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9880430399SyllogismA three part argument ( If A - B - then C)0
9880435222AnaphoraRepetition at the START of a sentence1
9880437466EpistropheRepetition at the END of a sentence2
9880440296LitotesThe statement of what something is NOT to explain what it is3
9880454821CatharsisA refreshed feeling of (sometimes spiritual) renewal4
9880467032PeripeteiaReversal of fortune5
9880469860Dramatic ironyWhen the audience knows more than the reader6
9880472435JuxtapositionPlacement of things side-by-side for contrast7
9880474929HypotaxisBuild-up of dependent clauses to support other suboordinate clauses8
9880567845ParataxisBuild-up of independent clauses9
9880575123InductiveBuild up of examples to prove a point10
9880578239DeductiveClaim based argument11
9880582891Loose SentenceIndependent clause followed by a series of dependent clauses12
9880587735Periodic SentenceSeries of dependent clauses and finished with an independent clause13
9880599292SynesthesiaA blurring of the senses14
9880855632ApostropheTo speak to a person or symbol who is absent (O! Holy One)15
9880894582ConceitA far-fetched metaphor16
9880894583EuphemismAn indirect expression in an attempt not to be blunt or harsh17
9880900164OnomatopeiaA word that sounds how it's read (Plip Plop) (Scoff)18
9880904973AsyndetonLack of conjunctions between items19
9880912714PolysyndentonConjunction between items for emphasis20
9880916349Hyperboleexaggeration for effect21
9880919305AlliterationRepetition of sounds at the beginning of words22
9880931609AssonanceRepetition of noun sounds23
9881030359AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way24
9881050619AnastropheThe reversal of the natural order of words25
11935893986AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event26
11935941650Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea27
11935957950SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"28
11935961479Metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.29
11936036071dichotomycomparing two things that are complete opposites30
11936144947SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases31
11936165329DictionA writer's or speaker's choice of words32
11936195741MeterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry33
11936381160SymbolA thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.34
11936448686IronyThe deliberate use of opposite language35
11936505674EllipsesIndicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted / a trailing off to leave things up to interpretation36

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