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| 4772841921 | Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds. | 0 | |
| 4772842498 | Allusion | A reference to something that is commonly known, usually it is to a work of art, literature, culture or history. | 1 | |
| 4772846405 | Ambiguity | Something that can have several meanings. | 2 | |
| 4772847216 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect. | 3 | |
| 4772852501 | Anastrophe | The inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect. | 4 | |
| 4772855935 | Antitthesis | A figure of speech that involves a seeming contradiction of ideas. | 5 | |
| 4772858068 | Aphorism | A short statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle. | 6 | |
| 4772859682 | Claim | A key part of an argument that states the truth of something, often followed by evidence. | 7 | |
| 4772862741 | Colloquialism | Slang or informal expression - they often include local or regional dialects. | 8 | |
| 4772866678 | Connotation | The implied, suggested meaning of a word. | 9 | |
| 4772869748 | Denotation | The strict literal meaning of the word. | 10 | |
| 4772871528 | Diction | Relates to a writers style, in particular their specific choice of individual words. | 11 | |
| 4772872958 | Didactic | A piece of writing that tends to be teaching or instructing | 12 | |
| 4772875441 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect. | 13 | |
| 4772877866 | Euphemism | More pleasant sounding words used for unpleasant words or concepts. They can often be funny. | 14 | |
| 4772938626 | Figurative Language | Language which does not carry a literal meaning- Hyperbole, Irony, Metaphor, Oxymoron, Personification, Simile. | 15 | |
| 4772941967 | Honorific Language | Words that normally convey a positive connotation. | 16 | |
| 4772945421 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated (Often wildly exaggerated) speech or writing. | 17 | |
| 4772948067 | Imagery | The sensory details used in a passage to describe, arouse an emotional response or represent abstract ideas. | 18 | |
| 4772951134 | Inference/infer | Drawing a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 19 | |
| 4772955059 | Juxtaposition | Placing terms, descriptions, or ideas close together especially for comparison or contrast. | 20 | |
| 4772955060 | Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things that does not use the words, "Like" or "As". | 21 | |
| 4772960112 | Narrative | Writing that involves the telling of a story. Narratives can be fiction or non-fiction. | 22 | |
| 4772961680 | Oxymoron | Mutually contradictory words or phases often linked to make a point. | 23 | |
| 4772963907 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be contradictory. | 24 | |
| 4772966605 | Parallelism (Parallel Structure) | Repeating words, phrases, parts of sentences or parts of paragraphs to create a structural similarity or rhetorical cohesion. | 25 | |
| 4772970178 | Pedantic | Describes a tone that is overly scholarly, academic, bookish. | 26 | |
| 4772971954 | Pejorative Language | Words which normally convey a negative connotation. | 27 | |
| 4772973893 | Periodic Sentences | Sentences that contain numerous clauses but the meaning of the sentence cannot be understood until the last clause is read. | 28 | |
| 4772975805 | Personification | Giving human characteristics to non-human things. | 29 | |
| 4772978679 | Point of View | Describes the speaker of a story- 1st person, 2nd person and third person (Limited or Omniscient). | 30 | |
| 4772982371 | Prose | Writing that is not poetic or dramatic. | 31 | |
| 4772983171 | Redundancy | A word, Phrase, etc., that repeats something else already stated or implied and is therefore unnecessary, superfluous repetition. | 32 | |
| 4773013552 | Rhetorical Appeal | The persuasive device used by a writer to influence his audience. | 33 | |
| 4773018437 | Rhetorical Modes | Exposition- Writing to explain and analyze Argumentation- Writing to prove an idea or point of view. Presents sound reasoning, thoughtful discussion and insightful argument. Persuasion is one of the most common forms of argumentation. Description- Writing which describes a scene, thing, place or idea. Intended to create mental images for the reader. Narration- Writing that takes the form of a story. | 34 | |
| 4773028271 | Rhetorical Strategies | Types and/or approaches a writer employs when making an argument. | 35 | |
| 4773030631 | Simile | A comparison between unlike things using the word "Like" or "As". | 36 | |
| 4773032957 | Subject Verb Inversion | Sentences in which the verb appears before the subject. | 37 | |
| 4773034158 | Syllogism | A deductive system of logic that involves a series of statement that lead to a logical conclusion. | 38 | |
| 4773037553 | Syntax | The arrangement of words in a sentence. | 39 | |
| 4773038921 | Understatement | Presents something as less important than it is, often used for comic effect. | 40 |
