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| 5194650665 | Allegory | Using character/story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 0 | |
| 5194654750 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 1 | |
| 5194662057 | Anaphora | Repetition where the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences | 2 | |
| 5194667696 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. A memorable summation of the author's point. | 3 | |
| 5206349208 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as love or liberty. It addresses it to someone or something that cannot answer. | 4 | |
| 5206355823 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words. | 5 | |
| 5206362615 | Didactic | Teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles | 6 | |
| 5206365364 | Enumeratio | Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, consequences | 7 | |
| 5206371820 | Homily | Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 8 | |
| 5206375583 | Hypophora | Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker. | 9 | |
| 5206379030 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 10 | |
| 5206383061 | Loose Sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by an dependent grammatical unit such as phrases and clauses Ex: He decided to major in science, even though he really wanted to study art, philosophy, and religion. | 11 | |
| 5206386849 | Paradox | Def: a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity Ex: No keyboard detected. Press F1 to continue | 12 | |
| 5206386850 | Parallelism | Def: refers to grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs. Sometimes providing a musical rhythm Ex: easy come, easy go | 13 | |
| 5206396166 | Periodical Sentence | Def: Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end, much stronger than a loose sentence, add emphasis. Ex: "Ecstatic with my AP score, I let out a loud, joyful shout!" | 14 | |
| 5206407249 | Prose | Def: One of the major divisions of genre, referring to fiction and nonfiction, including all forms. Determines the lengths of the line. Can be written or spoken and has no formal metrical structure. It is basically ordinary language - the way people speak. | 15 | |
| 5206416427 | Semantics | The study of the meaning of words, their etymology, their connotations, and their relationships to one another | 16 | |
| 5206419908 | Syllogism | Deductive system of formal logic where the author presents two premises which eventually lead to a sound conclusion. Ex: All unicorns are awesome. Max is a unicorn. Therefore Max is awesome. | 17 | |
| 5206428167 | Synecdoche | Type of metaphor where a part stands for a whole. Ex: We've got too many mouths to feed. | 18 |
