014524 | Imagery Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 54 | ||
| 3726014526 | Induction Reasoning from specific to general. | 55 | ||
| 3726014528 | Invective An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 56 | ||
| 3726014530 | Irony A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. | 57 | ||
| 3726014532 | Isocolon Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length | 58 | ||
| 3726014534 | Jargon nonsensical talk; specialized language | 59 | ||
| 3726014536 | Litotes A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. | 60 | ||
| 3726014538 | Loose Sentence A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows | 61 | ||
| 3726014540 | Metaphor A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 62 | ||
| 3726014542 | Metonymy A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 63 | ||
| 3726014544 | Mode of Discourse the way in which information is presented in written or spoken form | 64 | ||
| 3726014546 | Mood Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 65 | ||
| 3726014548 | Narrative The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 66 | ||
| 3726014550 | Noun A person, place, thing, or idea | 67 | ||
| 3726014552 | Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 68 | ||
| 3726014554 | Oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 69 | ||
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| 3726014556 | Paradox A contradiction or dilemma | 71 | ||
| 3726014558 | Parallelism Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 72 | ||
| 3726014560 | Parody A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 73 | ||
| 3726014562 | Pathos Appeal to emotion | 74 | ||
| 3726014564 | Periodic Sentence A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 75 | ||
| 3726014566 | Personification A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. Personification is used to make these abstractions, animals, or objects appear more vivid to the reader. | 76 | ||
| 3726014568 | Point of View Perspective from which a story is told. | 77 | ||
| 3726014570 | Predicate tells what the subject is or does | 78 | ||
| 3726014572 | Pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun | 79 | ||
| 3726014574 | Prose Any writing that is not poetry | 80 | ||
| 3726014576 | Refutation The part of an argument wherein a speaker or writer anticipates and counters opposing points of view. | 81 | ||
| 3726014578 | Repetition Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis | 82 | ||
| 3726014580 | Rhetoric Effective writing or speaking | 83 | ||
| 3726014582 | Rhetorical Question A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 84 | ||
| 3726014584 | Running Style Sentence style that appears to follow the mind as it worries a problem through | 85 | ||
| 3726014586 | Sarcasm the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 86 | ||
| 3726014588 | Satire A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 87 | ||
| 3726014590 | Simile A comparison using "like" or "as" | 88 | ||
| 3726014592 | Style A basic and distinctive mode of expression. | 89 | ||
| 3726014594 | Subject In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing. | 90 | ||
| 3726014596 | Syllogism A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 91 | ||
| 3726014598 | Soliloquy A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage | 92 | ||
| 3726014600 | Subordination The dependence of one syntactical element on another in a sentence. | 93 | ||
| 3726014602 | Synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole. | 94 | ||
| 3726014604 | Syntax Sentence structure | 95 | ||
| 3726014606 | Symbol A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. | 96 | ||
| 3726014608 | Understatement A statement that says less than what is meant | 97 | ||
| 3726014610 | Verb An action word | 98 | ||
| 3726014612 | Voice In grammar, a term for the relationship between a verb and a noun (active or passive voice). In rhetoric, a distinctive quality in the style and tone of writing. | 99 | ||
| 3726014614 | Zeugma use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings | 100 | ||
| 3726014616 | Verisimilitude the appearance of being true or real | 101 |
