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| 2455143273 | Irony | There are three types: 1. Verbal: the use of words to mean something different than what the person actually means or says they mean. 2. Situational: the difference between what is expected to happen and actuality. 3. Dramatic: when the audience is more aware of what is happening than the characters. | 0 | |
| 2455143274 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 1 | |
| 2455143275 | Anecdote | 1. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. 2. An account regarded as unreliable or hearsay. | 2 | |
| 2455143276 | Impressionistic | Involving general feelings or thoughts rather than specific knowledge or facts. | 3 | |
| 2455143277 | Moralistic | Having or showing strong opinions about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior. | 4 | |
| 2455143278 | Flourish | A dramatic or fancy way of doing something. | 5 | |
| 2455143279 | Proposition | 1. The point to be discussed or maintained in argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset. 2. An expression in language or signs of something that can be believed, doubted, or denied or is either true or false. | 6 | |
| 2455143280 | Metaphor | A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar. | 7 | |
| 2455143281 | Simile | A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared ("like"/"as"). | 8 | |
| 2455143282 | Analogy | A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. | 9 | |
| 2455143283 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory. | 10 | |
| 2455143284 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices. | 11 | |
| 2455143285 | Personification | The attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure. | 12 | |
| 2455143286 | Contrast | The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association. | 13 | |
| 2455143287 | Qualify | Make (a statement or assertion) less absolute; add reservations to. | 14 | |
| 2455143288 | Syllogism | An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., "all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs"). | 15 | |
| 2455143289 | Direct quotation | Report of the exact words of an author or speaker. | 16 | |
| 2455143290 | Summary | A brief statement or account of the main points of something. | 17 | |
| 2455143291 | Footnote | A piece of information printed at the bottom of the page. | 18 | |
| 2455143292 | Generalization | A general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases. | 19 | |
| 2455143293 | Empirical | Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. | 20 | |
| 2455143294 | Deduction | The inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle. | 21 | |
| 2455143295 | Conjecture | An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. | 22 | |
| 2455143296 | Allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 23 | |
| 2455143297 | Symbol | Something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. | 24 | |
| 2455143298 | Aesthetic | 1. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. 2. A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist of artistic movement. | 25 | |
| 2455143299 | Treatise | A systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached. | 26 | |
| 2455143300 | Fallacy | A failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid. | 27 | |
| 2455143301 | Thesis | A proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections. | 28 | |
| 2455143302 | Antithesis | A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. | 29 |
